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Population (year 2000): 4,153. Estimated
population in July 2005: 4,145 (-0.2% change)
Males: 2,005 (48.3%), Females: 2,148 (51.7%)
Union County
Median resident age: 38.3 years
Median household income: $52,571 (year 2000)
Median house value: $181,500 (year 2000)
Races in Garwood:
- White Non-Hispanic (92.7%)
- Hispanic (5.0%)
- Other race (1.5%)
- Two or more races (0.9%)
Ancestries: Italian (29.2%), Irish (25.4%),
German (16.1%), Polish (11.7%), English (6.1%), Ukrainian
(3.2%).
Elevation: 86 feet
Land area: 0.7 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Garwood
- High school or higher: 86.5%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 27.6%
- Graduate or professional degree: 11.2%
- Unemployed: 2.6%
- Mean travel time to work: 26.8 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Garwood borough
- Never married: 29.5%
- Now married: 50.8%
- Separated: 2.1%
- Widowed: 10.9%
- Divorced: 6.6%
10.5% Foreign born (4.3% Europe, 3.3% Latin
America, 2.1% Asia).
Population change in the 1990s: -81 (-1.9%).
Hospitals/medical centers near Garwood:
- TRINITAS HOSPITAL (about 2 miles; ELIZABETH, NJ)
- MUHLENBERG REGIONAL MED CTR (about 2 miles;
PLAINFIELD, NJ)
- OVERLOOK HOSPITAL (about 2 miles; SUMMIT, NJ)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Garwood:
- NEWARK LIBERTY INTL (about 12 miles; NEWARK, NJ; ID:
EWR)
- PORT AUTH-DWNTN-MANHATTAN/WALL ST (about 23 miles;
NEW YORK, NY; ID: JRB)
- TETERBORO (about 24 miles; TETERBORO, NJ; ID: TEB)
Other public-use airports nearest to Garwood:
- LINDEN (about 7 miles; LINDEN, NJ; ID: LDJ)
- MORRISTOWN MUNI (about 11 miles; MORRISTOWN, NJ; ID:
MMU)
- NEWARK NR 1 (about 14 miles; NEWARK, NJ; ID: 3N4)
Amtrak stations near Garwood:
- 6 miles: METROPARK (ISELIN, 100 MIDDLESEX-ESSEX
TPK.). Services: ticket office, fully wheelchair
accessible, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms,
public payphones, paid short-term parking, call for car
rental service, taxi stand, public transit connection.
- 10 miles: NEWARK INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT (NEWARK, ).
Services: ticket office, enclosed waiting area, public
restrooms, public payphones.
- 13 miles: NEWARK (RAYMOND PLAZA WEST). Services:
ticket office, fully wheelchair accessible, enclosed
waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, snack
bar, ATM, paid short-term parking, paid long-term
parking, call for car rental service, taxi stand,
intercity bus service, public transit connection.
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Garwood:
- UNION COUNTY COLLEGE (about 2 miles; CRANFORD, NJ;
Full-time enrollment: 5,856)
- KEAN UNIVERSITY (about 5 miles; UNION, NJ; FT
enrollment: 8,627)
- SETON HALL UNIVERSITY (about 9 miles; SOUTH ORANGE,
NJ; FT enrollment: 7,509)
- DREW UNIVERSITY (about 10 miles; MADISON, NJ; FT
enrollment: 2,133)
- RUTGERS UNIVERSITY-NEWARK (about 12 miles; NEWARK,
NJ; FT enrollment: 6,878)
- NEW JERSEY INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY (about 12 miles;
NEWARK, NJ; FT enrollment: 6,565)
- ESSEX COUNTY COLLEGE (about 12 miles; NEWARK, NJ; FT
enrollment: 5,893)
Public primary/middle schools in Garwood:
- LINCOLN/FRANKLIN (Students: 314; Location:
400 SECOND AVENUE; Grades: 01 - 08)
- WASHINGTON (Students: 80; Location: 500 EAST
ST; Grades: PK - KG)
Private primary/middle school in Garwood:
- DERON SCHOOL (Students: 90; Location: 320 2ND
AVE; Grades: UG - UG)
Library in Garwood:
- GARWOOD FREE PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating
income: $151,316; Location: 223 WALNUT STREET; 34,033
books; 127 audio materials; 401 video materials; 39
serial subscriptions)
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