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Fair Lawn is a borough in Bergen County, New Jersey, United States. As of the United States 2000 Census, the borough population was 31,637. As of 2005, the Census Bureau estimates a population of 31,408. Fair Lawn is located at 40.933943, -74.116711. According to the United States Census Bureau, the borough has a total area of 13.5 km² (5.2 mi²). 13.4 km² (5.2 mi²) of it is land and 0.1 km² (0.1 mi²) of it (0.96%) is water.

Fair Lawn had been known as Slooterdam in its earlier days, taken from a Dutch word used to describe a Native American weir used to trap fish on the Passaic River. Fair Lawn was named after the Estate of David Acker which was named "Fair Lawn" and fronted onto what is now Fair Lawn Avenue. The home became the town municipal building and was later torn down when a senior citizen center was built where it stood.

In the borough the population was spread out with 22.8% under the age of 18, 6.0% from 18 to 24, 26.9% from 25 to 44, 25.6% from 45 to 64, and 18.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 42 years. For every 100 females there were 90.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 87.7 males.

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