Fairview, Bergen County, New Jersey

Fairview is a borough located in Bergen County, New Jersey. As of the 2010 United States Census, the borough had a total population of 13,835.

Fairview was formed on December 19, 1894, from portions of Ridgefield Township at the height of the "Boroughitis" phenomenon then sweeping through Bergen County, based on the results of a referendum held the previous day.

Geography
Fairview is located at 40.82105°N, -74.00306°W (40.821054,-74.003061). According to the United States Census Bureau, the borough had a total area of 0.843 square miles (2.185 km2), of which, 0.842 square miles (2.182 km2) of it is land and 0.001 square miles (0.003 km2) of it (0.13%) is water.

Demographics
Fairview has a large and diverse Latino population, which includes Dominicans, Colombians, Ecuadorians and Central Americans.

Census 2010
The Census Bureau's 2006-2010 American Community Survey showed that (in 2010 inflation-adjusted dollars) median household income 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 for the borough was $22,477 (+/- $1,520). About 11.4% of families and 15.0% of the population were below the poverty line, including 17.2% of those under age 18 and 18.7% of those age 65 or over.

Census 2000
As of the census of 2000, there were 13,255 people, 4,861 households, and 3,179 families residing in the borough. The population density 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% White, 1.71% African American, 0.38% Native American, 4.97% Asian, 0.03% Pacific Islander, 12.92% from other races, and 7.53% from two or more races. 37.05% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

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 Armenian American 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.

There were 4,861 households out of which 30.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 47.3% were married couples 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 for the borough was $18,835. 11.8% of the population and 9.3% of families were below the poverty line. 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.

Local government
Fairview is governed under the Borough form of New Jersey municipal government. The government consists of a Mayor and a Borough Council comprising six council members, with all positions elected at large. A Mayor is elected directly by the voters to a four-year term of office and only votes to break a tie. The Borough Council consists of six members elected to serve three-year terms on a staggered basis, with two seats coming up for election each year.

, the Mayor of Fairview is Vincent Bellucci, Jr. (D, term ends December 31, 2015). Members of the Fairview Borough Council are Council President Robert Weise (D, 2012), Stephen Burke (D, 2014), Albert Lukin (D, 2014), John Pierotti (D, 2013), John Rossi (D, 2013) and Stephen Russo (D, 2012).

Federal, state and county representation
Fairview is in the 9th Congressional district and is part of New Jersey's 32nd state legislative district.

Politics
As of Election Day, November 4, 2008, there were 4,656 registered voters. Of registered voters, 2,366 (50.9% of all registered voters) were registered as Democrats, 508 (10.9%) were registered as Republicans and 1,781 (38.3%) were registered as Unaffiliated. There was one voter registered to another party.

In the 2008 presidential election, Democrat Barack Obama received 68.0% of the vote here (2,513 ballots received), outpolling Republican John McCain, who received 30.8% of the vote (1,139 ballots cast), with 80.4% of registered voters participating. In the 2004 election, Democrat John F. Kerry received 62.9% of the vote here (2,262 ballots cast), outpolling Republican George W. Bush, who received 36.0% of the vote (1,296 ballots), with 3,599 of the 5,661 registered voters participating (for turnout of 63.6%).

Education
The Fairview Public Schools serve students in prekindergarten through eighth grade. Schools in the district (with 2009-10 enrollment data from the National Center for Education Statistics ) are The Annex (PreK - K; 208 students) Number 3 School / Number Three School Annex (grades 1 - 3; 340 students) and Lincoln School (grades 4 - 8; 548 students).

For grades 9-12, public school students from Fairview attend Cliffside Park High School in Cliffside Park as part of a sending/receiving relationship with the Cliffside Park School District.

Transportation
Fairview is served by New Jersey Transit bus routes 127, 128, 154, 156, 159, 165, 166 and 168 to the Port Authority Bus Terminal in Midtown Manhattan; the 181 to the George Washington Bridge Bus Terminal; the 83 to Jersey City; and local service on the 751 and 755 routes. Many of these routes converge at the Hudson County line at Nungessers. Also the Privately-owned FT 9X operates between Nungesser's (90th street & Bergenline av) in North Bergen, Hudson County to the GWB Bus Terminal via Palisade Avenue, This last route passes through Fairview for one block between Hamilton Avenue/Wodcliff avenue to Anderson avenue/Woodcliff avenue.

Plans for an extension of the Hudson Bergen Light Rail through the town called the Northern Branch Corridor Project along the Northern Branch right-of-way call for a stop near the county line in North Bergen at 91st Street.

U.S. Route 1/9, Route 63, and County Route 501 travel through Fairview, with the southern terminus of Route 63 at Fairview.

Notable residents
Notable current and former residents of Fairview include:
 * Vicki Genfan (born 1959), fingerstyle guitarist, composer and singer.
 * Caitlin Sanchez (born 1996), actress known as the voice of Dora on Dora the Explorer.
 * John Scarne (1903–1985), author, expert on gambling, card games and magic tricks.