Fanwood, New Jersey
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Fanwood is a borough in Union County, New Jersey, United States. As of the United States 2000 Census, the borough population was 7,174.
Fanwood was incorporated as a borough by an Act of the New Jersey Legislature on October 2, 1895, from portions of Fanwood Township (now known as Scotch Plains), based on the results of a referendum held the previous day.[1]
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[edit] Geography
Fanwood is located at (40.641852, -74.385334)GR1.
The borough is bordered by Plainfield in the southwest and by Scotch Plains in all other directions.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the borough has a total area of 3.5 km² (1.3 mi²), all land.
[edit] Demographics
| Historical populations | |||
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| Census | Pop. | %± | |
| 1930 | 1,681 |
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| 1940 | 2,310 | 37.4% | |
| 1950 | 3,228 | 39.7% | |
| 1960 | 7,963 | 146.7% | |
| 1970 | 8,920 | 12.0% | |
| 1980 | 7,767 | -12.9% | |
| 1990 | 7,115 | -8.4% | |
| 2000 | 7,174 | 0.8% | |
| historical data source: [2] | |||
As of the censusGR2 of 2000, there were 7,174 people, 2,574 households, and 2,054 families residing in the borough. The population density was 2,067.1/km² (5,363.4/mi²). There were 2,615 housing units at an average density of 753.5/km² (1,955.0/mi²). The racial makeup of the borough was 88.30% White, 5.14% African American, 0.10% Native American, 4.39% Asian, 0.03% Pacific Islander, 0.79% from other races, and 1.24% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 3.74% of the population.
There were 2,574 households out of which 38.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 70.0% were married couples living together, 7.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 20.2% were non-families. 18.0% of all households were made up of individuals and 10.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.76 and the average family size was 3.13.
In the borough the population was spread out with 25.8% under the age of 18, 4.5% from 18 to 24, 31.3% from 25 to 44, 23.8% from 45 to 64, and 14.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females there were 91.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 87.9 males.
The median income for a household in the borough was $85,233, and the median income for a family was $99,232. Males had a median income of $65,519 versus $40,921 for females. The per capita income for the borough was $34,804. About 1.6% of families and 3.4% of the population were below the poverty line, including 2.6% of those under age 18 and 6.5% of those age 65 or over.
[edit] Government
[edit] Local government
The Borough of Fanwood, incorporated in 1895, had its first Council Meeting on October 22, 1895. The Council consisted of six members, presided over by the elected Mayor, as it does today. Council members are elected for three year terms, at large, with the terms of two councilmen expiring at the end of each year.
The Council is the legislative body of the municipality and may pass, adopt, amend and repeal any ordinance or where permitted, any resolution, for any purpose required for the government of the municipality, and also controls and regulates the finances of the municipality. The Council may investigate any activity of the municipality, remove any officer of the municipality for cause other than those excepted by law and shall have all the executive responsibilities of the municipality not placed by general law, in the office of the Mayor.
The Mayor of Fanwood is responsible for serving as the chief executive offier of borough government. The mayor presides over the Borough Council, appoints various boards and committees, oversees borough administration, and serves as the borough;'s ceremonial head.
The Mayor of Fanwood Borough is Colleen M. Mahr, elected in 2003. Current Fanwood Council Members are Donna Dolce, Joseph Higgins, Katherine Mitchell, Jack Molenaar, Bruce Walsh, and Joan Wheeler[3].
[edit] Federal, state and county representation
Fanwood Borough is in the Seventh Congressional District and is part of New Jersey's 22nd Legislative District[4].
New Jersey's Seventh Congressional District, covering portions of Hunterdon County, Middlesex County, Somerset County and Union County, is represented by Mike Ferguson (R). New Jersey is represented in the Senate by Frank Lautenberg (D, Cliffside Park) and Bob Menendez (D, Hoboken).
The 22nd legislative district of the New Jersey Legislature is represented in the State Senate by Nicholas Scutari (D, Linden) and in the Assembly by Jerry Green (D, Plainfield) and Linda Stender (D, Scotch Plains). The Governor of New Jersey is Jon Corzine (D, Hoboken).
Union County is governed by a nine-member Board of Chosen Freeholders. As of the January 2006 reorganization, Union County's Freeholders are: Freeholder Chairman Alexander Mirabella, Freeholder Vice Chairman Bette Jane Kowalski, Angel G. Estrada, Chester Holmes, Adrian O. Mapp, Rick Proctor, Deborah P. Scanlon, Daniel P. Sullivan and Nancy Ward.
[edit] Education
Children in Fanwood attend the schools of the Scotch Plains-Fanwood Regional School District, which is comprised of students in Grades PreK-12 from the Township of Scotch Plains and the Borough of Fanwood. The district has five elementary schools (PreK-Grade 4), 2 middle schools (Grades 5-8), and one comprehensive high school (Grades 9-12).
Schools in the district (with 2003-04 enrollment data from the National Center for Education Statistics) are:
Elementary Schools
- Howard B. Brunner Elementary School (403 students)
- J. Ackerman Coles School (511 students)
- Evergreen School (292 students)
- William J. McGinn School (457 students)
- School One (335 students)
Middle Schools
- Park Middle School (780 students)
- Terrill Middle School (775 students)
High School
- Scotch Plains-Fanwood High School (1,352 students)
[edit] Transportation
The Fanwood station (also known as Fanwood-Scotch Plains), is a New Jersey Transit railroad station on the Raritan Valley Line. The building on the north side of the tracks (westbound platform) is a Victorian building and, like the north building at Westfield, is used by a non-profit organization. The ticket office is in the station building on the south side of the tracks (eastbound platform). The station provides service to Penn Station in Newark, and from there to Hoboken Terminal or Penn Station in Midtown Manhattan.
Newark Liberty International Airport is approximately 25 minutes away.
[edit] Notable residents
Some noted current and former residents include:
- Gerry Cooney, boxer
- Linda Stender, member of the New Jersey General Assembly, and former mayor of Fanwood
[edit] References
- ^ "The Story of New Jersey's Civil Boundaries: 1606-1968", John P. Snyder, Bureau of Geology and Topography; Trenton, New Jersey; 1969. p. 238.
- ^ New Jersey Resident Population by Municipality: 1930 - 1990. Retrieved on March 3, 2007.
- ^ Fanwood Borough Council, accessed July 19, 2006
- ^ League of Women Voters: 2006 New Jersey Citizen's Guide to Government, p. 57, accessed August 30, 2006
[edit] External links
- Fanwood Borough website
- Scotch Plains-Fanwood Regional School District
- Scotch Plains-Fanwood Regional School District's 2005-06 School Report Card from the New Jersey Department of Education
- National Center for Education Statistics data for the Scotch Plains-Fanwood Regional School District
- Maps and aerial photos
- Street map from Google Maps, or Yahoo! Maps, or Windows Live Local
- Satellite image from Google Maps, Windows Live Local, WikiMapia
- Topographic map from TopoZone
- Aerial image or topographic map from TerraServer-USA
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