Hillside, New Jersey
Hillside, New Jersey | |
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Map of Hillside Township in Union County. Inset: Location of Union County highlighted in the State of New Jersey. | |
Census Bureau map of Hillside, New Jersey | |
| Coordinates: 40°41′45″N 74°13′44″W / 40.695889°N 74.2288°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | New Jersey |
| County | Union |
| Incorporated | April 29, 1913 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Faulkner Act (mayor–council) |
| • Body | Township Council |
| • Mayor | Andrea Hyatt (term ends December 31, 2029) |
| • Administrator | Hope M. Smith |
| • Municipal clerk | Rayna Harris |
| Area | |
• Total | 2.78 sq mi (7.20 km2) |
| • Land | 2.77 sq mi (7.17 km2) |
| • Water | 0.015 sq mi (0.04 km2) 0.54% |
| • Rank | 357th of 565 in state 15th of 21 in county |
| Elevation | 56 ft (17 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 22,456 |
• Estimate (2023) | 21,991 |
| • Rank | 122nd of 565 in state 11th of 21 in county |
| • Density | 8,115.6/sq mi (3,133.5/km2) |
| • Rank | 48th of 565 in state 5th of 21 in county |
| Time zone | UTC−05:00 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−04:00 (Eastern (EDT)) |
| ZIP Code | 07205 |
| Area codes | 908 and 973 |
| FIPS code | 3403931980 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0882211 |
| Website | www |
Hillside is a township in Union County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. As of the 2020 United States census, the township's population was 22,456, an increase of 1,052 (+4.9%) from the 2010 census count of 21,404, which in turn reflected a decline of 343 (−1.6%) from the 21,747 counted in the 2000 census.
Hillside was incorporated as a township on April 3, 1913, from portions of Union Township, based on the results of a referendum held on April 29, 1913. The township was named for the surrounding hills.