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Glen Gardner, New Jersey
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Glen Gardner Pony Pratt Truss Bridge
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Location of Glen Gardner in Hunterdon County highlighted in red (left). Inset map: Location of Hunterdon County in New Jersey highlighted in orange (right).
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Census Bureau map of Glen Gardner, New Jersey
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 Glen Gardner, New Jersey
Location in Hunterdon County, New Jersey
Glen Gardner, New Jersey
Location in New Jersey
Glen Gardner, New Jersey
Location in the United States
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| Country |  United States |
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| State |  New Jersey |
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| County |  Hunterdon |
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| Incorporated | March 26, 1919 | |
| Named for | Gardner brothers | |
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| • Type | Borough | |
| • Body | Borough Council | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 1.55 sq mi (4.01 km2) | |
| • Land | 1.55 sq mi (4.01 km2) | |
| • Water | 0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2) 0.00% | |
| Area rank | 448th of 565 in state 16th of 26 in county |
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| Elevation | 541 ft (165 m) | |
| Population
(2020)
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| • Total | 1,682 | |
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1,682 | |
| • Rank | 502nd of 565 in state 19th of 26 in county |
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| • Density | 1,086.6/sq mi (419.5/km2) | |
| • Density rank | 372nd of 565 in state 7th of 26 in county |
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| Time zone | UTC−05:00 (Eastern (EST)) | |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−04:00 (Eastern (EDT)) | |
| ZIP Code |
08826
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| Area code(s) | 908 exchange: 537, 638, 932 | |
| FIPS code | 3401926550 | |
| GNIS feature ID | 0885232 | |
Glen Gardner is a borough in Hunterdon County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. As of the 2020 United States census, the borough's population was 1,682, a decrease of 22 (−1.3%) from the 2010 census count of 1,704, which in turn reflected a decline of 198 (−10.4%) from the 1,902 counted in the 2000 census.
Glen Gardner is located at the extreme western border of Lebanon Township and was incorporated as a borough by an act of the New Jersey Legislature on March 26, 1919, from portions of both Lebanon Township and Bethlehem Township based on the results of a referendum held that same day. Portions of the borough were ceded to Hampton borough in 1931.
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History
Originally settled by the Lenape Native Americans, European settlement began around the time of the American Revolutionary War.
The area that is now Glen Gardner had been known as Eveland's Tavern for tavernkeeper John Eveland. Later, the area was variously called Spruce Run Mills and Sodom. The name of both the community and post office were officially changed to Glen Gardner in 1871 to mark the glen of the Spruce Run and in honor of the Gardner brothers who owned a chair and frame factory in the area.
As part of the 1931 settlement reached between the two municipalities to resolve a border dispute dating back to the borough of Glen Gardner's formation in 1919, Hampton paid Glen Gardner $4,000 (equivalent to $77,000 in 2022) for 20 acres (8.1 ha) of land that officially became part of the borough of Hampton.
Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the borough had a total area of 1.55 square miles (4.01 km2), all of which was land.
Bells Crossing and Clarksville are unincorporated communities located within Glen Gardner.
The borough borders the Hunterdon County municipalities of Bethlehem Township, Hampton Borough and Lebanon Township.
Demographics
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| Census | Pop. | %± | |
| 1920 | 818 | — | |
| 1930 | 554 | −32.3% | |
| 1940 | 536 | −3.2% | |
| 1950 | 654 | 22.0% | |
| 1960 | 787 | 20.3% | |
| 1970 | 874 | 11.1% | |
| 1980 | 834 | −4.6% | |
| 1990 | 1,665 | 99.6% | |
| 2000 | 1,902 | 14.2% | |
| 2010 | 1,704 | −10.4% | |
| 2020 | 1,682 | −1.3% | |
| 2023 (est.) | 1,682 | −1.3% | |
| Population sources: 1920 1920–1930 1940–2000 2000 2010 2020 |
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2010 census
The 2010 United States census counted 1,704 people, 768 households, and 434 families in the borough. The population density was 1,117.8 per square mile (431.6/km2). There were 825 housing units at an average density of 541.2 per square mile (209.0/km2). The racial makeup was 94.54% (1,611) White, 1.76% (30) Black or African American, 0.06% (1) Native American, 1.82% (31) Asian, 0.00% (0) Pacific Islander, 0.35% (6) from other races, and 1.47% (25) from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 5.28% (90) of the population.
Of the 768 households, 28.4% had children under the age of 18; 45.1% were married couples living together; 8.5% had a female householder with no husband present and 43.5% were non-families. Of all households, 35.3% were made up of individuals and 7.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.22 and the average family size was 2.97.
21.3% of the population were under the age of 18, 6.6% from 18 to 24, 28.5% from 25 to 44, 34.8% from 45 to 64, and 8.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 41.6 years. For every 100 females, the population had 97.7 males. For every 100 females ages 18 and older there were 91.6 males.
The Census Bureau's 2006–2010 American Community Survey showed that (in 2010 inflation-adjusted dollars) median household income was $73,750 (with a margin of error of +/− $15,026) and the median family income was $98,693 (+/− $9,105). Males had a median income of $62,434 (+/− $12,072) versus $49,417 (+/− $13,970) for females. The per capita income for the borough was $37,184 (+/− $4,006). About 1.2% of families and 2.3% of the population were below the poverty line, including 1.4% of those under age 18 and 7.6% of those age 65 or over.
Education
Clinton-Glen Gardner School District is school district based in the Town of Clinton, that serves students from Clinton Town and Glen Gardner Borough in pre-kindergarten through eighth grade at Clinton Public School. Before Glen Gardner, a non-operating district, was consolidated into the district, students from the borough had attended the district's school as part of a sending/receiving relationship. Other students attend the school on a tuition basis. Formerly known as the Town of Clinton School District, the district's board of education voted in November 2009 to revise the name to Clinton-Glen Gardner School District to reflect the merger. As of the 2021–22 school year, the district, comprised of one school, had an enrollment of 427 students and 38.3 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 11.1:1.
Public school students in ninth through twelfth grades have two choices: North Hunterdon High School or Voorhees High School, both of the North Hunterdon-Voorhees Regional High School District. Glen Gardner residents began to select which high school they wished to attend in 2014. Pre-2014, Glen Gardner students were zoned to Voorhees High.
Eighth grade students from all of Hunterdon County are eligible to apply to attend the high school programs offered by the Hunterdon County Vocational School District, a county-wide vocational school district that offers career and technical education at its campuses in Raritan Township and at programs sited at local high schools, with no tuition charged to students for attendance.
Transportation
As of May 2010[update], the borough had a total of 10.89 miles (17.53 km) of roadways, of which 7.84 miles (12.62 km) were maintained by the municipality, 1.36 miles (2.19 km) by Hunterdon County and 1.69 miles (2.72 km) by the New Jersey Department of Transportation.
New Jersey Route 31 is the main highway through Glen Gardner.
Notable people
People who were born in, residents of, or otherwise closely associated with Glen Gardner include:
- Whittaker Chambers (1901–1961), writer and editor who testified against Alger Hiss about their work for Soviet intelligence
- Wyllis Cooper (1899–1955), radio writer
- Lee Getz (born 1964), former American football guard who played for the Kansas City Chiefs in the National Football League
- Wesley Lance (1908–2007), member of both the New Jersey General Assembly and the New Jersey Senate
- Anne Marie Letko (born 1969), long-distance runner who competed in the Summer Olympics in 1996 and 2000
See also
In Spanish: Glen Gardner (Nueva Jersey) para niños
