1791History
The name stuck until 1791.
1808Architecture
Berdan in 1808, the home was constructed for the Bogert family c.
1848Government
Zerega's Sons Inc., founded in 1848 in Brooklyn and currently based in Fair Lawn, describes itself as the fifth-largest pasta maker in the United States, producing 100 million p...
1858History
(Frances Augusta), 1858–1942, History of Bergen County, New Jersey, 1630-1923.
1861Architecture
Eighty houses were built by 1861, and the renamed Small Lots, now a part of the Saddle River Township and home to multiple vegetable and fruit farms and dairies, became an agric...
1865Government
The name was taken from Fairlawn, David Acker's estate home, that was built in 1865 and later became the Fair Lawn Municipal Building.
1882History
Philadelphia: Everts and Peck, 1882.
1900History
New York: New Jersey Genealogical Publishing Co., 1900.
1923Economy
Lewis Historical Publishing Company, 1923.
1924Civil Rights
Fair Lawn was incorporated as a borough by an act of the New Jersey Legislature on March 6, 1924, as "Fairlawn", from portions of Saddle River Township.
1930Government
Fair Lawn also has a police department that was founded in 1930.
1933History
In 1933, the official spelling of the borough's name was split into its present two-word form as "Fair Lawn" Borough.
1940History
Radrock Estates is a small neighborhood around two streets, Well Drive and Split Rock Road, with a private park within the block they enclose, reminiscent of nearby Radburn but ...
1951Architecture
Dietch's Kiddie Zoo was a children's zoo that opened in 1951.
1958Architecture
Demolition of the plant, which had opened in 1958 and produced as many as 175 million pounds (79 million kilograms) of cookies annually, began in January 2023.
1967History
The zoo closed in 1967.
1974History
Fair Lawn is home to the following eight sites listed on the National Register of Historic Places:
Peter Garretson House, 4-02 River Road (1974)
Irregular pattern between Radbu...
1975History
tracks (added 1975)
Radburn station – Pollitt Drive (added 1984)
Jacob Vanderbeck Jr.
1976Sports
The Fair Lawn Flyers competed in the first national street hockey championships in 1976 in Leominster, Massachusetts.
1981History
In 1981 punk rock band The Misfits, who later became one of the original pioneers of hardcore punk, recorded their studio demo titled "The Fairlawn Sessions" at New Found Sound ...
1983History
Berdan House, 1219 River Road (1983)
Richard J.
1991History
After the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991, Russian Jews began to migrate to Fair Lawn.
1996History
In the 1996 Mel Gibson movie Ransom, Fair Lawn is seen when Gibson is told to turn from Route 4 onto Saddle River Road (Fair Lawn) and into the rock quarry (which is actually lo...
2000History
Fair Lawn has historically had a large Italian American population, 19.7% in 2000, but this number is decreasing as the descendants of the original Italian immigrants are being ...
2002Disaster
Radburn is a planned community also housing the landmark Radburn Plaza building, which was destroyed in a fire in 2002 and subsequently rebuilt.
2004Government
In the 2004 presidential election, Democrat John Kerry received 8,745 votes (54.3% vs.
2006History
The Census Bureau's 2006–2010 American Community Survey showed that (in 2010 inflation-adjusted dollars) median household income was $92,727 (with a margin of error of +/− $4,70...
2007Education
The public library in Fair Lawn holds storytelling programs in Hindi and Hebrew languages, while Mandarin Chinese has been taught in the school district since the 2007–2008 scho...
2008Government
In the 2008 presidential election, Democrat Barack Obama received 8,834 votes (53.2% vs.
2009Government
In the 2009 gubernatorial election, Democrat Jon Corzine received 5,503 ballots cast (51.1% vs.
2010History
Same-sex couples headed 64 households in 2010, an increase from the 49 counted in 2000.
2011Civil Rights
=== Politics ===
As of March 2011, there were a total of 20,302 registered voters in Fair Lawn, of which 7,150 (35.2% vs.
2012Government
In the 2012 presidential election, Democrat Barack Obama received 8,374 votes (54.1% vs.
2013Architecture
Owned by a developer who has sought to use the site to construct a large-scale assisted-living facility, the house has been listed on Preservation New Jersey's 2013 list of the ...
2014History
The size of Fair Lawn's Russian American presence prompted a 2014 April Fool's satire titled, "Putin Moves Against Fair Lawn", which erroneously claimed the Russian country was ...
2015History
On November 22, 2015, the Jewish Historical Society of North Jersey celebrated the grand opening of a permanent home at 17-10 River Road in Fair Lawn, after being housed at vari...
2016Government
In the 2016 presidential election, Democrat Hillary Clinton received 8,993 votes (53.6% vs.
2018Government
Cutrone served on the council on an interim basis until the November 2018 general election, when she was elected to serve the balance of the term of office.
2020History
== Demographics ==
=== 2020 census ===
=== 2010 census ===
The 2010 United States census counted 32,457 people, 11,930 households, and 8,971 families in the borough.
2022Culture
Fair Lawn's first annual Hindu Holi festival was held in 2022.
2024Government
Kurt Peluso stepped down from office in February 2024 to take office as borough manager at a salary of $175,000; in his place, Deputy Mayor Cristina Cutrone took over as acting ...
2025History
As of 2025, the county executive is James J.
2026Government
For the 2026–2027 session, the 38th legislative district of the New Jersey Legislature is represented in the State Senate by Joseph Lagana (D, Paramus) and in the General Assemb...
2027Military
New Jersey is represented in the United States Senate by Democrats Cory Booker (Newark, term ends 2027) and Andy Kim (Moorestown, term ends 2031).