Map of Glen Gardner borough

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.

Glen Gardner borough overview:
Name:	Glen Gardner borough
LSAD Code:	21
LSAD Description:	borough (suffix)
State:	New Jersey
County:	Hunterdon County
Incorporated:	March 26, 1919
Elevation:	541 ft (165 m)
Total Area:	1.55 sq mi (4.01 km²)
Land Area:	1.55 sq mi (4.01 km²)
Water Area:	0.00 sq mi (0.00 km²) 0.00%
Total Population:	1,682
Population Density:	1,086.6/sq mi (419.5/km²)
ZIP code:	08826
Area code:	908 exchange: 537, 638, 932
FIPS code:	3426550
GNISfeature ID:	0885232
Website:	www.glengardner.org

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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 $71,000 in 2021) for 20 acres (8.1 ha) of land that officially became part of the borough of Hampton.