Union Township, Union County, New Jersey
Union Township, New Jersey | |
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Union Municipal Building and Library Downtown Union | |
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Location of Union Township in Union County highlighted in yellow (left). Inset map: Location of Union County in New Jersey highlighted in black (right). | |
Census Bureau map of Union Township, Union County, New Jersey | |
Union Township Location in Union County Union Township Location in New Jersey Union Township Location in the United States | |
| Coordinates: 40°41′43″N 74°16′09″W / 40.695266°N 74.269078°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | New Jersey |
| County | Union |
| Incorporated | November 23, 1808 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Township |
| • Body | Township Committee |
| • Mayor | Patricia Guerra-Frazier (D, term ends December 31, 2026) |
| • Administrator | Donald J. Travisano |
| • Municipal clerk | Eileen Birch |
| Area | |
• Total | 9.08 sq mi (23.52 km2) |
| • Land | 9.05 sq mi (23.44 km2) |
| • Water | 0.031 sq mi (0.08 km2) 0.35% |
| • Rank | 219th of 565 in state 3rd of 21 in county |
| Elevation | 125 ft (38 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 59,728 |
• Estimate (2024) | 63,171 |
| • Rank | 28th of 565 in state 2nd of 21 in county |
| • Density | 6,599/sq mi (2,548/km2) |
| • Rank | 76th of 565 in state 9th of 21 in county |
| Time zone | UTC−05:00 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−04:00 (Eastern (EDT)) |
| ZIP Codes | 07083: Union 07088: Vauxhall |
| Area code | 908 |
| FIPS code | 3403974480 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0882212 |
| Website | www |
Union Township is a township in Union County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. In the 18th century, the area that is now Union was then called Connecticut Farms. As of the 2020 United States census, the township's population was 59,728, its highest decennial census count ever and an increase of 3,086 (+5.4%) from the 2010 census count of 56,642, which in turn had reflected an increase of 2,237 (+4.1%) from the 54,405 counted at the 2000 census.