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Union County, New Jersey

Union County is a county in the U.S. state of New Jersey. At the 2014 Census, its estimated population was 552,939,〔 an increase of 3.1% from the 2010 United States Census, when its population was enumerated at 536,499,〔 in turn an increase of 13,958 (2.7%) from the 522,541 enumerated in the 2000 Census and making it the seventh-most populous county in the state, having been surpassed by Ocean County.〔(NJ Labor Market Views ), New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development, March 15, 2011. Accessed October 6, 2013.〕〔 It is part of the New York metropolitan area. Its county seat is Elizabeth.〔〔(【引用サイトリンク】accessdate=2011-06-07 )〕 The Bureau of Economic Analysis ranked the county as having the 119th-highest per capita income of all 3,113 counties in the United States (and the eighth-highest in New Jersey) in 2009.〔(250 Highest Per Capita Personal Incomes of the 3113 Counties in the United States, 2009 ), Bureau of Economic Analysis. Accessed April 9, 2012.〕 A study by Forbes.com determined that Union County pays the second-highest property taxes of all U.S. counties, based on 2007 data.〔Woolsey, Matt. ("In Depth: Who Pays America's Highest Property Taxes? 2. Union County, N.J." ), ''Forbes'', January 23, 2009. Accessed October 2, 2013.〕 With a population density of 4,955 people per square mile (water excluded), Union County was the 15th-most densely populated county in America as of the 2010 Census, and third-densest in New Jersey, behind Hudson County (ranked 6th at 9,754) and Essex County (ranked 11th at 6,126).〔("Census 2000 Data Rankings; A data rankings document focused on the Roanoke Valley and Alleghany Highlands region" ), Roanoke Valley-Alleghany Regional Commission, p. 22. Accessed October 6, 2013.〕〔Staff. ("Census 2010 data show population and diversity trends" ), ''USA Today''. Accessed October 2, 2013. Click on "Population per Square Mile" to sort counties nationwide by descending population density, which was calculated based on total land area (including water) and lists Union as 18th and Essex as 14th.〕
Union County was formed on March 19, 1857, from portions of Essex County.〔Snyder, John P. (''The Story of New Jersey's Civil Boundaries: 1606-1968'' ), Bureau of Geology and Topography; Trenton, New Jersey; 1969. p. 237. Accessed January 21, 2013.〕
==Geography==
According to the 2010 Census, the county had a total area of , including of land (97.6%) and of water (2.4%).〔〔(Census 2010 U.S. Gazetteer Files: New Jersey Counties ), United States Census Bureau, Backed up by the Internet Archive as of June 11, 2012. Accessed October 6, 2013.〕
Much of Union County is relatively flat and low-lying. Only in the northwestern corner does any significant relief appear as the Watchung Mountains cross the county. It is there that highest elevations, two areas approximately above sea level, are found in Berkeley Heights.〔(New Jersey County High Points ), Peakbagger.com. Accessed October 5, 2013.〕 The lowest elevation is sea level along the eastern shore.

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