Union Township (comtat de Union, Nova Jersey)

Union és un township al comtat de Union, Nova Jersey, Estats Units. Al segle XVIII la zona que ara és Union es va anomenar llavors Connecticut Farms. Segons el cens del 2010 dels Estats Units, la població del township era de 56.642,Municipalities Sorted by 2011-2020 Legislative District, New Jersey Department of State. Accessed February 1, 2020. la més alta registrada en cap cens decennal, cosa que reflecteix un augment de 2.237 (+ 4,1%) respecte als 54.405 comptabilitzats al cens del 2000, que al seu torn havia augmentat en 4.381 (+ 8,8%) dels 50.024 comptabilitzats al cens del 1990.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.

Història Establert el 1667, Union va ser el tercer assentament de parla anglesa a Nova Jersey després d’ Elizabeth i Newark, amb la zona que ara és Union que llavors es deia 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 va ser el lloc de la Batalla de Connecticut Farms. El 6 de juny de 1780, les tropes britàniques, dirigides pel general hessià Wilhelm von Knyphausen, van pujar a vaixells a Staten Island amb destinació a Elizabeth (Nova Jersey). A mitjanit, 5.000 efectius van començar a desembarcar. Esperaven que l'Exèrcit Continental oferís poca resistència, creient que estaven cansats de la guerra i que estaven mal alimentats i pagats. També esperaven que els ciutadans de Nova Jersey els donessin la benvinguda. Es van equivocar en tots dos aspectes i no van poder obrir-se camí cap a Hobart Gap.Yesenko, Michael R. "Union historian Yesenko presents 'Remembering General George Washington'", Suburban News, January 20, 2010. Accessed December 7, 2011.

Union es va incorporar com a township mitjançant un acte de la legislatura de Nova Jersey el 23 de novembre de 1808, procedent de porcions d'Elizabeth Township, mentre l'àrea encara formava part del Comtat d'Essex (Nova Jersey) . Va passar a formar part del recentment format Comtat de Union el 19 de març de 1857. S'han pres parts del township per formar Linden Township (4 de març de 1861), Roselle Park (22 de març de 1901), Kenilworth (13 de maig de 1907) i Hillside (3 d'abril de 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. El 1946, un grup de residents va pressionar perquè el nom del township es canviés a "Connecticut Farms", citant els beneficis potencials per als residents i empreses de la zona a partir de la popularitat i la importància històrica del nom.Staff. "Union May Again Be 'Connecticut Farms'", The New York Times, July 15, 1946. Accessed July 18, 2018. "Union, N. J., July 14 - Backed by the Union Exchange Club, a movement has been launched to change the township's name to Connecticut Frams, a name given to it by earky settlers who came here from Connecticut."

Geografia El township de Union està situat a l'extrem nord del comtat de Union i limita amb vuit municipalitats: Hillside a l'est, Elizabeth al sud-est, Roselle Park i Kenilworth al sud i Springfield Township a l'oest. Al nord-oest del township hi ha Millburn, al nord Maplewood i al nord-est Irvington, tots al Comtat d'Essex (Nova Jersey) .Areas touching Union, MapIt. Accessed March 11, 2020.Union County Municipal Profiles, Union County, New Jersey. Accessed March 11, 2020.New Jersey Municipal Boundaries, New Jersey Department of Transportation. Accessed November 15, 2019.

Segons l'Oficina del Cens dels Estats Units, el township tenia una superfície total de 23,52 km², inclosos els 23,44 km² de terreny i 0,08 km² d'aigua (0,35%).

Les comunitats, localitats i topònims no incorporats situats parcialment o totalment dins del township hi ha Battle Hill, Connecticut Farms, Galloping Hill, Headlentown, Putnam Manor, Salem, Townley i Vauxhall.Locality Search, State of New Jersey. Accessed May 21, 2015.

Edificis destacables La Union Watersphere, durant molts anys la torre d'aigua més alta d'aquesta mena del món, fa 64,6 m d'alçada, té 946 m3 d'aigua potable i ara també s'utilitza com a torre de telefonia mòbil.Lost in New Jersey: The Union Watersphere , accessed January 16, 2006. La fita i la icona van inspirar un antic resident de la Unió a crear un lloc web i un museu (a Austin, Texas) dedicats a la torre.World's Tallest Water Sphere La Unió alberga diverses cases construïdes totalment amb formigó abocat, un experiment de Thomas Edison. Les cases de la terrassa Ingersoll inclouen parets interiors de formigó abocat ormigó formada.Massey, James C.; and Maxwell, Shirley. "Concrete Houses", Old-House Journal, May-Jun 1994, p. 49. Accessed May 24, 2013. La Unió alberga un edifici en forma de vaixell a la 2262 US Route 22. Originalment era restaurant i club nocturn,Union Township Historical Society, The Flagship, accessed March 5, 2017 ha anat canviant de propietat al llarg dels anys, convertint-se en una botiga de mobles coneguda com "El vaixell insígnia" i més tard The Wiz (botiga d'electrodomèstics) Actualment és una botiga de PC Richard & Son. Union és la seu de la botiga Home Depot més gran dels Estats Units, amb una 20.200 m².Liddane, Lisa. "The Home Depot opens its first Superstore in the West", The Orange County Register, April 5, 2012. Accessed October 25, 2012. "Those proportions make it the Atlanta-based home improvement chain's largest store in the West and the second largest Home Depot in the nation. The Union, N.J., superstore is the largest at 217,000 square feet."

Persones destacables Entre les persones que han nascut, residit o han estat estretament relacionades amb Union Township, hi ha: Aminat Ayinde, la segona subcampiona del cicle 12 del model America's Next Top.Gacser, Ava. "America's Next Top Model taps Union native", Home News Tribune, January 28, 2009. Accessed December 7, 2011. C. Louis Bassano (nascut el 1942) polític que va servir tant a l' Assemblea General de Nova Jersey com al Senat de Nova Jersey.C. Louis Bassano, New Jersey Legislature, archived by the Internet Archive on February 25, 1998. Accessed May 25, 2010. Isaiah Briscoe (nascut el 1996), jugador de bàsquet de l'equip de bàsquet masculí de Kentucky Wildcats.Ditota, Donna. "Syracuse basketball program targets more Roselle Catholic players", The Post-Standard, September 11, 2013. Accessed March 1, 2016. "Boff said Briscoe transferred from St. Benedict's for two reasons: Roselle is located two miles from his home in Union, N.J., and Briscoe 'wanted more of a traditional high school experience for his last two years.' (St. Benedict's is an all-boys prep school.)" Freddie 'Red' Cochrane (1915-1993), boxejador professional de la divisió pes wèlter (147 lliures) que es va convertir en campió del món el 1941 en aquesta categoria.Staff. "Freddie (Red) Cochrane, Boxer, 77", The New York Times, January 19, 1993. Accessed July 18, 2018. "Mr. Cochrane, of Union, N.J., died at the Lyons Veterans Administration Hospital." Joe Collins (1922–1989), primera base dels New York Yankees del 1948 al 1957. Un parc a l'avinguda de la Llibertat rep el seu nom. Tom Coyne (1954-2017), enginyer de masterització.Coughlin, Kevin. "Tom Coyne, Grammy-winning music engineer for Adele and Beyoncé, dies at 62", MorristownGreen.com, April 15, 2017. Accessed September 24, 2017. "Born in Elizabeth and raised in Union, Coyne graduated from Roselle Catholic High School and earned a B.A. from Kean University." Jonathan Townley Crane (1819-1880), clergue, autor i abolicionista. Joseph Cryan (nascut el 1961), representa el 20è districte legislatiu de l' Assemblea General de Nova Jersey.Assembly Member Joseph P. Cryan, Project Vote Smart. Accessed August 12, 2007. Quenton DeCosey (nascut el 1994), jugador de bàsquet professional dels Koroivos de la Greek Basket League.Hunt, Donald. "Quenton DeCosey loves playing in historic Palestra", Philadelphia Tribune, December 9, 2014. Accessed November 7, 2017. "Temple shooting guard Quenton DeCosey has learned about playing basketball in the Philadelphia Big 5. DeCosey hails from Union, N.J. where he played basketball for St. Joseph’s-Metuchen High School." Jamie Fox (1954-2017), estrateg polític.Sullivan, John. "In Person; McGreevey Goes for Muscle", The New York Times, December 1, 2002. Accessed May 24, 2013. "He was born in Elizabeth and raised in Union Township, and when he was 13 he sneaked out of his house and took a train into Manhattan to attend a wake for Robert F. Kennedy." Gina Genovese (nascuda el 1959), empresària i política que ha estat alcalde del township de Long Hill.Magyar, Mark J. "Profile: The Woman Who Wants to End NJ’s 'Multiple Municipal Madness'", NJ Spotlight, April 30, 2014. Accessed July 11, 2017. "Born in Union, she moved to Berkeley Heights with her family at the age of 12." Kayla Hoffman (nascuda el 1988), gimnasta artística.Kausler Jr., Don. "Alabama gymnast Kayla Hoffman named the SEC Female Athlete of the Year", The Birmingham News, June 28, 2011. Accessed October 16, 2015. "The Union, N.J., native is the sixth Alabama athlete and fifth Tide gymnast to be named SEC Female Athlete of the Year, joining gymnasts Penney Hauschild (1985), Dee Foster (1990), Andreé Pickens (2002), Rice (2004) and track star Lillie Leatherwood (1987)." Mildred Barry Hughes (1902-1995), la primera dona elegida al Senat de Nova Jersey, el 1965.Staff. "Mildred Hughes, 92, New Jersey Senator", The New York Times, January 19, 1995. Accessed May 24, 2013. "Mildred Barry Hughes, who in 1965 was the first woman elected a state senator in New Jersey, died on Jan. 11 at the Cranford (N.J.) Health and Extended Care Center. She was 92 and had lived for many years in Union, N.J." Ron Karkovice (nascut el 1963), receptor de la Lliga Major de beisbol del 1986 al 1997.Ron Karkovice, Baseball Almanac. Accessed December 7, 2011. Amalya Lyle Kearse (nascuda el 1937), jutge de la Cort d'Apel·lacions del Segon Circuit dels Estats Units.Goldstein, Tom. "Amalya Lyle Kearse; Woman in the News", The New York Times, June 25, 1979. Accessed July 18, 2018. "Amalya Lyle Kearse was born June 11, 1937, in Vauxhall, N.J. where her late father was postmaster and her mother first practiced medicine and then became an antipoverty official." Myra Smith Kearse (1899-1982), metge i líder de la comunitat. Larry Kubin (nascut el 1959), defensa que va jugar amb els Washington Redskins del 1981 al 1984.Larry Kubin profile , database Football. Accessed June 6, 2007. Kelly Kulick (nascuda el 1977), jugador de bitlles professionals que es va convertir en la primera dona que va guanyar un títol de gira habitual de l'Associació Professional de Boladors.Kulick became the first woman to win a PBA Tour title on Sunday, beating Chris Barnes in the final of the 45th Tournament of Champions.