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Fair Lawn is a Borough located in Bergen County , New Jersey . As of the United States 2000 Census , the borough had a total population of 31,637. Fair Lawn was incorporated as a borough on , 2006 Radburn is an Unincorporated New Town located within Fair Lawn, and was founded in 1929 as "a town for the motor age." GEOGRAPHY Fair Lawn is located at 40°56'2" North, 74°7'0" West (40.933943, -74.116711). According to the United States Census Bureau , the borough has a total area of 13.5 Km&2 (5.2 Mi&2 ). 13.4 km&2 (5.2 mi&2) of it is land and 0.1 km&2 (0.1 mi&2) of it is water. The total area is 0.96% water. HISTORY Fair Lawn was named after the Estate of David Acker which was named "Fair Lawn" and fronted onto what is now Fair Lawn Avenue. The home became the town municipal building and was later torn down when a senior citizen center was built where it stood. MAIN ROADS Fair Lawn's principal artery is Broadway, going through its South Side. Broadway becomes Route 4 in Elmwood Park to the west and eventually Dr. Martin Luther King Blvd. in Paterson . To the East, it becomes Route 4 going into Paramus . Fair Lawn Avenue is considered the borough's main street, containing its Borough Hall, Police Station, Public Library, and Community School. The road goes west over the Passaic River into Paterson, and east into Paramus where it becomes Century Road. Route 208 goes through the middle of the town from the northwest to the southeast, where it eventually merges with Broadway to become Route 4 not far from Paramus. Taken the other direction, Route 208 flows northwest to Interstate 287 in Oakland . Saddle River Road goes through the eastern side of the town and into Saddle Brook , where it becomes a convenient link to both the Garden State Parkway and Interstate 80 . Fair Lawn uses a somewhat unique street address numbering system. Instead of an address being, for example, 55 Some Street, most Fair Lawn addresses are given hyphenated numbers, such as 10-13 Some Street. This numbering system is also used in Astoria and Woodside in Queens, New York . Exceptions to this numbering system generally exist on the Glen Rock and Hawthorne sides of town. DEMOGRAPHICS As of the Census of 2000, there were 31,637 people, 11,806 households, and 8,901 families residing in the borough. The Population Density was 2,362.7/km&2 (6,121.0/mi&2). There were 12,006 housing units at an average density of 896.6/km&2 (2,322.9/mi&2). The racial makeup of the borough was 91.54% White , 0.74% African American , 0.04% Native American , 4.92% Asian , 0.00% Pacific Islander , 1.37% from Other Races , and 1.38% from two or more races. 5.51% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. There were 11,806 households out of which 33.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 63.5% were Married Couples living together, 9.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 24.6% were non-families. 21.3% of all households were made up of individuals and 12.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.67 and the average family size was 3.12. In the borough the population was spread out with 22.8% under the age of 18, 6.0% from 18 to 24, 26.9% from 25 to 44, 25.6% from 45 to 64, and 18.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 42 years. For every 100 females there were 90.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 87.7 males. The median income for a household in the borough was $72,127, and the median income for a family was $81,220. Males had a median income of $56,798 versus $41,300 for females. The Per Capita Income for the borough was $32,273. 3.7% of the population and 2.6% of families were below the Poverty Line . 2.7% of those under the age of 18 and 6.9% of those 65 and older were living below the poverty line. GOVERNMENT Local government Fair Lawn operates under a Council-Manager (Plan E of the Faulkner Act ) form of Government. All policy making power is concentrated in the council. The mayor is a member of council, and simply presides over its meetings with no separate policy making power. The manager, appointed by council and fully accountable to it, is the municipal chief executive and administrative official. Members of the Borough Council are Mayor Marty Etler , Steven Weinstein, Owen McCarthy, Ed Trawinski, and Jeanne Baratta. Federal, state and county representation Fair Lawn is part of New Jersey's 38th Legislative District and is in the Ninth Congressional District. EDUCATION The Fair Lawn Public Schools {Link without Title} consist of nine schools.
MISCELLANEOUS INFORMATION Some residents are extremely proud of Fair Lawn's bagel stores and the quality of the bagels they make at these establishments. The young people of Fair Lawn are often found in the back parking lot of a local CVS/pharmacy . "Club C" (as it is affectionately known) seems to be the main "meet-up" place of the town's high school population, before they decide on their plans for the night. Another area frequented by the youth is the Wendy's restaurant located just east of Fair Lawn on Route 4 in Paramus. The town has two 24-hour diners, both on Fair Lawn Avenue; Land & Sea and Empress. Some, however, find more interesting activities in nearby towns or in New York City . REFERENCES EXTERNAL LINKS
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