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:''Not to be confused with Union Township, Hunterdon County, New Jersey and Union City, New Jersey in Hudson County.'' |subdivision_name1 = |subdivision_type2 = County |subdivision_name2 = Union |government_footnotes = 〔 |government_type = Township |governing_body = Township Committee |leader_title = Mayor |leader_name = Manuel T. Figueiredo (term ends December 31, 2015)〔〔(2015 New Jersey Mayors Directory ), New Jersey Department of Community Affairs, as of October 20, 2015. Accessed November 15, 2015.〕 |leader_party = D |leader_title1 = Administrator |leader_name1 = Ronald Manzella〔(Administration Office ), Township of Union. Accessed August 5, 2014.〕 |leader_title2 = Clerk |leader_name2 = Eileen Birch〔(Clerk's Office ), Township of Union. Accessed August 5, 2014.〕 |established_title = Incorporated |established_date = November 23, 1808 |area_footnotes = 〔(2010 Census Gazetteer Files: New Jersey County Subdivisions ), United States Census Bureau. Accessed May 21, 2015.〕 |area_magnitude = |area_total_km2 = 23.548 |area_land_km2 = 23.494 |area_water_km2 = 0.055 |area_total_sq_mi = 9.092 |area_land_sq_mi = 9.071 |area_water_sq_mi = 0.021 |area_water_percent = 0.23 |area_rank = 219th of 566 in state 3rd of 21 in county〔 |population_as_of = 2010 Census |population_footnotes = 〔(2010 Census: Union County ), ''Asbury Park Press''. Accessed June 10, 2011.〕〔(DP-1 - Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2010 for Union township, Union County, New Jersey ), United States Census Bureau. Accessed December 7, 2011.〕〔〔(Table DP-1. Profile of General Demographic Characteristics: 2010 for Union township ), New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development. Accessed December 7, 2011.〕 |population_total = 56642 |population_rank = 25th of 566 in state 2nd of 21 in county〔(GCT-PH1 Population, Housing Units, Area, and Density: 2010 - State -- County Subdivision from the 2010 Census Summary File 1 for New Jersey ), United States Census Bureau. Accessed May 24, 2013.〕 |population_density_km2 = 2410.9 |population_density_sq_mi = 6244.3 |population_density_rank = 80th of 566 in state 9th of 21 in county〔 |population_est = 57832 |pop_est_as_of = 2014 |pop_est_footnotes = 〔 |timezone = Eastern (EST) |utc_offset = -5 |timezone_DST = Eastern (EDT) |utc_offset_DST = -4 |elevation_footnotes = 〔, Geographic Names Information System. Accessed March 14, 2013.〕 |elevation_m = |elevation_ft = 125 |coordinates_type = region:US_type:city |coordinates_region = US-NJ |coordinates_display = inline,title |coordinates_footnotes = 〔〔(US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990 ), United States Census Bureau. Accessed September 4, 2014.〕 |latd = 40.695266 |longd = -74.269078 |postal_code_type = ZIP code |postal_code = 07083〔(Look Up a ZIP Code for Union, NJ ), United States Postal Service. Accessed December 7, 2011.〕 |area_code = 908 |blank_name = FIPS code |blank_info = 3403974480〔〔(American FactFinder ), United States Census Bureau. Accessed September 4, 2014.〕〔(A Cure for the Common Codes: New Jersey ), Missouri Census Data Center. Accessed October 31, 2012.〕 |blank1_name = GNIS feature ID |blank1_info = 0882212〔〔(US Board on Geographic Names ), United States Geological Survey. Accessed September 4, 2014.〕 |website = http://www.uniontownship.com |footnotes = }} Union is a township in Union County, New Jersey, United States. In the 18th century, the area that is now Union was then called Connecticut Farms. As of the 2010 United States Census, the township population was 56,642,〔〔〔 the highest recorded in any decennial census, reflecting an increase of 2,237 (+4.1%) from the 54,405 counted in the 2000 Census, which had in turn increased by 4,381 (+8.8%) from the 50,024 counted in the 1990 Census.〔(Table 7. Population for the Counties and Municipalities in New Jersey: 1990, 2000 and 2010 ), New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development, February 2011. Accessed May 24, 2013.〕 ==History== Settled in 1667, Union was the third English speaking settlement in New Jersey after Elizabeth and Newark, with the area that is now Union then called Connecticut Farms.〔Cheslow, Jerry. ("If You're Thinking of Living in: Union" ), ''The New York Times'', October 27, 1991. Accessed February 25, 2012. "UNION, the third oldest English settlement in New Jersey after Newark and Elizabeth, is returning to its Colonial roots.... Union was settled in 1667 by Puritans, who left Connecticut fearing religious persecution. Then called Connecticut Farms, the community figured prominently in shipbuilding from the late 17th century, when the Headleys, one of its first European families, established a factory for wooden hoops to hold sails to masts."〕 Union Township was the site of the Battle of Connecticut Farms, one of the last battles between British and American forces during the American Revolutionary War. On June 6, 1780, British troops, led by Hessian General Wilhelm von Knyphausen, boarded boats on Staten Island bound for Elizabeth, New Jersey. At midnight, 5,000 troops started to land. They expected the Continental Army to give little resistance, believing that they were tired of the war and were poorly fed and paid. They also expected the citizens of New Jersey to welcome them. They were wrong on both counts and were unable to make their way to and through the Hobart Gap.〔Yesenko, Michael R. ("Union historian Yesenko presents 'Remembering General George Washington'" ), ''Suburban News'', January 20, 2010. Accessed December 7, 2011.〕 Union Township was incorporated as a township by an act of the New Jersey Legislature on November 23, 1808, from portions of Elizabeth Township, while the area was still part of Essex County. It became part of the newly formed Union County on March 19, 1857. Portions of the township have been taken to form Linden Township (March 4, 1861), Roselle Park, (March 22, 1901), Kenilworth (May 13, 1907) and Hillside (April 3, 1913).〔Snyder, John P. (''The Story of New Jersey's Civil Boundaries: 1606-1968'' ), Bureau of Geology and Topography; Trenton, New Jersey; 1969. p. 241. Accessed February 25, 2012.〕〔Honeyman, Abraham Van Doren. (''Index-analysis of the Statutes of New Jersey, 1896-1909: Together with References to All Acts, and Parts of Acts, in the 'General Statutes' and Pamphlet Laws Expressly Repealed: and the Statutory Crimes of New Jersey During the Same Period'' ), p. 306. New Jersey Law Journal Publishing Company, 1910. Accessed October 16, 2015.〕 In 1946, a group of residents pushed for the township's name to be changed to "Connecticut Farms", citing the potential benefits to area residents and businesses from the broad awareness of the historical significance of the name.〔Staff. ("UNION MAY AGAIN BE 'CONNECTICUT FARMS'" ), ''The New York Times'', July 15, 1946. Accessed October 16, 2015.〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Union Township, Union County, New Jersey」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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