From the April - May  2001 Edition 

Census   The Census Department recently released their initial counts for Fair Lawn.  In the past ten years, Fair Lawn added 1,089 people and now has 31,637 people.  The number of children went from 6,249 to 7,214.  Along with other northern New Jersey towns, the number of Asians and Hispanics increased dramatically.     The three tables below show some of the demographic changes in Fair Lawn.   Table 1: 2000 Census Data Table 2:  Diversity Among Children and Adults Table 3: Changes from 1990 to 2000   Table 1: 2000 Population and Race   2000 Census Data   Number Percent Total population   31,637    White   28,960  91.5% Black or African American   234  0.7% Asian   1,558 4.9% Some other race   448 1.4% Two or more races   437 1.4% Hispanic or Latino (of any race)   1,744 5.5%     Table 2:  Diversity Among Children and Adults   18 and over  Under 18 White  92.5% 88.4% Black 0.7% 0.9% Asian  4.5% 6.5% other race  1.2% 1.9% Two or more races  1.1% 2.3%     Table 3: Changes from 1990 to 2000   1990  2000 Total population   30,548 31,637 White   29,314 28,960 Black   181 234 Asian or Pacific Islander 894 1,558 Other race 159 447 Hispanic origin (of any race)   1,063 1,744  Note: totals are not exactly comparable because of Census methodological changes.     Table 4: Changes from 1970 to 2000   1970 1980 1990  2000 Total population   38,040 32,229 30,548 31,637       What Do You Think?: Send an e- mail to editor@fairlawnnews.com or post a message on the Fair Lawn News Discussion Forum.