Borough in Bergen County, New Jersey, US
Borough in New Jersey
Fairview, New Jersey
Downtown Fairview
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Show map of the United States Coordinates: 40°49′16″N 74°00′11″W / 40.82111°N 74.003032°W / 40.82111; -74.003032 [ 1] [ 2] Country United States State New Jersey County Bergen Incorporated December 19, 1894 • Type Borough • Body Borough Council • Mayor Violeta Berisha (D , term ends December 31, 2027)[ 3] [ 4] • Administrator / Municipal clerk Diane T. Testa[ 5] • Total
0.85 sq mi (2.19 km2 ) • Land 0.84 sq mi (2.19 km2 ) • Water 0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2 ) 0.24% • Rank 520th of 565 in state 68th of 70 in county[ 1] Elevation 259 ft (79 m) • Total
15,025 14,927 • Rank 176th of 565 in state 22nd of 70 in county[ 12] • Density 17,802.1/sq mi (6,873.4/km2 ) • Rank 12th of 565 in state 2nd of 70 in county[ 12] Time zone UTC−05:00 (Eastern (EST) ) • Summer (DST ) UTC−04:00 (Eastern (EDT) )ZIP Code Area code(s) 201 [ 15] FIPS code 3400322560[ 1] [ 16] [ 17] GNIS feature ID0885215[ 1] [ 18] Website www .fairviewborough .com
Fairview is a borough located in Bergen County , in the U.S. state of New Jersey . According to the 2020 United States census , the borough's population was 15,025,[ 9] [ 10] an increase of 1,190 (+8.6%) from the 2010 census count of 13,835,[ 19] [ 20] which in turn reflected an increase of 580 (+4.4%) from the 13,255 counted in the 2000 census .[ 21]
Fairview was formed on December 19, 1894, from portions of Ridgefield Township , based on the results of a referendum held the previous day.[ 22] [ 23] The borough was formed during the "Boroughitis " phenomenon then sweeping through Bergen County, in which 26 boroughs were formed in the county in 1894 alone.[ 24] The borough is named for its view of the Hackensack River valley.[ 25]
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^ "History of Bergen County" Vol. 1, p. 357-359 shows a date of formation of December 4, 1894.
^ Harvey, Cornelius Burnham. Genealogical History of Hudson and Bergen Counties, New Jersey , p. 11, New Jersey Genealogical Publishing Company, 1900. Accessed September 15, 2013. "For a period of sixteen years following the passage of this act few boroughs were organized in the State, only three of them being in Bergen County.... As it was twenty-six boroughs were created in the county from January 23, 1894, to December 18, of the same year."
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