Woodridge, New York facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Woodridge, New York
Village
Downtown Woodridge, from village hall plaza
Etymology: Developed to make village more attractive for summer visitors
Location of Woodridge in Sullivan County, New York
Location of New York in the United States
Country	United States
State	New York
County	Sullivan
Founded	1911, as Centerville
Area
• Total	1.78 sq mi (4.60 km2)
• Land	1.67 sq mi (4.34 km2)
• Water	0.10 sq mi (0.26 km2)
Elevation	1,120 ft (340 m)
Highest elevation (N boundary near NW corner)	1,420 ft (430 m)
Lowest elevation	1,060 ft (320 m)
Population  (2020)
• Total	747
• Density	446.24/sq mi (172.31/km2)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP Code	12789
Area code(s)	845
FIPS code	36-82953

Woodridge is a small village located in Sullivan County, New York, in the United States. In 2020, about 747 people lived here. It's part of the town of Fallsburg and can be found where several county roads meet. The village's ZIP Code is 12789.

Discover the History of Woodridge

Silver Lake, a beautiful spot in Woodridge, New York, located in the Catskill Mountains.

Woodridge was once known as "Centreville." A book called Centreville to Woodridge by Erna W. Elliott, published in 1976, tells the story of the village. Centreville used to be a train stop on the old New York, Ontario and Western Railway line.

Woodridge is located in the Catskills area, which was once a very popular vacation spot known as the "Borscht Belt." In its most popular years, Woodridge had many summer hotels, bungalow colonies (groups of small rental cabins), and boarding houses. The high school for Fallsburgh Central School was in Woodridge until 1958, when a new high school was built in Fallsburg.

In the 1950s, Woodridge was a busy place with many different businesses:

• 4 bars
• 3 hardware stores
• 2 dental offices
• 1 amusement business
• 6 gasoline stations
• 3 produce markets
• 2 bus lines
• 5 automobile repair shops
• 5 grocery stores
• 1 fish market
• 2 taxi services
• 2 dry cleaners
• 4 luncheonettes
• 2 drug stores
• 1 bank
• 1 movie theater
• 3 clothing stores
• 1 liquor store
• 1 shoe store
• 1 steam laundry
• 2 barber shops
• 3 automobile dealerships
• 1 mattress manufacturer
• 3 butcher shops
• 2 medical doctor's offices
• 3 lumber yards
• 1 bakery (Mortmans)

Many other skilled workers and professionals also lived and worked in Woodridge. These included painters, plumbers, electricians, carpenters, and lawyers.

A small number of people living in Woodridge today are Orthodox Jewish. There are two active synagogues in the village:

• The Ohave Shalom Synagogue was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2000. This means it's a special building recognized for its history.
• The K'hal Yerim of Woodridge synagogue, located on 25 Highland Avenue, was started in 1985 by Grand Rabbi Yitzchok Lebovits.

In 2010, an eruv was set up in Woodridge. An eruv is a boundary that allows Orthodox Jewish people to carry items outside their homes on the Sabbath.

The Silver Lake Dam was also added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2000.

Famous Hotels of the Past

Woodridge was home to many well-known hotels that attracted visitors during its resort days. Some of these included:

• Palms Hotel
• Olympic Hotel
• Avon Lodge
• Glory Hotel
• Hotel Israel (Fischel Kleinberg's)
• Vegetarian Hotel (Konviser family)
• The Biltmore
• Sunny Oaks
• The Claremore Country Club
• Sunny Acres Dude Ranch
• The Rosemond
• The Alamac Country Club
• Rubinstein's Hotel
• Saperstein's Bungalow's
• Hotel Weingerson
• Shein's Hotel

Geography of Woodridge

Woodridge is located at coordinates 41°42′29″N 74°34′11″W / 41.70806°N 74.56972°W / 41.70806; -74.56972. It is surrounded by other small communities like the Hamlet of Fallsburg (also known as Old Falls), the Hamlet of Mountaindale, and the Hamlet of Glen Wild.

The United States Census Bureau reports that the village covers a total area of about 1.6 square miles (4.1 km²). Most of this area, about 1.5 square miles (3.9 km²), is land. The remaining 0.1 square miles (0.26 km²) (which is about 6.10% of the total area) is water.

Population and People

In the year 2000, there were 902 people living in Woodridge. These people made up 351 households, and 228 of these were families. The population density was about 583.9 inhabitants per square mile (225.4/km²).

The people living in Woodridge in 2000 came from different backgrounds:

• 72.84% were White
• 12.42% were African American
• 1.00% were Asian
• A small percentage were Native American or Pacific Islander
• About 8.98% were from other races, and 4.32% were from two or more races.
• Hispanic or Latino people made up 23.61% of the population.

In terms of age, the population was spread out:

• 27.3% were under 18 years old.
• 7.1% were between 18 and 24 years old.
• 25.3% were between 25 and 44 years old.
• 22.4% were between 45 and 64 years old.
• 18.0% were 65 years or older.

The average age in the village was 39 years.

The average income for a household in the village was $23,750, and for a family, it was $29,167. About 25.4% of families and 31.1% of the total population lived below the poverty line. This included 40.9% of those under 18 and 24.4% of those 65 or older.

See also

In Spanish: Woodridge (Nueva York) para niños