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Fairview is a
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located in
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. As of the
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, the borough had a total population of 13,835,DP-1 - Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2010 for Fairview borough, Bergen County, New Jersey
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. Accessed March 5, 2013.
Profile of General Demographic Characteristics: 2010 for Fairview borough
,
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. Accessed March 5, 2013.
reflecting an increase of 580 (+4.4%) from the 13,255 counted in the 2000 Census, which had in turn increased by 2,522 (+23.5%) from the 10,733 counted in the 1990 Census. Fairview was formed on December 19, 1894, from portions of Ridgefield Township, based on the results of a referendum held the previous day.Snyder, John P
''The Story of New Jersey's Civil Boundaries: 1606-1968''
Bureau of Geology and Topography; Trenton, New Jersey; 1969. p. 78. Accessed June 1, 2012.
The borough was formed during the "
Boroughitis Boroughitis (also borough fever or borough mania) was the creation in the 1890s, usually by referendum, of large numbers of small boroughs in the U.S. state of New Jersey, particularly in Bergen County. Attempts by the New Jersey Legislature ...
" phenomenon then sweeping through Bergen County, in which 26 boroughs were formed in the county in 1894 alone. The borough is named for its view of the Hackensack River valley.


Geography

According to the
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, the borough had a total area of 0.85 square miles (2.19 km2), including 0.84 square miles (2.19 km2) of land and <0.01 square miles (<0.01 km2) of water (0.24%). The borough borders the municipalities of Cliffside Park and Ridgefield in Bergen County; and
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in Hudson County. Fairview Cemetery and Mount Moriah Cemetery are located along the western slope of the
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.


Demographics


Census 2010

The Census Bureau's 2006–2010
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showed that (in 2010 inflation-adjusted dollars)
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was $43,341 (with a margin of error of +/− $5,441) and the median family income was $53,285 (+/− $6,982). Males had a median income of $36,241 (+/− $8,067) versus $32,069 (+/− $7,902) for females. The
per capita income Per capita income (PCI) or total income measures the average income earned per person in a given area (city, region, country, etc.) in a specified year. It is calculated by dividing the area's total income by its total population. Per capita i ...
for the borough was $22,477 (+/− $1,520). About 11.4% of families and 15.0% of the population were below the
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, including 17.2% of those under age 18 and 18.7% of those age 65 or over.


Census 2000

As of the
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there were 13,255 people, 4,861 households, and 3,179 families residing in the borough. The
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was 15,585.5 people per square mile (6,020.9/km2). There were 4,988 housing units at an average density of 5,865.0 per square mile (2,265.7/km2). The racial makeup of the borough was 72.46%
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, 1.71%
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, 0.38% Native American, 4.97% Asian, 0.03%
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, 12.92% from other races, and 7.53% from two or more races. 37.05% of the population were
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or Latino of any race.Census 2000 Profiles of Demographic / Social / Economic / Housing Characteristics for Fairview borough, New Jersey
,
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. Accessed March 5, 2013.
DP-1: Profile of General Demographic Characteristics: 2000 - Census 2000 Summary File 1 (SF 1) 100-Percent Data for Fairview borough, Bergen County, New Jersey
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. Accessed March 5, 2013.
As of the 2000 Census, 4.6% of Fairview's residents identified themselves as being of Croatian ancestry. This was the 16th-highest percentage in the United States and the highest percentage of people with Croatian ancestry in any place in New Jersey with 1,000 or more residents identifying their ancestry. In the same census, 2.4% of Fairview's residents identified themselves as being of
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ancestry, the 18th highest percentage of Armenian American people in any place in the United States with 1,000 or more residents identifying their ancestry. As of the 2000 Census, 1.9% of residents identified themselves as being of
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ancestry, the third-highest of any municipality in the United States and second-highest in the state. There were 4,861 households, out of which 30.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 47.3% were
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living together, 11.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 34.6% were non-families. 28.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 11.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.73 and the average family size was 3.31. In the borough the population was spread out, with 21.1% under the age of 18, 11.5% from 18 to 24, 34.6% from 25 to 44, 19.0% from 45 to 64, and 13.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 34 years. For every 100 females, there were 106.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 105.7 males. The median income for a household in the borough was $40,393, and the median income for a family was $46,365. Males had a median income of $35,000 versus $29,905 for females. The
per capita income Per capita income (PCI) or total income measures the average income earned per person in a given area (city, region, country, etc.) in a specified year. It is calculated by dividing the area's total income by its total population. Per capita i ...
for the borough was $18,835. 11.8% of the population and 9.3% of families were below the
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. Out of the total population, 14.2% of those under the age of 18 and 8.7% of those 65 and older were living below the poverty line.


Arts and culture

Musical groups from the borough include
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band Ripface Invasion.


Government


Local government

Fairview is governed under the
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form of New Jersey municipal government, which is used in 218 municipalities (of the 564) statewide, making it the most common form of government in New Jersey. The governing body is comprised of a Mayor and a Borough Council, with all positions elected
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on a partisan basis as part of the November general election. A Mayor is elected directly by the voters to a four-year term of office. The Borough Council is comprised of six members elected to serve three-year terms on a staggered basis, with two seats coming up for election each year in a three-year cycle.''2012 New Jersey Legislative District Data Book'',
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Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy, March 2013, p. 142.
The Borough form of government used by Fairview is a "
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/ strong council" government in which council members act as the legislative body with the mayor presiding at meetings and voting only in the event of a tie. The mayor can
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ordinances subject to an override by a two-thirds majority vote of the council. The mayor makes committee and liaison assignments for council members, and most appointments are made by the mayor with the advice and consent of the council. , the Mayor of Fairview is Democrat Vincent A. Bellucci Jr., whose term of office ends December 31, 2023. Members of the Fairview Borough Council are Council President Stephen Burke (D, 2023), Violetta Berisha (D, 2022), Jhon Gomez (D, 2024), Albert Lukin (D, 2023), Russell Martin (D, 2022) and Stephen J. Russo (D, 2024).Governing Body
Borough of Fairview. Accessed May 31, 2022. As of date accessed, Burke, Gomez, Lukin and Russo are listed with old term-end years.
''2021 County and Municipal Directory''
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Bergen County Clerk. Accessed May 15, 2018.
Russell Martin was named in January 2012 to fill the council vacancy of the seat that had been held by John Pierotti following his death, and won the remainder of the term the 2012 General Election, running unopposed for the seat.Voter History - 2012 General Election Official Results
,
Bergen County, New Jersey Bergen County is the most populous county in the U.S. state of New Jersey.2022 Redistricting Plan
New Jersey Redistricting Commission, December 8, 2022.
and is part of New Jersey's 32nd state legislative district.Municipalities Sorted by 2011-2020 Legislative District
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. Accessed February 1, 2020.
''2019 New Jersey Citizen's Guide to Government''
New Jersey
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. Accessed October 30, 2019.
In redistricting following the 2010 census, the borough was in the 8th congressional district, which was in effect from 2013 to 2022.Plan Components Report
New Jersey Redistricting Commission, December 23, 2011. Accessed February 1, 2020.


Politics

As of March 23, 2011, there were a total of 4,945 registered voters in Fairview, of which 2,374 (48.0% vs. 31.7% countywide) were registered as Democrats, 487 (9.8% vs. 21.1%) were registered as Republicans and 2,082 (42.1% vs. 47.1%) were registered as Unaffiliated. There were 2 voters registered as Libertarians or Greens.Voter Registration Summary - Bergen
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Division of Elections, March 23, 2011. Accessed December 5, 2013.
Among the borough's 2010 Census population, 35.7% (vs. 57.1% in Bergen County) were registered to vote, including 44.4% of those ages 18 and over (vs. 73.7% countywide). In the 2012 presidential election, Democrat
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received 2,549 votes (71.6% vs. 54.8% countywide), ahead of Republican
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with 944 votes (26.5% vs. 43.5%) and other candidates with 27 votes (0.8% vs. 0.9%), among the 3,562 ballots cast by the borough's 5,456 registered voters, for a turnout of 65.3% (vs. 70.4% in Bergen County). In the 2008 presidential election, Democrat Barack Obama received 2,608 votes (66.9% vs. 53.9% countywide), ahead of Republican
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with 1,193 votes (30.6% vs. 44.5%) and other candidates with 36 votes (0.9% vs. 0.8%), among the 3,899 ballots cast by the borough's 5,703 registered voters, for a turnout of 68.4% (vs. 76.8% in Bergen County).2008 General Election Results for Fairview"
, ''
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''. Accessed September 25, 2011.
In the 2004 presidential election, Democrat
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received 2,262 votes (62.9% vs. 51.7% countywide), ahead of Republican George W. Bush with 1,296 votes (36.0% vs. 47.2%) and other candidates with 21 votes (0.6% vs. 0.7%), among the 3,599 ballots cast by the borough's 5,661 registered voters, for a turnout of 63.6% (vs. 76.9% in the whole county). In the 2013 gubernatorial election, Democrat
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received 55.3% of the vote (976 cast), ahead of Republican Chris Christie with 43.5% (767 votes), and other candidates with 1.2% (22 votes), among the 1,862 ballots cast by the borough's 5,088 registered voters (97 ballots were spoiled), for a turnout of 36.6%. In the 2009 gubernatorial election, Democrat
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received 1,445 ballots cast (63.7% vs. 48.0% countywide), ahead of Republican Chris Christie with 690 votes (30.4% vs. 45.8%), Independent Chris Daggett with 85 votes (3.7% vs. 4.7%) and other candidates with 17 votes (0.7% vs. 0.5%), among the 2,268 ballots cast by the borough's 5,356 registered voters, yielding a 42.3% turnout (vs. 50.0% in the county).


Education

The Fairview Public Schools serve students in
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through
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. As of the 2018–19 school year, the district, comprised of three schools, had an enrollment of 1,507 students and 93.0 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a
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of 16.2:1.District information for Fairview Public School District
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. Accessed April 1, 2020.
Schools in the district (with 2018–19 enrollment data from the
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) are Lincoln School Annex with 232 students in grades Pre-K–K, Number 3 School / Number Three School Annex with 546 students in grades K–3 and Lincoln School with 667 students in grades 4–8. For
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through
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s, public school students from Fairview attend
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in Cliffside Park as part of a
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with the Cliffside Park School District. As of the 2018–2019 school year, the high school had an enrollment of 1,196 students and 92.7 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a
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of 12.9:1. The Fairview Board of Education appoints a representative to serve on the board of the Cliffside Park district. Public school students from the borough, and all of Bergen County, are eligible to attend the secondary education programs offered by the
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, which include the
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in Hackensack, and the Bergen Tech campus in Teterboro or
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. The district offers programs on a shared-time or full-time basis, with admission based on a selective application process and tuition covered by the student's home school district.


Transportation


Roads and highways

, the borough had a total of of roadways, of which were maintained by the municipality, by Bergen County and by the
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. U.S. Route 1/9, Route 63 and County Route 501 travel through Fairview, with the southern terminus of Route 63 at Fairview.


Public transportation

Fairview is served by
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bus routes 127,
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,
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, 156, 159, 165,
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and
168 Year 168 ( CLXVIII) was a leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Apronianus and Paullus (or, less frequently, year 921 ''Ab urbe co ...
, which provide service to and from the
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in
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; the
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to the George Washington Bridge Bus Terminal; the 83 to
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. The privately owned FT 9X operates between Nungesser's (at 90th Street and Bergenline Avenue) in
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, Hudson County to the GWB Bus Terminal via Palisade Avenue; this last route passes through Fairview for one block between Hamilton Avenue / Woodcliff Avenue to Anderson Avenue / Woodcliff Avenue. NJ Transit plans to extend the Hudson–Bergen Light Rail through Fairview as part of the Northern Branch Corridor Project, which would run along the Northern Branch right-of-way. The plans include a stop near the county line in North Bergen at 91st Street.Northern Branch Corridor Project
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. Accessed January 15, 2012.


Notable people

People who were born in, residents of, or otherwise closely associated with Fairview include: * Kyle Anderson (born 1993), UCLA Bruins basketball player who was selected in the first round of the
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by the
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* Simon Douglas (1843–1950), former slave who lived to become the last
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soldier in the state of New Jersey * Vicki Genfan (born 1959),
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ist, composer and singer * Hadi Matar (born ), alleged attacker of Salman Rushdie *
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(born 1996), actress known as the voice of Dora on ''
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'' * John Scarne (1903–1985), author, expert on gambling, card games and magic tricks Cook, Joan
"John Scarne, Gambling Expert"
''
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'', July 9, 1985. Accessed June 1, 2012. "Mr. Scarne (pronounced SCAR-ney) was born in Niles, Ohio, on March 4, 1903. A mathematical whiz, he grew up in Guttenberg and Fairview, N.J., leaving school after the eighth grade."


See also

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Havana on the Hudson Havana on the Hudson is a nickname for the northern part of Hudson County, New Jersey, United States. The name is derived from the Cuban capital Havana and from northern Hudson County's geographic proximity to the Hudson River. During the latter ...
* USS ''Fairview''


References


Sources

* ''Municipal Incorporations of the State of New Jersey (according to Counties)'' prepared by the Division of Local Government, Department of the Treasury (New Jersey); December 1, 1958. * Clayton, W. Woodford; and Nelson, Nelson
''History of Bergen and Passaic Counties, New Jersey, with Biographical Sketches of Many of its Pioneers and Prominent Men.''
Philadelphia: Everts and Peck, 1882. * Harvey, Cornelius Burnham (ed.)
''Genealogical History of Hudson and Bergen Counties, New Jersey.''
New York: New Jersey Genealogical Publishing Co., 1900. * Van Valen, James M
''History of Bergen County, New Jersey.''
New York: New Jersey Publishing and Engraving Co., 1900. * Westervelt, Frances A. (Frances Augusta), 1858–1942
''History of Bergen County, New Jersey, 1630–1923''
Lewis Historical Publishing Company, 1923.


External links


Borough website

Fairview Public Schools
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School Data for the Fairview Public Schools
National Center for Education Statistics The National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) is the part of the United States Department of Education's Institute of Education Sciences (IES) that collects, analyzes, and publishes statistics on education and public school district financ ...
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