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Hawthorne
New Jerseyborough
Hawthorne
Total population
19,628
Median home value
$533,700
Bachelor's+
Median income
$110,237
Demographic figures from US Census Bureau · ACS 5-year estimates. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.
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Source: NOAA National Weather Service.
City facts
Facts from Wikidata (CC0).
Overview
Hawthorne is a borough in Passaic County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. As of the 2020 United States census, the borough's population was 19,637, an increase of 846 (+4.5%) from the 2010 census count of 18,791, which in turn reflected an increase of 573 (+3.1%) from the 18,218 counted in the 2000 census.
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Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, Hawthorne borough had a total area of , including of land and of water (0.90%). 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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Demographics & economy
Race & ethnicity
Source: US Census Bureau — American Community Survey, 5-year estimates.
Geography
Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.
Climate
Current forecast
Forecast for Hawthorne, NJ from NOAA NWS API.
Air quality
Industrial & pollution facilities
Natural hazard risk
Health (adults)
Age-adjusted prevalence estimates from CDC PLACES (latest release).
Walkability
Amenities nearby
Wildlife & biodiversity
Schools
Largest nearby schools
- Passaic County Technical InstituteHigh · WAYNE · 3,359 students · 11.7:1 ratio
- Clifton High SchoolHigh · CLIFTON · 3,059 students · 13.9:1 ratio
- Passaic High School No. 12High · Passaic · 2,596 students · 15.3:1 ratio
- Eastside High SchoolHigh · PATERSON · 2,323 students · 17.5:1 ratio
- John F. Kennedy High SchoolHigh · PATERSON · 2,053 students · 14.6:1 ratio
- Passaic Arts and Science Charter SchoolOther · Passaic · 1,946 students · 15.4:1 ratio
- College Achieve Paterson Charter SchoolOther · Paterson · 1,305 students · 19.2:1 ratio
- Wayne Valley High SchoolHigh · WAYNE · 1,241 students · 10.7:1 ratio
Public K–12 schools within ~10 mi from Urban Institute Education Data Portal (NCES Common Core of Data, 2022).
Earthquake history
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Sights & places nearby
Notable people from here










People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.
Nearby places in New Jersey
- North Haledon1.5 mi away
- Haledon2.1 mi away · pop. 8,980
- William Paterson University of New Jersey2.2 mi away
- Midland Park2.8 mi away
- Ho-Ho-Kus4.4 mi away
- Paramus4.7 mi away · pop. 26,568
- Totowa4.9 mi away
- Woodland Park5 mi away
- Packanack Lake5.2 mi away
- Garfield5.9 mi away · pop. 32,783
- Pines Lake6.2 mi away
- Great Notch6.5 mi away · pop. 4,008
Geography & sun
Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.
Nearby airports
Public attention
Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.
Books about Hawthorne
Search results from Open Library.
Recent natural events nearby
Ground air-quality sensors
Recently spotted species









Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).
Nearest stream gauge
Events
Gallery
Sources
- • Wikipedia
- • US Census Bureau (ACS 5-year estimates)
- • NOAA National Weather Service
- • Wikidata
- • NCES via Urban Institute Education Data Portal
- • iNaturalist
- • CDC PLACES
- • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org
- • Wikipedia Pageviews API
- • Open Library