Fair Lawn

Fair Lawn is a borough in Bergen County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the borough's population was 32,457. Fair Lawn was incorporated as a borough by an act of the New Jersey Legislature on March 6, 1924, as "Fairlawn," from portions of Saddle River Township. The name was taken from Fairlawn, David Acker's estate home, that was built in 1865 and later became the Fair Lawn Municipal Building. In 1933, the official spelling of the borough's name was split into its present two-word form as "Fair Lawn" Borough.

Geography

Fair Lawn is located at 40°56′09″N 74°07′03″W. According to the United States Census Bureau, the borough had a total area of 5.201 square miles (13.471 km²), including 5.158 square miles (13.359 km²) of land and 0.043 square miles (0.112 km²) of water.

Demographics

As of the 2010 United States Census, there were 32,457 people, 11,930 households, and 8,971 families residing in the borough. The population density was 6,295.3 per square mile (2,431.0/km²).

Education

Fair Lawn Public Schools serve students in kindergarten through twelfth grade. The district has six elementary schools, two middle schools, and one high school.

Transportation

Fair Lawn is served by several major roads, including Route 4, Route 20, Route 208, and Interstate 80. The borough also has two New Jersey Transit train stations: the Radburn and Broadway stations.

Notable people

Many notable people have been born in, lived in, or otherwise associated with Fair Lawn. These include baseball player Doug Glanville, actor Philip Bosco, and author Mary Higgins Clark.

See also

• List of boroughs in New Jersey
• Bergen County, New Jersey