Hawthorne, New Jersey
| Hawthorne, New Jersey | |
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| Borough | |
| Borough of Hawthorne | |
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 Map of Hawthorne in Passaic County. Inset: Location of Passaic County highlighted in the State of New Jersey. |
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 Census Bureau map of Hawthorne, New Jersey |
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| Coordinates: 40°57′25″N 74°09′31″W / 40.956957°N 74.158561°WCoordinates: 40°57′25″N 74°09′31″W / 40.956957°N 74.158561°W | |
| Country |
 United States
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| State |
 New Jersey
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| County | Passaic |
| Incorporated | March 24, 1898 |
| Named for | Nathaniel Hawthorne |
| Government | |
| • Type | Faulkner Act (Mayor-Council) |
| • Body | Borough Council |
| • Mayor | Richard S. Goldberg (R, term ends December 31, 2017) |
| • Administrator | Eric Maurer |
| • Clerk | Lori DiBella |
| Area | |
| • Total | 3.364 sq mi (8.715 km2) |
| • Land | 3.334 sq mi (8.636 km2) |
| • Water | 0.030 sq mi (0.079 km2) 0.90% |
| Area rank | 318th of 566 in state 10th of 16 in county |
| Elevation | 85 ft (26 m) |
| Population (2010 Census) | |
| • Total | 18,791 |
| • Estimate (2015) | 19,074 |
| • Rank | 136th of 566 in state 6th of 16 in county |
| • Density | 5,635.3/sq mi (2,175.8/km2) |
| • Density rank | 93rd of 566 in state 6th of 16 in county |
| Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | Eastern (EDT) (UTC-4) |
| ZIP codes | 07506-07507 |
| Area code(s) | 973 |
| FIPS code | 3403130570 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0885249 |
| Website | www |
Hawthorne (pronounced HAW-thorn) is a borough in Passaic County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the borough's population was 18,791 reflecting an increase of 573 (+3.1%) from the 18,218 counted in the 2000 Census, which had in turn increased by 1,134 (+6.6%) from the 17,084 counted in the 1990 Census.
Hawthorne was originally part of the now-defunct Manchester Township, which was later subdivided to create Hawthorne, Haledon, North Haledon, Prospect Park, Totowa and most of the First Ward of Paterson. The Borough of Hawthorne was incorporated from portions of Manchester Township by an act of the New Jersey Legislature on March 24, 1898. The borough was named for novelist Nathaniel Hawthorne.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the borough had a total area of 3.364 square miles (8.715 km2), including 3.334 square miles (8.636 km2) of land and 0.030 square miles (0.079 km2) of water (0.90%).
Unincorporated communities, localities and place names located partially or completely within the borough include Goffle, North Hawthorne and Van Winkle.
The borough borders North Haledon, Prospect Park, and Paterson in Passaic County; and Fair Lawn, Glen Rock, Ridgewood and Wyckoff in Bergen County.
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