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Glen Ridge dates to 1947

Most of Glen Ridge was built recently: 2% of its homes predate 1940 and the median home dates from 1959. Below: maps from 1946 on and the census since 1950.

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How Glen Ridge began

When was Glen Ridge founded?

1947

Glen Ridge dates its founding to 1947 (Wikipedia’s history). The census first counted it in 1950.

First census: 126 in 19502020 census: 21779 years
Founding year: Wikipedia.The full story ↓

What stands out about Glen Ridge’s past

Read from the archive, the National Register and the record. The page puts what stands out first.

A history waiting to be writtenNo old photos of Glen Ridge are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.Old housesHalf of Glen Ridge’s homes were built before 1959.
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Glen Ridge’s history is told.

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The story

How Glen Ridge came to be

From Wikipedia’s history of Glen Ridge.

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In 1932, the Trout family constructed and moved into the first house built in the area that became Glen Ridge. Twin brothers Kenyon and Karl Riddle purchased land west of the Seaboard Air Line Railroad, south of Southern Boulevard, and northeast of the West Palm Beach Canal in 1935. For reasons not entirely certain, the housing development split, with part of it becoming the neighboring town of Cloud Lake, in 1951. Glen Ridge, a 100 acres (40 ha) municipality, was incorporated on December 11, 1947, and received its name by resident Helen Mosler's suggestion, stating that the wooded canal bank resembled the ridge of a glen.

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By decade

Glen Ridge, decade by decade

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US98 FL80 West - FL807 South - PBI Right2018US98 FL80 West - FL807 South - PBI RightUS Highway 98 - Florida2012US Highway 98 - FloridaFLMap-doton-GlenRidge2004FLMap-doton-GlenRidge
On the map

Glen Ridge on the map, 1946 to 1983

Every edition of the U.S. Geological Survey’s map of Glen Ridge. Tap a year, or press play to watch the town change.

Glen Ridge on the 1946 USGS mapGlen Ridge on the 1950 USGS mapGlen Ridge on the 1967 USGS mapGlen Ridge on the 1983 USGS map1946Palm Beach sheet · 1:24,000

U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (public domain), via Esri’s collection of the scans. The red ring marks the center of Glen Ridge.

People over time

Glen Ridge, census by census

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Between 126 and 276 people in every census since 1950.

8 censuses, 1950–2020.

U.S. Census Bureau decennial counts, from the census table on Glen Ridge’s Wikipedia page.

Famous people

Famous people close to Glen Ridge

Nobody well known was born in Glen Ridge itself, so here are the best known from just nearby.

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Tiffany TrumpAmerican socialite, research assistant and real… · b. 1993
Henry Paulson74th United States Secretary of the Treasury · b. 1946
A. J. McLeanAmerican pop singer · b. 1978
Nicole BeharieAmerican actress · b. 1985
Dickey BettsAmerican guitarist · b. 1943
Cassadee PopeAmerican singer · b. 1989
Stories next door

History across the town line

Each neighbor’s History grade, on the same three inputs.

Cloud LakeIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town

Questions about Glen Ridge’s history

What year was Glen Ridge founded?

In 1947, according to Wikipedia’s history of the town. the census of 1950 counted 126 people here.

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Where this page comes from

Founding dates: Wikidata, Wikipedia, the U.S. post office records of Blevins & Helbock (CC0) and the Census. Homes by year built: Census ACS 2020–24. National Register of Historic Places: National Park Service (list of May 22, 2026). Old photos, postcards and papers: Wikimedia Commons, the Library of Congress and other public archives, credited on each item’s page. Maps: U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (via Esri) and Sanborn fire-insurance maps (Library of Congress). History text and census tables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Places that used to be: USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021). How TownRatings grades history →

From Wikimedia Commons (3), Wikipedia, U.S. Geological Survey historical maps, U.S. Census counts (via Wikipedia) and the USGS Geographic Names Information System. Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.