Glen Gardner, New Jersey
Glen Gardner, New Jersey | |
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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). | |
Census Bureau map of Glen Gardner, New Jersey | |
Location in Hunterdon County Location in New Jersey | |
| Coordinates: 40°42′01″N 74°56′22″W / 40.700385°N 74.939521°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | New Jersey |
| County | Hunterdon |
| Incorporated | March 26, 1919 |
| Named after | Gardner brothers |
| Government | |
| • Type | Borough |
| • Body | Borough Council |
| • Mayor | Mattias E. Schroeter (R, term ends December 31, 2023) |
| • Municipal clerk | Judy Bass |
| 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% |
| • Rank | 448th of 565 in state 16th of 26 in county |
| Elevation | 541 ft (165 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 1,682 |
• Estimate (2023) | 1,682 |
| • Rank | 502nd of 565 in state 19th of 26 in county |
| • Density | 1,086.6/sq mi (419.5/km2) |
| • Rank | 372nd of 565 in state 7th of 26 in county |
| Time zone | UTC−05:00 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−04:00 (Eastern (EDT)) |
| ZIP Code | 08826 |
| Area code(s) | 908 exchange: 537, 638, 932 |
| FIPS code | 3401926550 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0885232 |
| Website | www |
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.