Borough in Union County, New Jersey, US
Borough in New Jersey
Fanwood, New Jersey
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Show map of the United States Coordinates: 40°38′30″N 74°23′08″W / 40.641701°N 74.385692°W / 40.641701; -74.385692 [ 1] [ 2] Country United States State New Jersey County Union Incorporated October 2, 1895 Named for Fannie Wood • Type Borough • Body Borough Council • Mayor Colleen Mahr (D , term ends December 31, 2027)[ 3] [ 4] • Administrator Rayna Harris[ 5] • Municipal clerk Kathleen Holmes[ 5] • Total
1.34 sq mi (3.47 km2 ) • Land 1.34 sq mi (3.47 km2 ) • Water 0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2 ) 0.00% • Rank 465th of 565 in state 18th of 21 in county[ 1] Elevation 157 ft (48 m) • Total
7,774 7,655 • Rank 301st of 565 in state 18th of 21 in county[ 12] • Density 5,801.5/sq mi (2,240.0/km2 ) • Rank 94th of 565 in state 10th of 21 in county[ 12] Time zone UTC−05:00 (Eastern (EST) ) • Summer (DST ) UTC−04:00 (Eastern (EDT) )ZIP Code Area code(s) 908 exchanges : 322, 490, 889[ 15] FIPS code 3403922860[ 1] [ 16] [ 17] GNIS feature ID0885216[ 18] Website www .fanwoodnj .org
Fanwood is a borough in Union County , in the U.S. state of New Jersey . Located on a ridge in northern -central New Jersey, the borough is a commuter town of New York City in the New York metropolitan area .[ 19] Fanwood is located in the Raritan Valley and Rahway Valley regions. As of the 2020 United States census , the borough's population was 7,774,[ 9] [ 10] an increase of 456 (+6.2%) from the 2010 census count of 7,318,[ 20] [ 21] which in turn reflected an increase of 144 (+2.0%) from the 7,174 counted in the 2000 census .[ 22]
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.[ 23] The borough was named for Fannie Wood, an author.[ 24] [ 25]
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