Union Township, Union County, New Jersey

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. [https://www.nytimes.com/1991/10/27/realestate/if-you-re-thinking-of-living-in-union.html "If You're Thinking of Living in: Union"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160307015110/http://www.nytimes.com/1991/10/27/realestate/if-you-re-thinking-of-living-in-union.html |date=March 7, 2016 }}, 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. 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. [http://www.nj.com/suburbannews/index.ssf/2010/01/union_historian_yesenko_presen.html "Union historian Yesenko presents 'Remembering General George Washington'"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150620051754/http://www.nj.com/suburbannews/index.ssf/2010/01/union_historian_yesenko_presen.html |date=June 20, 2015 }}, 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. [https://nj.gov/dep/njgs/enviroed/oldpubs/bulletin67.pdf The Story of New Jersey's Civil Boundaries: 1606-1968], Bureau of Geology and Topography; Trenton, New Jersey; 1969. p. 241. Accessed May 30, 2024.Honeyman, Abraham Van Doren. [https://books.google.com/books?id=nOkkAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA306 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. [https://www.nytimes.com/1946/07/15/archives/union-may-again-be-connecticut-farms.html "Union May Again Be 'Connecticut Farms'"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180718205013/https://www.nytimes.com/1946/07/15/archives/union-may-again-be-connecticut-farms.html |date=July 18, 2018 }}, 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 Farms, a name given to it by early settlers who came here from Connecticut."

The Self-Master Colony was a private experiment in housing the homeless; built on the Hoyt family mansion in Union Township in 1908. The colony was founded by Andress Small Floyd and his wife Lillian, lasting until 1938.[https://www.nj.com/suburbannews/2017/05/union_library_to_present_histo.html "Union library to present historic program on 'Self Master Colony'"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220628022812/https://www.nj.com/suburbannews/2017/05/union_library_to_present_histo.html |date=June 28, 2022 }}, NJ Advance Media for NJ.com, May 15, 2017. Accessed June 27, 2022. "The Self Master Colony, also known as Floyd's Self Master Village, was a residence for men in need of assistance. Founded by Andress and Lillian Floyd, the Colony lasted from 1908 to 1938. The project was financed by Charles H. Ingersoll--famous for the Ingersoll Watch Company, as well as for his association with Thomas Edison and his cement houses (located on Ingersoll Terrace in Union). The Colony consisted of about 50 acres on Morris Avenue--today the site of the Township of Union's municipal building, public library, and Friberger Park."

The Township of Union is located on the northern edge of Union County and is bordered by eight municipalities: Hillside to the east, Elizabeth to the southeast, Roselle Park and Kenilworth to the south and Springfield Township to the west. Northwest of the township lies Millburn, to the north lies Maplewood and to the northeast lies Irvington, all in Essex County.[https://global.mapit.mysociety.org/area/1010629/touches.html Areas touching Union] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211204165117/https://global.mapit.mysociety.org/area/1010629/touches.html |date=December 4, 2021 }}, MapIt. Accessed March 11, 2020.[https://ucnj.org/municipal-profiles/ Union County Municipal Profiles] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200408173413/https://ucnj.org/municipal-profiles/ |date=April 8, 2020 }}, Union County, New Jersey. Accessed March 11, 2020.[https://www.state.nj.us/transportation/gis/maps/polnoroads.pdf New Jersey Municipal Boundaries] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20031204213712/https://www.state.nj.us/transportation/gis/maps/polnoroads.pdf |date=December 4, 2003 }}, New Jersey Department of Transportation. Accessed November 15, 2019.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the township had a total area of 9.08 square miles (23.52 km²), including 9.05 square miles (23.44 km²) of land and 0.03 square miles (0.08 km²) of water (0.35%).

Unincorporated communities, localities and place names located partially or completely within the township include Battle Hill, Connecticut Farms, Galloping Hill, Headlentown, Putnam Manor, Salem, Townley and Vauxhall.[http://www.state.nj.us/infobank/localnames.txt Locality Search] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160709092825/http://www.state.nj.us/infobank/localnames.txt |date=July 9, 2016 }}, State of New Jersey. Accessed May 21, 2015.

• Five Points, area around the junction of Galloping Hill Road, Chestnut Street, Salem Road, Delaware Avenue, Walton Avenue, and Tucker Avenue.
• Brookside Heights (Curryville), west of Vauxhall Road.
• Vauxhall, area of Union north of I-78 and west of Stuyvesant Avenue, with its own ZIP code 07088.
• Union Center, area around the intersection of Morris and Stuyvesant Avenues.
• Putnam Ridge, a section between Suburban Road, Morris Avenue, Twin Oaks Road, and Colonial Avenue.
• Putnam Manor, an historic section between Colonial Avenue and Salem Road.
• Orchard Park
• Parkside Manor, a three-road section off of Union Terrace.
• Larchmont Estates, area bordered by Larchmont Reservation (NW and NE edges), Morris Avenue (SW), Liberty Avenue (SE), and Joe Collins Park/Larchmont Reservation (NE edge).
• Battle Hill, area served by Battle Hill Elementary School in west Union, bordered by Rahway River (W edge), Morris Avenue (N), the west branch of the Elizabeth River (E), and Route 22 (S).
• Green Lane, new community between Kean University and Union Station.
• Fairway Drive, community bordering the Galloping Hill Golf Course.
• Rich Creek, the neighborhood of Richard Terrace

{{US Census population

| 1810= 1428

| 1820= 1567

| 1830= 1409

| 1840= 1482

| 1850= 1662

| 1860= 1812

| 1870= 2314 | 1870n=*

| 1880= 2418

| 1890= 2846

| 1900= 4315

| 1910= 3419 | 1910n=*

| 1920= 3962 | 1920n=*

| 1930=16472

| 1940=24730

| 1950=38004

| 1960=51499

| 1970=53077

| 1980=50184

| 1990=50024

| 2000=54405

| 2010=56642

| 2020=59728

| estimate=60676

| estyear=2023

| estref=[https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/tables/2020-2023/mcds/totals/SUB-MCD-EST2023-POP-34.xlsx Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for Minor Civil Divisions in New Jersey: April 1, 2020 to July 1, 2023], United States Census Bureau, released May 2024. Accessed May 16, 2024.

|footnote=Population sources:
1810–1920[https://dspace.njstatelib.org/xmlui/handle/10929/25218?show=full Compendium of censuses 1726-1905: together with the tabulated returns of 1905] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210226125132/https://dspace.njstatelib.org/xmlui/handle/10929/25218?show=full |date=February 26, 2021 }}, New Jersey Department of State, 1906. Accessed May 24, 2013. 1840Bowen, Francis. [https://books.google.com/books?id=DnUFAAAAQAAJ&pg=PA231 American Almanac and Repository of Useful Knowledge for the Year 1843] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230715184554/https://books.google.com/books?id=DnUFAAAAQAAJ&pg=PA231 |date=July 15, 2023 }}, p. 231, David H. Williams, 1842. Accessed May 24, 2013. Source lists a population of 1,483 for 1840, in conflict with the 1,482 shown in the New Jersey Compendium of censuses 1726-1905.
1850–1870Raum, John O. [https://archive.org/details/historyofnewjers02raum/page/281 The History of New Jersey: From Its Earliest Settlement to the Present Time, Volume 1], p. 281, J. E. Potter and company, 1877. Accessed May 24, 2013. "Union had a population in 1860 of 1,812 and in 1870, 2,314." 1850Debow, James Dunwoody Brownson. [https://books.google.com/books?id=25TicJOdU0AC&pg=PA138 The Seventh Census of the United States: 1850] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231001195936/https://books.google.com/books?id=25TicJOdU0AC&pg=PA138#v=onepage&q&f=false |date=October 1, 2023 }}, p. 138. R. Armstrong, 1853. Accessed May 24, 2013. 1870Staff. [https://archive.org/details/acompendiumnint00offigoog/page/n274 A compendium of the ninth census, 1870], p. 261. United States Census Bureau, 1872. Accessed May 24, 2013.
1880–1890Porter, Robert Percival. [https://archive.org/details/preliminaryresu01portgoog/page/n219 Preliminary Results as Contained in the Eleventh Census Bulletins: Volume III - 51 to 75], p. 99. United States Census Bureau, 1890. Accessed May 24, 2013. 1890–1910[https://archive.org/details/cu31924070698356/page/n346 Thirteenth Census of the United States, 1910: Population by Counties and Minor Civil Divisions, 1910, 1900, 1890], United States Census Bureau, p. 339. Accessed May 24, 2013. 1910–1930[https://books.google.com/books?id=kifRAAAAMAAJ&pg=PA719 Fifteenth Census of the United States : 1930 - Population Volume I] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231001195936/https://books.google.com/books?id=kifRAAAAMAAJ&pg=PA719#v=onepage&q&f=false |date=October 1, 2023 }}, United States Census Bureau, p. 719. Accessed May 24, 2013.
1940–2000[https://www.nj.gov/labor/labormarketinformation/assets/PDFs/census/2kpub/njsdcp3.pdf#page=27 Table 6: New Jersey Resident Population by Municipality: 1940 - 2000] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221005222054/https://www.nj.gov/labor/labormarketinformation/assets/PDFs/census/2kpub/njsdcp3.pdf#page=27 |date=October 5, 2022 }}, Workforce New Jersey Public Information Network, August 2001. Accessed May 1, 2023. 2000
2010[http://php.app.com/census/results2.php?pageNum_Recordset1=1&totalRows_Recordset1=22&State=NJ&County=Union&Town=%25&Submit=Search 2010 Census: Union County] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200806190943/http://php.app.com/census/results2.php?pageNum_Recordset1=1&totalRows_Recordset1=22&State=NJ&County=Union&Town=%25&Submit=Search |date=August 6, 2020 }}, Asbury Park Press. Accessed June 10, 2011.[http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/DPDP1/0600000US3403974480 DP-1 - Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2010 for Union township, Union County, New Jersey] {{Webarchive|url=https://archive.today/20200212102452/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/DPDP1/0600000US3403974480 |date=February 12, 2020 }}, United States Census Bureau. Accessed December 7, 2011.[http://lwd.dol.state.nj.us/labor/lpa/census/2010/dp/dp1_uni/union1.pdf Table DP-1. Profile of General Demographic Characteristics: 2010 for Union township] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304075721/http://lwd.dol.state.nj.us/labor/lpa/census/2010/dp/dp1_uni/union1.pdf |date=March 4, 2016 }}, New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development. Accessed December 7, 2011. 2020[https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/fact/table/uniontownshipunioncountynewjersey/ QuickFacts Union township, Union County, New Jersey] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231001195947/https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/fact/table/uniontownshipunioncountynewjersey/ |date=October 1, 2023 }}, United States Census Bureau. Accessed January 15, 2023.[https://www.nj.gov/labor/labormarketinformation/assets/PDFs/census/2020/2020%20pl94%20Tables/2020_Mun/MCD%200_All.pdf Total Population: Census 2010 - Census 2020 New Jersey Municipalities] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230213084623/https://www.nj.gov/labor/labormarketinformation/assets/PDFs/census/2020/2020%20pl94%20Tables/2020_Mun/MCD%200_All.pdf |date=February 13, 2023 }}, New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development. Accessed December 1, 2022.
* = Lost territory in previous decade.

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The 2010 United States census counted 56,642 people, 19,556 households, and 14,276 families in the township. The population density was 6,244.3 per square mile (2,410.9/km²). There were 20,250 housing units at an average density of 2,232.4 per square mile (861.9/km²). The racial makeup was 53.78% (30,464) White, 28.98% (16,417) Black or African American, 0.14% (80) Native American, 10.60% (6,003) Asian, 0.04% (24) Pacific Islander, 4.06% (2,297) from other races, and 2.40% (1,357) from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 14.94% (8,465) of the population.

Of the 19,556 households, 31.6% had children under the age of 18; 53.7% were married couples living together; 14.4% had a female householder with no husband present and 27.0% were non-families. Of all households, 23.0% were made up of individuals and 10.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.82 and the average family size was 3.35.

21.1% of the population were under the age of 18, 10.7% from 18 to 24, 26.0% from 25 to 44, 28.2% from 45 to 64, and 14.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39.6 years. For every 100 females, the population had 89.7 males. For every 100 females ages 18 and older there were 85.6 males.

The Census Bureau's 2006–2010 American Community Survey showed that (in 2010 inflation-adjusted dollars) median household income was $73,722 (with a margin of error of +/− $4,858) and the median family income was $86,705 (+/− $3,822). Males had a median income of $54,811 (+/− $1,998) versus $47,144 (+/− $2,316) for females. The per capita income for the township was $31,135 (+/− $1,104). About 3.7% of families and 4.7% of the population were below the poverty line, including 4.7% of those under age 18 and 5.6% of those age 65 or over.[http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/ACS/10_5YR/DP03/0600000US3403974480 DP03: Selected Economic Characteristics from the 2006-2010 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates for Union township, Union County, New Jersey] {{Webarchive|url=https://archive.today/20200212084514/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/ACS/10_5YR/DP03/0600000US3403974480 |date=February 12, 2020 }}, United States Census Bureau. Accessed February 25, 2012.

As of the 2000 United States census of 2000, there were 54,405 people, 19,534 households, and 14,162 families residing in the township. The population density was {{convert|5,968.1|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 20,001 housing units at an average density of {{convert|2,194.1|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. An example of a diverse municipality in the United States, the racial makeup of the township was 67.66% White, 19.76% African American, 0.15% Native American, 7.72% Asian, 0.02% Pacific Islander, 2.44% from other races, and 2.24% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 8.93% of the population.[http://censtats.census.gov/data/NJ/0603403974480.pdf Census 2000 Profiles of Demographic / Social / Economic / Housing Characteristics for Union township, New Jersey] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161101041244/http://censtats.census.gov/data/NJ/0603403974480.pdf |date=November 1, 2016 }}, United States Census Bureau. Accessed October 31, 2016.[http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/00_SF1/DP1/0600000US3403974480 DP-1: Profile of General Demographic Characteristics: 2000 - Census 2000 Summary File 1 (SF 1) 100-Percent Data for Union township, Union County, New Jersey] {{Webarchive|url=https://archive.today/20200212102530/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/00_SF1/DP1/0600000US3403974480 |date=February 12, 2020 }}, United States Census Bureau. Accessed May 24, 2013.

There were 19,534 households, out of which 32.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 55.5% were married couples living together, 13.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 27.5% were non-families. 23.8% of all households were made up of individuals, and 13.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.71 and the average family size was 3.25.

In the township the population was spread out, with 22.3% under the age of 18, 8.9% from 18 to 24, 29.3% from 25 to 44, 22.3% from 45 to 64, and 17.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females, there were 87.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 83.2 males.

The median income for a household in the township was $59,173, and the median income for a family was $68,707. Males had a median income of $45,299 versus $35,604 for females. The per capita income for the township was $24,768. About 3.0% of families and 4.2% of the population were below the poverty line, including 4.6% of those under age 18 and 5.5% of those age 65 or over.

Union Township is governed under the Township form of New Jersey municipal government, one of 141 municipalities (of the 564) statewide that use this form, the second-most commonly used form of government in the state.[https://njdatabook.rutgers.edu/sites/njdatabook.rutgers.edu/files/documents/inventory_of_municipal_forms_of_government_in_new_jersey.pdf Inventory of Municipal Forms of Government in New Jersey] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230601184216/https://njdatabook.rutgers.edu/sites/njdatabook.rutgers.edu/files/documents/inventory_of_municipal_forms_of_government_in_new_jersey.pdf |date=June 1, 2023 }}, Rutgers University Center for Government Studies, July 1, 2011. Accessed June 1, 2023. The Township Committee is comprised of five members, who are elected directly by the voters at-large in partisan elections to serve three-year terms of office on a staggered basis, with either one or two seats coming up for election each year as part of the November general election in a three-year cycle.2012 New Jersey Legislative District Data Book, Rutgers University Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy, March 2013, p. 90.[https://njdatabook.rutgers.edu/sites/njdatabook.rutgers.edu/files/documents/forms_of_municipal_government_in_new_jersey_9220.pdf#page=7 "Forms of Municipal Government in New Jersey"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230604040836/https://njdatabook.rutgers.edu/sites/njdatabook.rutgers.edu/files/documents/forms_of_municipal_government_in_new_jersey_9220.pdf#page=7 |date=June 4, 2023 }}, p. 7. Rutgers University Center for Government Studies. Accessed June 1, 2023. At an annual reorganization meeting, the Township Committee selects one of its members to serve as Mayor. The Mayor, in addition to voting as a member of the Township Committee, presides over the meetings of the committee and carries out ceremonial duties.

{{As of|2024}}, members of the Union Township Committee are Mayor Manuel T. Figueiredo (D, term on committee ends December 31, 2024; term as mayor ends 2024), Deputy Mayor Joseph Florio (D, term on committee ends December 31, 2026; term as deputy mayor ends 2024), James Bowser, Jr. (D, 2025), Patricia Guerra-Frazier (D, 2025; appointed to serve an unexpired term through 2024 election), and Sandra Terrell (D, 2024; appointed to serve an unexpired term).[https://www.uniontownship.com/133/Township-Committee Township Committee] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200923125806/https://www.uniontownship.com/133/Township-Committee |date=September 23, 2020 }}, Union Township. Accessed June 27, 2022.[http://www.unioncountyvotes.com/elected-officials/ Union County Elected Officials] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200305063113/http://www.unioncountyvotes.com/elected-officials/ |date=March 5, 2020 }}, Union County, New Jersey Clerk. Accessed June 1, 2022.[https://results.enr.clarityelections.com/NJ/Union/119032/web.317647/#/summary General Election November 7, 2023 Official Results], Union County, New Jersey, updated November 22, 2023. Accessed January 3, 2024.[https://results.enr.clarityelections.com/NJ/Union/116135/web.303253/#/summary General Election November 8, 2022 Official Results], Union County, New Jersey, updated November 21, 2022. Accessed January 3, 2024.[https://results.enr.clarityelections.com/NJ/Union/111504/web.278093/#/summary General Election November 2, 2021 Official Results] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211207121246/https://results.enr.clarityelections.com/NJ/Union/111504/web.278093/#/summary |date=December 7, 2021 }}, Union County, New Jersey, updated November 15, 2021. Accessed January 1, 2022.

On March 26, 2024, Sandra Terrell was appointed to the Township Committee to fill the seat held by James Louis, who resigned on March 13 for personal reasons.{{cite web |last1=Cryan |first1=Kathy |title=Terrell Named to Union Township Committee |url=https://www.tapinto.net/towns/union/sections/government/articles/terrell-named-to-union-township-committee |website=TAPinto Union |access-date=April 27, 2024 |date=March 27, 2024}}{{cite web |last1=Cryan |first1=Kathy |title=Union Township Committeeman James Louis Resigns |url=https://www.tapinto.net/towns/union/sections/government/articles/union-township-committeeman-james-louis-resigns |website=TAPinto Union |access-date=April 27, 2024 |date=March 14, 2024}} Louis had been appointed on December 5, 2023 to fill the seat held by Michele Delisfort, who resigned on November 21 following her election as Union County commissioner.{{cite web |last1=Cryan |first1=Kathy |title=Union's Newest Township Committee Member Sworn into Office |url=https://www.tapinto.net/towns/union/sections/government/articles/union-s-newest-township-committee-member-sworn-into-office |website=TAPinto Union |access-date=April 27, 2024 |date=December 6, 2023}}{{cite web |last1=Cryan |first1=Kathy |title=Delisfort Resigns Union Committee Seat for Position as Union County Commissioner |url=https://www.tapinto.net/towns/union/sections/government/articles/delisfort-resigns-union-committee-seat-for-position-as-union-county-commissioner |website=TAPinto Union |access-date=April 27, 2024 |date=November 22, 2023}}

On December 19, 2023, Patricia Guerra-Frazier was appointed to the Township Committee to fill the seat held by Suzette Cavadas, who resigned on December 12 for personal reasons.{{cite web |last1=Cryan |first1=Kathy |title=Patricia Guerra-Frazier Replaces Cavadas on Union Township Committee |url=https://www.tapinto.net/towns/union/sections/government/articles/patricia-guerra-frazier-replaces-cavadas-on-union-township-committee |website=TAPinto Union |access-date=April 27, 2024 |date=December 21, 2023}}{{cite web |last1=Cryan |first1=Kathy |title=Cavadas Resigns from Union Township Committee |url=https://www.tapinto.net/towns/union/sections/government/articles/cavadas-resigns-from-union-township-committee |website=TAPinto Union |access-date=April 27, 2024 |date=December 19, 2023}}

Union Township is in the 10th Congressional Districts[https://www.njredistrictingcommission.org/documents/2021/Data2021/Plan%20Components.pdf 2022 Redistricting Plan] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221028193337/https://www.njredistrictingcommission.org/documents/2021/Data2021/Plan%20Components.pdf |date=October 28, 2022 }}, New Jersey Redistricting Commission, December 8, 2022. and is part of New Jersey's 20th state legislative district.[https://www.nj.gov/state/elections/assets/pdf/2011-legislative-districts/towns-districts.pdf Municipalities Sorted by 2011-2020 Legislative District] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211120165412/https://www.nj.gov/state/elections/assets/pdf/2011-legislative-districts/towns-districts.pdf |date=November 20, 2021 }}, New Jersey Department of State. Accessed February 1, 2020.[https://uploads-ssl.webflow.com/5bae63366fd2b2e5b9f87e5e/5d30f0a94a82c66427e564d2_2019_CitizensGuide.pdf 2019 New Jersey Citizen's Guide to Government] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191105221009/https://uploads-ssl.webflow.com/5bae63366fd2b2e5b9f87e5e/5d30f0a94a82c66427e564d2_2019_CitizensGuide.pdf |date=November 5, 2019 }}, New Jersey League of Women Voters. Accessed October 30, 2019.[https://www.njleg.state.nj.us/districts/districtnumbers.asp#20 Districts by Number for 2011-2020] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190714024328/https://www.njleg.state.nj.us/districts/districtnumbers.asp#20 |date=July 14, 2019 }}, New Jersey Legislature. Accessed January 6, 2013.

Prior to the 2010 Census, Union Township had been split between the 7th and 10th Congressional Districts with different boundaries, a change made by the New Jersey Redistricting Commission that took effect in January 2013, based on the results of the November 2012 general elections.[http://www.lwvnj.org/images/cg_2011.pdf#page=65 2011 New Jersey Citizen's Guide to Government] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130604153059/http://www.lwvnj.org/images/cg_2011.pdf#page=65 |date=June 4, 2013 }}, p. 65, New Jersey League of Women Voters. Accessed May 22, 2015. The redistricting plan that took effect in 2013 placed 31,611 residents living in the central and western portions of the township into the 7th District, while 25,031 residents in a semicircle that runs along the northern, eastern and southern borders of the township were placed into the 10th District.[https://www.nj.gov/state/elections/assets/pdf/2012-congressional-districts/njcd-2011-plan-components-county-mcd.pdf Plan Components Report] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200219202014/https://www.nj.gov/state/elections/assets/pdf/2012-congressional-districts/njcd-2011-plan-components-county-mcd.pdf |date=February 19, 2020 }}, New Jersey Redistricting Commission, December 23, 2011. Accessed February 1, 2020.[https://www.state.nj.us/state/elections/assets/pdf/2012-congressional-districts/2012-nj-union.pdf Congressional Districts 2012-2021 Map for Union] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210410005054/https://www.state.nj.us/state/elections/assets/pdf/2012-congressional-districts/2012-nj-union.pdf |date=April 10, 2021 }}, New Jersey Redistricting Commission, December 23, 2011. January 4, 2013.

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As of March 2011, there were a total of 31,155 registered voters in Union Township, of which 12,061 (38.7% vs. 41.8% countywide) were registered as Democrats, 3,928 (12.6% vs. 15.3%) were registered as Republicans and 15,157 (48.7% vs. 42.9%) were registered as Unaffiliated. There were 9 voters registered to other parties.[http://www.state.nj.us/state/elections/election-results/2011-union-co-summary-report.pdf Voter Registration Summary - Union] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140715152159/http://www.state.nj.us/state/elections/election-results/2011-union-co-summary-report.pdf |date=July 15, 2014 }}, New Jersey Department of State Division of Elections, March 23, 2011. Accessed May 24, 2013. Among the township's 2010 Census population, 55.0% (vs. 53.3% in Union County) were registered to vote, including 69.7% of those ages 18 and over (vs. 70.6% countywide).[http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/GCTP7.ST16?slice=GEO~0400000US34 GCT-P7: Selected Age Groups: 2010 - State -- County Subdivision; 2010 Census Summary File 1 for New Jersey] {{Webarchive|url=https://archive.today/20200212202223/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/GCTP7.ST16?slice=GEO~0400000US34 |date=February 12, 2020 }}, United States Census Bureau. Accessed May 24, 2013.

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In the 2012 presidential election, Democrat Barack Obama received 16,423 votes (70.7% vs. 66.0% countywide), ahead of Republican Mitt Romney with 6,464 votes (27.8% vs. 32.3%) and other candidates with 155 votes (0.7% vs. 0.8%), among the 23,235 ballots cast by the township's 33,589 registered voters, for a turnout of 69.2% (vs. 68.8% in Union County).[http://njelections.org/2012-results/2012-presidential-union.pdf Presidential November 6, 2012 General Election Results - Union County] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140201192205/http://njelections.org/2012-results/2012-presidential-union.pdf |date=February 1, 2014 }}, New Jersey Department of State Division of Elections, March 15, 2013. Accessed May 24, 2013.[http://njelections.org/2012-results/2012-ballotscast-union.pdf Number of Registered Voters and Ballots Cast November 6, 2012 General Election Results - Union County] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140201191259/http://njelections.org/2012-results/2012-ballotscast-union.pdf |date=February 1, 2014 }}, New Jersey Department of State Division of Elections, March 15, 2013. Accessed May 24, 2013. In the 2008 presidential election, Democrat Barack Obama received 15,625 votes (63.8% vs. 63.1% countywide), ahead of Republican John McCain with 8,462 votes (34.5% vs. 35.2%) and other candidates with 189 votes (0.8% vs. 0.9%), among the 24,505 ballots cast by the township's 32,622 registered voters, for a turnout of 75.1% (vs. 74.7% in Union County).[http://www.state.nj.us/state/elections/election-results/2008-gen-elect-presidential-results-union.pdf 2008 Presidential General Election Results: Union County] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140203203529/http://www.state.nj.us/state/elections/election-results/2008-gen-elect-presidential-results-union.pdf |date=February 3, 2014 }}, New Jersey Department of State Division of Elections, December 23, 2008. Accessed May 24, 2013. In the 2004 presidential election, Democrat John Kerry received 12,751 votes (57.9% vs. 58.3% countywide), ahead of Republican George W. Bush with 8,987 votes (40.8% vs. 40.3%) and other candidates with 174 votes (0.8% vs. 0.7%), among the 22,013 ballots cast by the township's 30,383 registered voters, for a turnout of 72.5% (vs. 72.3% in the whole county).[http://www.state.nj.us/state/elections/election-results/2004-presidential_union_co_2004.pdf 2004 Presidential Election: Union County] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140203203756/http://www.state.nj.us/state/elections/election-results/2004-presidential_union_co_2004.pdf |date=February 3, 2014 }}, New Jersey Department of State Division of Elections, December 13, 2004. Accessed May 24, 2013.

In the 2017 gubernatorial election, Democrat Phil Murphy received 9,190 votes (71.8% vs. 65.2% countywide), ahead of Republican Kim Guadagno with 3,309 votes (25.8% vs. 32.6%), and other candidates with 302 votes (2.4% vs. 2.1%), among the 13,119 ballots cast by the township's 36,358 registered voters, for a turnout of 36.1%.{{cite web |url=https://www.nj.gov/state/elections/assets/pdf/election-results/2017/2017-general-election-results-governor-union.pdf |title=Governor - Union County |date=December 21, 2017 |publisher=New Jersey Department of Elections |access-date=November 23, 2024}}{{cite web |url=https://www.nj.gov/state/elections/assets/pdf/election-results/2017/2017-gen-elect-ballotscast-results-union.pdf |title=Number of Registered Voters and Ballots Cast - November 7, 2017 - General Election Results - Union County|date=December 21, 2017 |publisher=New Jersey Department of Elections |access-date=November 23, 2024}} In the 2013 gubernatorial election, Democrat Barbara Buono received 53.4% of the vote (6,269 cast), ahead of Republican Chris Christie with 45.4% (5,334 votes), and other candidates with 1.2% (135 votes), among the 12,013 ballots cast by the township's 33,305 registered voters (275 ballots were spoiled), for a turnout of 36.1%.{{cite web |url=http://www.state.nj.us/state/elections/2013-results/2013-general-election-results-governor-union.pdf |title=Governor - Union County |date=January 29, 2014 |publisher=New Jersey Department of Elections |access-date=December 24, 2014 |archive-date=September 24, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924134027/http://www.state.nj.us/state/elections/2013-results/2013-general-election-results-governor-union.pdf |url-status=live }}{{cite web |url=http://www.state.nj.us/state/elections/2013-results/2013-general-election-ballotscast-union.pdf |title=Number of Registered Voters and Ballots Cast - November 5, 2013 - General Election Results - Union County |date=January 29, 2014 |publisher=New Jersey Department of Elections |access-date=December 24, 2014 |archive-date=September 24, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924133323/http://www.state.nj.us/state/elections/2013-results/2013-general-election-ballotscast-union.pdf |url-status=live }} In the 2009 gubernatorial election, Democrat Jon Corzine received 7,628 ballots cast (53.0% vs. 50.6% countywide), ahead of Republican Chris Christie with 5,734 votes (39.8% vs. 41.7%), Independent Chris Daggett with 741 votes (5.1% vs. 5.9%) and other candidates with 113 votes (0.8% vs. 0.8%), among the 14,397 ballots cast by the township's 31,972 registered voters, yielding a 45.0% turnout (vs. 46.5% in the county).[http://www.njelections.org/election-results/2009-governor_results-union.pdf 2009 Governor: Union County] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121017230050/http://www.njelections.org/election-results/2009-governor_results-union.pdf |date=October 17, 2012 }}, New Jersey Department of State Division of Elections, December 31, 2009. Accessed May 24, 2013.

{{Main|Union Public School District (New Jersey)}}

The Union Public School District serves students in pre-kindergarten through twelfth grade.[https://www.twpunionschools.org/about_union About Union] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230421195458/https://www.twpunionschools.org/about_union |date=April 21, 2023 }}, Union Public School District. Accessed April 21, 2023. "The school system currently operates 10 schools- six kindergarten through Grade Four elementary schools, one elementary school that houses all of the district's Grade Five students, two middle schools (Grades 6-8), and one comprehensive high school. The district employs approximately 1200 individuals and serves roughly 7,200 students."[https://www.straussesmay.com/seportal/Public/DistrictPolicy.aspx?policyid=0110&id=dbfe7ecfb2c74c6eb08517ca818cbe8f Township of Union Board of Education District Policy 0110 - Identification] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230421195500/https://www.straussesmay.com/seportal/Public/DistrictPolicy.aspx?policyid=0110&id=dbfe7ecfb2c74c6eb08517ca818cbe8f |date=April 21, 2023 }}, Union Public School District. Accessed April 21, 2023. "Purpose: The Board of Education exists for the purpose of providing a thorough and efficient system of free public education in grades Pre-Kindergarten through twelve in the Township of Union School District. Composition: The Township of Union School District is comprised of all the area within the municipal boundaries of the Township of Union." The schools in the district (with 2021–22 enrollment data from the National Center for Education Statistics[https://nces.ed.gov/ccd/schoolsearch/school_list.asp?Search=1&DistrictID=3416500 School Data for the Union Public School District] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170807021531/https://nces.ed.gov/ccd/schoolsearch/school_list.asp?Search=1&DistrictID=3416500 |date=August 7, 2017 }}, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed December 1, 2022.) are

Battle Hill Elementary School[http://battlehill.twpunionschools.org/ Battle Hill Elementary School] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130524193620/http://battlehill.twpunionschools.org/ |date=May 24, 2013 }}, Union Public School District. Accessed April 14, 2023. (379 students; in grades PreK-4),

Hannah Caldwell Elementary School[http://hannah.twpunionschools.org Hannah Caldwell Elementary School] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130524193706/http://hannah.twpunionschools.org/ |date=May 24, 2013 }}, Union Public School District. Accessed April 14, 2023. (646; PreK-4),

Connecticut Farms Elementary School[http://connecticut.twpunionschools.org Connecticut Farms Elementary School] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130524193650/http://connecticut.twpunionschools.org/ |date=May 24, 2013 }}, Union Public School District. Accessed April 14, 2023. (382; PreK-4),

Franklin Elementary School[http://franklin.twpunionschools.org Franklin Elementary School] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130524193655/http://franklin.twpunionschools.org/ |date=May 24, 2013 }}, Union Public School District. Accessed April 14, 2023. (468; PreK-4),

Livingston Elementary School[http://livingston.twpunionschools.org Livingston Elementary School] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130524193801/http://livingston.twpunionschools.org/ |date=May 24, 2013 }}, Union Public School District. Accessed April 14, 2023. (420; PreK-4),

Washington Elementary School[http://washington.twpunionschools.org Washington Elementary School] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130524194004/http://washington.twpunionschools.org/ |date=May 24, 2013 }}, Union Public School District. Accessed April 14, 2023. (558; PreK-4),

Jefferson Elementary School[http://jefferson.twpunionschools.org Jefferson Elementary School] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140521042304/http://jefferson.twpunionschools.org/ |date=May 21, 2014 }}, Union Public School District. Accessed April 14, 2023. (524; grade 5),

Burnet Middle School[http://burnet.twpunionschools.org Burnet Middle School] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130524193625/http://burnet.twpunionschools.org/ |date=May 24, 2013 }}, Union Public School District. Accessed April 14, 2023. (977; 6–8),

Kawameeh Middle School[http://kawameeh.twpunionschools.org Kawameeh Middle School] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130524193733/http://kawameeh.twpunionschools.org/ |date=May 24, 2013 }}, Union Public School District. Accessed April 14, 2023. (728; 6–8) and

Union High School[http://uhs.twpunionschools.org/ Union High School] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141003112357/http://uhs.twpunionschools.org/ |date=October 3, 2014 }}, Union Public School District. Accessed April 14, 2020. (2,270; 9–12).[https://rc.doe.state.nj.us/selectreport/2022-2023/39/5290 School Performance Reports for the Township of Union School District], New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed April 1, 2024.[https://homeroom6.doe.state.nj.us/directory/school/districtid/5290 New Jersey School Directory for the Union Public School District], New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed February 1, 2024.

Union was threatened with being the first municipality north of the Mason–Dixon line to suffer from penalties as a result of school segregation. The area of Vauxhall was primarily black and the students enrolled at Jefferson Elementary School were disproportionately black, compared to the rest of the township. Union avoided problems by converting Jefferson Elementary into a sixth-grade only school called Central 6 and bused the Jefferson students to all the other elementary schools. It was later renamed Central 5 and is now Jefferson School, which is used as a one-year school for fifth-grade students.Sullivan, Ronald. [https://www.nytimes.com/1969/02/19/archives/jersey-township-gets-busing-plan-union-school-board-adopts.html "Jersey Township Gets Busing Plan; Union School Board Adopts Integration Proposal"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180718205618/https://www.nytimes.com/1969/02/19/archives/jersey-township-gets-busing-plan-union-school-board-adopts.html |date=July 18, 2018 }}, The New York Times, February 19, 1969. Accessed July 18, 2018.

Union is home to several private nursery schools and the Deron School, a private school for learning disabled students ages 5–13.[http://www.deronschool.org/ Home page] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080605031825/http://www.deronschool.org/ |date=June 5, 2008 }}, The Deron School of New Jersey. Accessed August 13, 2008. St. Michael's Parish School[http://www.smsunion.org/ Home Page] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160801184534/http://www.smsunion.org/ |date=August 1, 2016 }}, St. Michael Parish School. Accessed August 5, 2016. and Holy Spirit School (founded in 1965[http://www.holyspiritunion.org/schoolhistory.html History] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160924121649/http://www.holyspiritunion.org/schoolhistory.html |date=September 24, 2016 }} Holy Spirit School. Accessed August 5, 2016.) operate under the supervision of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Newark.[https://catholicschoolsnj.org/elementary/union-elementary/ Union County Catholic Elementary Schools] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160818175743/https://catholicschoolsnj.org/elementary/union-elementary/ |date=August 18, 2016 }}, Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Newark. Accessed July 20, 2016.

Kean University, dating back to 1855, serves a total student population of almost 16,000.[http://www.kean.edu/KU/Facts-and-Figures Facts and Figures] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130601195642/http://www.kean.edu/KU/Facts-and-Figures |date=June 1, 2013 }}, Kean University. Accessed May 24, 2013. Called New Jersey State Teachers College when it was located in Newark, the school moved to Union in 1958, was renamed Kean College in 1973 and was granted university status in 1997.[http://www.kean.edu/~keanhist/keanhistory.htm 150 Years: Kean's History] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110817183535/http://www.kean.edu/~keanhist/keanhistory.htm |date=2011-08-17 }}, Kean University. Accessed May 24, 2013.

File:2021-07-07 09 21 44 View west along Interstate 78 (Phillipsburg-Newark Expressway) from the overpass for the ramp to New Jersey State Route 444 (Garden State Parkway) in Union Township, Union County, New Jersey.jpg westbound in Union]]

{{As of|2010|5}}, the township had a total of {{convert|145.85|mi}} of roadways, of which {{convert|120.11|mi}} were maintained by the municipality, {{convert|11.43|mi}} by Union County and {{convert|12.46|mi}} by the New Jersey Department of Transportation and {{convert|1.85|mi}} by the New Jersey Turnpike Authority.[http://www.state.nj.us/transportation/refdata/sldiag/mileage_Union.pdf Union County Mileage by Municipality and Jurisdiction] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131112213627/http://www.state.nj.us/transportation/refdata/sldiag/mileage_Union.pdf |date=November 12, 2013 }}, New Jersey Department of Transportation, May 2010. Accessed July 18, 2014.

Union is traversed by the Garden State Parkway, Interstate 78, U.S. Route 22 and Route 82 (Morris Avenue).

The Parkway connects Kenilworth in the south to Hillside in the north.[http://www.state.nj.us/transportation/refdata/sldiag/00000444__-.pdf#page=51 Garden State Parkway Straight Line Diagram] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140718095238/http://www.state.nj.us/transportation/refdata/sldiag/00000444__-.pdf#page=51 |date=July 18, 2014 }}, New Jersey Department of Transportation, January 1997. Accessed August 5, 2014. The Parkway includes interchanges 139A (Chestnut Street) / 139B (Route 82 West Union), interchanges 140 (Route 22 / Route 82 west) / 140A (Route 22 / Route 82 west) and interchange 141 (Vauxhall Road / Union).[http://www.state.nj.us/turnpike/our-roadways.html Travel Resources: Interchanges, Service Areas & Commuter Lots] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071213221232/http://www.state.nj.us/turnpike/nj-vcenter-serv.htm |date=December 13, 2007 }}, New Jersey Turnpike Authority. Accessed August 5, 2014.

NJ Transit offers rail service at the Union train station[http://www.njtransit.com/rg/rg_servlet.srv?hdnPageAction=TrainStationLookupFrom&selStation=38105 Union station] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131015114019/http://www.njtransit.com/rg/rg_servlet.srv?hdnPageAction=TrainStationLookupFrom&selStation=38105 |date=October 15, 2013 }}, NJ Transit. Accessed August 5, 2014. providing service on the Raritan Valley Line, formerly the mainline of the Lehigh Valley Railroad, to Newark Penn Station.[http://www.njtransit.com/rg/rg_servlet.srv?hdnPageAction=LineDetailsTo&selLine=RARV Raritan Valley Line] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131015103641/http://www.njtransit.com/rg/rg_servlet.srv?hdnPageAction=LineDetailsTo&selLine=RARV |date=October 15, 2013 }}, NJ Transit. Accessed August 5, 2014. The station opened in 2003 and includes a parking lot with over 450 spaces.[http://www.njtransit.com/tm/tm_servlet.srv?hdnPageAction=PressReleaseTo&PRESS_RELEASE_ID=614 "Union Station On Raritan Valley Line A Step Closer To April Opening: Project Will Increase Capacity on NJ Transit Rail System"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111019090612/http://www.njtransit.com/tm/tm_servlet.srv?hdnPageAction=PressReleaseTo&PRESS_RELEASE_ID=614 |date=October 19, 2011 }}, NJ Transit press release, February 21, 2003. Accessed December 7, 2011.

NJ Transit also provides bus service to New York City and New Jersey points on the 113, 114 and 117 routes to the Port Authority Bus Terminal in Midtown Manhattan, on the 65, 66, 70, and 94 routes to Newark and local service on the 26 and 52.{{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20090522212305/http://www.njtransit.com/sf/sf_servlet.srv?hdnPageAction=BusRoutesUnionCountyTo Union County Bus / Rail Connections]}}, NJ Transit, Backed up by the Internet Archive as of May 22, 2009. Accessed December 7, 2011.

Former Rahway Valley Railroad freight line, now abandoned, crosses through Union.Boright, Walter E. [http://www.nj.com/cranford/index.ssf/2011/05/rvrr_the_little_railroad_that.html "Rahway Valley Railroad: The little railroad that helped build Kenilworth, Part II"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131022100454/http://www.nj.com/cranford/index.ssf/2011/05/rvrr_the_little_railroad_that.html |date=October 22, 2013 }}, Cranford Chronicle, May 10, 2011. Accessed May 24, 2013. This line, presently leased to Morristown and Erie Railway, is in the process of revitalization after which it will link to NJ Transit's Morris and Essex Lines at Summit and connect to Staten Island.[http://charter.merail.com/operations.htm Freight Operations], Morristown and Erie Railway. Accessed May 24, 2013.

Newark Liberty International Airport is approximately {{convert|6|mi}} east of Union.

{{Further|National Register of Historic Places listings in Union County, New Jersey}}

• The Union Watersphere, for many years the tallest water tower of its type in the world, stands 212 feet tall, holds 250,000 gallons of drinking water and is now also used as a cell phone tower.[http://www.lostinjersey.com/roadside/watersphere.html Lost in New Jersey: The Union Watersphere] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130403120415/http://www.lostinjersey.com/roadside/watersphere.html |date=April 3, 2013 }}, accessed January 16, 2006. The landmark and icon inspired a former Union resident to create a website and museum (in Austin, Texas) dedicated to it.{{Cite web |url=http://www.worldstallestwatersphere.com/ |title=World's Tallest Water Sphere |access-date=February 5, 2012 |archive-date=November 21, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111121233516/http://www.worldstallestwatersphere.com/ |url-status=live }}
• Union is home to several houses constructed totally of poured concrete, an experiment of Thomas Edison. The homes on Ingersoll Terrace include poured concrete interior walls with formed concrete plumbing.Massey, James C.; and Maxwell, Shirley. [https://books.google.com/books?id=TNbOeT9ewdwC&dq=%22Ingersoll+Terrace%22+union+edison+concrete&pg=PA52 "Concrete Houses"], Old-House Journal, May-Jun 1994, p. 49. Accessed May 24, 2013.
• Union is home to a building in the shape of a ship at 2262 U.S. Route 22. Originally a restaurant and night club,[http://www.unionhistory.org/Union-Photos/The-Flagship/ Union Township Historical Society, The Flagship] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170306174520/http://www.unionhistory.org/Union-Photos/The-Flagship/ |date=March 6, 2017 }}, accessed March 5, 2017 it has changed ownership over the years, becoming a furniture store known as "The Flagship" and later The Wiz Home Electronics. It is currently a P. C. Richard & Son store.Sceurman, Mark; and Moran, Mark. [https://books.google.com/books?id=XwnJbNeytFcC&dq=flagship+%22the+wiz%22+union&pg=PA173 Weird N.J.: Your Travel Guide to New Jersey's Local Legends and Best Kept Secrets], p. 173. Sterling Publishing Company, Inc., 2009. {{ISBN|1402766858}}. Accessed May 24, 2013.
• Union is home to The Home Depot Superstore, that at {{convert|217000|sqft}} was the chain's largest store in the world as of 2012.Liddane, Lisa. [https://www.ocregister.com/2012/04/05/the-home-depot-opens-its-first-superstore-in-the-west/ "The Home Depot opens its first Superstore in the West"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220308212729/https://www.ocregister.com/2012/04/05/the-home-depot-opens-its-first-superstore-in-the-west/ |date=March 8, 2022 }}, The Orange County Register, April 5, 2012. Accessed March 8, 2022. "The store, called The Home Depot Superstore, was remodeled and expanded to 205,000 square feet – about one-third larger than a typical Home Depot. 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."
• Connecticut Farms Presbyterian Church, historic church dating back to 1730, first church in New Jersey to be listed as a Historic Place.File:Connecticut Farms, Union, New Jersey - 47451437912.jpg]]

{{Category see also|People from Union Township, Union County, New Jersey}}

People who were born in, residents of, or otherwise closely associated with Union Township include:

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• Aminat Ayinde, the second runner-up from Cycle 12 of America's Next Top ModelGacser, Ava. [http://blogs.mycentraljersey.com/channelsurfing/2009/01/28/americas-next-top-model-taps-union-native/ "America's Next Top Model taps Union native"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111006092116/http://blogs.mycentraljersey.com/channelsurfing/2009/01/28/americas-next-top-model-taps-union-native/ |date=October 6, 2011 }}, Home News Tribune, January 28, 2009. Accessed December 7, 2011.
• C. Louis Bassano (born 1942), politician who served in both the New Jersey General Assembly and the New Jersey Senate{{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/19980225003525/http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/html98/bassano.htm C. Louis Bassano]}}, New Jersey Legislature, archived by the Internet Archive on February 25, 1998. Accessed May 25, 2010.
• Isaiah Briscoe (born 1996), basketball player for the Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball teamDitota, Donna. [http://www.syracuse.com/orangebasketball/index.ssf/2013/09/syracuse_basketball_program_ta.html "Syracuse basketball program targets more Roselle Catholic players"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160307132434/http://www.syracuse.com/orangebasketball/index.ssf/2013/09/syracuse_basketball_program_ta.html |date=March 7, 2016 }}, 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.)"
• George Chapla, retired soccer defender who played one season each in the North American Soccer League and the American Soccer LeagueTolvin, Jeff. [https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-star-ledger-profile-of-status-of-us/166247009/ "U.S. Olympic booters facing ouster today"], The Star-Ledger, April 27, 1975. Accessed February 20, 2025, via Newspapers.com. "The U.S. club played without forward Dean Rosow of Drew University, George Chapla, the defenseman from Union and Hartford of the North American Soccer League, and goalie Gary St. Clair of San Jose State."
• Freddie 'Red' Cochrane (1915–1993), professional boxer in the welterweight (147lb) division who became World Champion in 1941 in that classStaff. [https://www.nytimes.com/1993/01/19/obituaries/freddie-red-cochrane-boxer-77.html "Freddie (Red) Cochrane, Boxer, 77"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170702224935/http://www.nytimes.com/1993/01/19/obituaries/freddie-red-cochrane-boxer-77.html |date=July 2, 2017 }}, The New York Times, January 19, 1993. Accessed July 18, 2018. "Mr. Cochrane, of Union, N.J., died at the Lyons Veterans Administration Hospital."
• Tim Coleman (born 1995), professional basketball player[https://njithighlanders.com/news/2015/1/5/MBB_0105153951 "Tim Coleman Selected as NJIT Male Athlete of the Week"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230901150658/https://njithighlanders.com/news/2015/1/5/MBB_0105153951 |date=September 1, 2023 }}, NJIT Highlanders men's basketball, January 5, 2015. Accessed September 1, 2023. "Basketball's Tim Coleman is honored as NJIT Male Athlete of the week for his performance through January 5. Coleman, from Union, NJ, averaged 13.5 points and 5.5 rebounds in a 2-0 week for the Highlanders."
• Joe Collins (1922–1989), first baseman for the New York Yankees from 1948 to 1957 A park on Liberty Avenue is named after him.
• Tom Coyne (1954–2017), mastering engineerCoughlin, Kevin. [https://morristowngreen.com/2017/04/15/tom-coyne-grammy-winning-music-engineer-for-adele-and-beyonce-dies-at-62/ "Tom Coyne, Grammy-winning music engineer for Adele and Beyoncé, dies at 62"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170925035422/https://morristowngreen.com/2017/04/15/tom-coyne-grammy-winning-music-engineer-for-adele-and-beyonce-dies-at-62/ |date=September 25, 2017 }}, 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), clergyman, author and abolitionistWertheim, Stanley. [https://books.google.com/books?id=-uzry987mP4C&pg=PA72 A Stephen Crane Encyclopedia] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230611142909/https://books.google.com/books?id=-uzry987mP4C&pg=PA72 |date=June 11, 2023 }}, p. 72. Greenwood Publishing Group, 1997. {{ISBN|9780313296925}}. Accessed May 18, 2020. "Crane, Jonathan Townley (1819-1880). Stephen Crane's father was born in Connecticut Farms, New Jersey, the descendant of the Stephen Crane who was one of the settlers of Elizabethtown as early as 1665."
• Joseph Cryan (born 1961), represents the 20th legislative district in the New Jersey General Assembly[http://votesmart.org/bio.php?can_id=55122 Assembly Member Joseph P. Cryan] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071011112017/http://votesmart.org/bio.php?can_id=55122 |date=October 11, 2007 }}, Project Vote Smart. Accessed August 12, 2007.
• Quenton DeCosey (born 1994), professional basketball player for Koroivos of the Greek Basket LeagueHunt, Donald. [http://www.phillytrib.com/sports/quenton-decosey-loves-playing-in-historic-palestra/article_9dbc227f-8051-5b2c-a213-30b27ef83f20.html "Quenton DeCosey loves playing in historic Palestra"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181118143255/http://www.phillytrib.com/sports/quenton-decosey-loves-playing-in-historic-palestra/article_9dbc227f-8051-5b2c-a213-30b27ef83f20.html |date=November 18, 2018 }}, 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), political strategistSullivan, John. [https://www.nytimes.com/2002/12/01/nyregion/in-person-mcgreevey-goes-for-muscle.html "In Person; McGreevey Goes for Muscle"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170222201546/http://www.nytimes.com/2002/12/01/nyregion/in-person-mcgreevey-goes-for-muscle.html |date=February 22, 2017 }}, 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 (born 1959), businesswoman and politician who has served as mayor of Long Hill TownshipMagyar, Mark J. [http://www.njspotlight.com/stories/14/04/29/profile-the-woman-who-wants-to-end-nj-s-multiple-municipal-madness/ "Profile: The Woman Who Wants to End NJ’s 'Multiple Municipal Madness'"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170717184907/http://www.njspotlight.com/stories/14/04/29/profile-the-woman-who-wants-to-end-nj-s-multiple-municipal-madness/ |date=July 17, 2017 }}, 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 (born 1988), artistic gymnastKausler Jr., Don. [http://www.al.com/sports/index.ssf/2011/06/alabama_gymnast_kayla_hoffman.html "Alabama gymnast Kayla Hoffman named the SEC Female Athlete of the Year"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304221106/http://www.al.com/sports/index.ssf/2011/06/alabama_gymnast_kayla_hoffman.html |date=March 4, 2016 }}, 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), the first woman elected to the New Jersey Senate, in 1965Staff. [https://www.nytimes.com/1995/01/19/obituaries/mildred-hughes-92-new-jersey-senator.html "Mildred Hughes, 92, New Jersey Senator"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180913191139/https://www.nytimes.com/1995/01/19/obituaries/mildred-hughes-92-new-jersey-senator.html |date=September 13, 2018 }}, 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."
• Davison Igbinosun (born 2004), American football cornerback for the Ohio State Buckeyes[https://olemisssports.com/sports/football/roster/davison-igbinosun/3975 Davison Igbinosun] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230519162737/https://olemisssports.com/sports/football/roster/davison-igbinosun/3975 |date=May 19, 2023 }}, Ole Miss football. Accessed May 19, 2023. "Hometown Union, N.J.; High School Union"
• Ron Karkovice (born 1963), Major League baseball catcher from 1986 to 1997[http://www.baseball-almanac.com/players/player.php?p=karkoro01 Ron Karkovice] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111015064539/http://www.baseball-almanac.com/players/player.php?p=karkoro01 |date=October 15, 2011 }}, Baseball Almanac. Accessed December 7, 2011.
• John Kean (1814–1895), businessman and public official[https://libertyhall.kean.edu/about/history/ Liberty Hall History] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230804172357/https://libertyhall.kean.edu/about/history/ |date=August 4, 2023 }}, Kean University. Accessed June 25, 2023. "In 1833, the estate was inherited by Susan’s grandson, John Kean. John graduated from Princeton in 1834. While on the staff of New Jersey’s Governor Pennington he acquired the rank of Colonel, a title he used the rest of his life. Over the next sixty years, Colonel Kean transformed Ursino from a 14-room country house to the 50-room mansion that stands today."
• Amalya Lyle Kearse (born 1937), a judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Second CircuitGoldstein, Tom. [https://www.nytimes.com/1979/06/25/archives/amalya-lyle-kearse-woman-in-the-news.html "Amalya Lyle Kearse; Woman in the News"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180723065626/https://www.nytimes.com/1979/06/25/archives/amalya-lyle-kearse-woman-in-the-news.html |date=July 23, 2018 }}, 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."Washington, Ethel M. [https://books.google.com/books?id=VR5wpiGiFUIC&pg=PA93 Union County Black Americans] p. 93. Arcadia Publishing, 2004. {{ISBN|9780738536835}}. Accessed October 16, 2015. "Jimmy Carter appointed Amalya Lyle Kearse judge for the U.S. District Court of Appeals, Second Circuit, in New York. Born in the Vauxhall section of Union, Judge Kearse received her bachelor's degree from Wellesley College in Massachusetts and juris doctorate degree from the University of Michigan Law School."
• Myra Smith Kearse (1899–1982), physician and community leaderThe Women's Project of New Jersey. [https://books.google.com/books?id=h-6WCBQPZdoC&pg=PA336 "Myra Smith Jearse" in Past and Promise: Lives of New Jersey Women] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200811183809/https://books.google.com/books?id=h-6WCBQPZdoC&pg=PA336 |date=August 11, 2020 }}, p. 336. Syracuse University Press, 1997. {{ISBN|9780815604181}}. Accessed June 13, 2020. "Kearse was active until February 14, 1982, when she died of cardiac arrest at her hem in Vauxhall at age 82."
• Larry Kubin (born 1959), linebacker who played with the Washington Redskins from 1981 to 1984{{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20070929133948/http://www.databasefootball.com/players/playerpage.htm?ilkid=KUBINLAR01 Larry Kubin profile]}}, database Football. Accessed June 6, 2007.
• Kelly Kulick (born 1977), professional bowler who became the first woman ever to win a regular Professional Bowlers Association tour title{{Cite web |url=https://www.espn.com/espn/news/story?id=4854377 |title=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. |access-date=February 2, 2010 |archive-date=January 27, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100127161822/http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/news/story?id=4854377 |url-status=live }}
• Artie Lange (born 1967), comedian, actor, and former Howard Stern Show sidekickStaff. [http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=DN&s_site=philly&p_multi=PI|DN&p_theme=realcities&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=1142DACA194F1870&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D&s_trackval=GooglePM "'Lucky' Artie Lange is having the time - and movie - of his life"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121025002601/http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=DN&s_site=philly&p_multi=PI%7CDN&p_theme=realcities&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=1142DACA194F1870&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D&s_trackval=GooglePM |date=October 25, 2012 }}, Philadelphia Daily News, September 15, 2006. Accessed February 13, 2011. "Today, the Union, NJ, native takes it up a notch with Artie Lange's Beer League."
• Ray Liotta (1954–2022), actor[http://movies2.nytimes.com/gst/movies/filmography.html?p_id=42611&mod=bio Biography of Ray Liotta], The New York Times. Accessed December 6, 2006.
• Ed Lucas (1939–2021), blind sportswriter who primarily covered the New York YankeesZucker, Harvey. [https://www.nj.com/hudson/2021/11/ed-lucas-blind-sports-journalist-and-inspiration-to-so-many-dies-at-82.html "Ed Lucas, blind sports journalist and inspiration to so many, dies at 82"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211111032609/https://www.nj.com/hudson/2021/11/ed-lucas-blind-sports-journalist-and-inspiration-to-so-many-dies-at-82.html |date=November 11, 2021 }}, The Jersey Journal, November 11, 2021. Accessed November 22, 2021. "Born in Jersey City, Lucas, a Union resident, considered himself lucky he had full vision during his early childhood."
• Elliott Maddox (born 1947), professional baseball player with both the New York Yankees 1974–1976 and the New York Mets 1978–1980[http://www.unioncountynj.org/news/2006/0612baseball.html Union County Baseball Hall of Fame Will Induct Three New Members, Feb. 11] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070928001056/http://www.unioncountynj.org/news/2006/0612baseball.html |date=2007-09-28 }}, Union County, New Jersey, press release dated December 27, 2006. Accessed July 3, 2007. "Over the years, the awards dinner has honored many local and national baseball luminaries – including Joe Collins of Union, Phil Rizzuto of Hillside, Don Newcombe of Elizabeth, Jeff Torborg of Mountainside, Willie Wilson of Summit, Jake Wood of Elizabeth, and Elliott Maddox of Union."
• Conde McGinley (born 1890), publisher of the anti-Communist and anti-Semitic weekly paper, Common SenseObituary. [https://www.nytimes.com/1963/07/02/archives/conde-j-mginley-editor-73-is-dead-ran-common-sense-called.html "Conde J. M'ginley, Editor, 73, Is Dead; Ran Common Sense, Called Anti-Semitic by House Unit"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180718205254/https://www.nytimes.com/1963/07/02/archives/conde-j-mginley-editor-73-is-dead-ran-common-sense-called.html |date=July 18, 2018 }}, July 2, 1963, The New York Times, pg 30. Accessed September 13, 2018. "Union, N.J., July 1 (AP) Conde J. McGinley Sr., editor of a semi-monthly newspaper described by a Congressional committee as a 'clearing house for hate propagandists,' died here today of cancer. He was 73 years old."
• Bob Mischak (1932–2014), American football guard and tight end who played in the American Football League and the NFLStaff. [http://www.ukrweekly.com/archive/1953/The_Ukrainian_Weekly_1953-43.pdf "Mischak, West Point Halfback, Banner-Lined in N. Y. World Telegram Sun"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220314131554/http://www.ukrweekly.com/archive/1953/The_Ukrainian_Weekly_1953-43.pdf |date=March 14, 2022 }}, The Ukrainian Weekly, October 30, 1953. Accessed May 18, 2020. "The New York World Telegram and Sun ran in its last Oct. 23 number the following banner lined sport page article by its staff writer Lawrence Robinson about a Ukrainian lad by descent, Bob Mischak of Union, N. J., West Point Military Cadet:"
• Eulace Peacock (1914–1996), track and field athlete in the 1930s who was a top competitor of Jesse Owens[http://repository.wustl.edu/concern/videos/gm80hz989 "Interview with Eulace Peacock"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201123165653/http://repository.wustl.edu/concern/videos/gm80hz989 |date=November 23, 2020 }}, Washington University in St. Louis. Accessed May 18, 2020. "[Eulace Peacock:] In grammar school, after we moved to Vauxhall, New Jersey—it's a, a section of Union, New Jersey."
• Matthew John Rinaldo (1931–2008), represented New Jersey in the United States House of Representatives for twenty years, in the 12th congressional district (1973–1983) and in the 7th congressional district (1983–1993)[http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=R000262 Matthew John Rinaldo] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110917022006/http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=R000262 |date=September 17, 2011 }}, Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Accessed September 5, 2007.
• Tyler Roberson (born 1994), professional basketball player for the Agua Caliente Clippers of the NBA G LeagueDitota, Donna. [https://www.syracuse.com/orangebasketball/index.ssf/2012/11/roselle_catholics_tyler_robers.html "Roselle Catholic's Tyler Roberson picks Syracuse over Villanova and Kansas"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180718205412/https://www.syracuse.com/orangebasketball/index.ssf/2012/11/roselle_catholics_tyler_robers.html |date=July 18, 2018 }}, The Post-Standard, November 16, 2012. Accessed July 18, 2018. "Tyler Roberson, the 6-foot-9 forward from Union, N.J. selected Syracuse over Kansas and Villanova tonight on ESPNU's basketball signing day show."
• Lawrence E. Roberts (1922–2004), pilot with the Tuskegee Airmen and a colonel in the United States Air Force[https://www.keesler.af.mil/About-Us/Biographies/Display/Article/360551/colonel-retired-lawrence-e-roberts/ Colonel (Retired) Lawrence E. Roberts] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210421145815/https://www.keesler.af.mil/About-Us/Biographies/Display/Article/360551/colonel-retired-lawrence-e-roberts/ |date=April 21, 2021 }}, Keesler Air Force Base. Accessed February 10, 2021. "Lawrence E. Roberts was born December 9, 1922 in Vauxhall, New Jersey."
• Philip Rubin (born 1949), cognitive scientist, technologist and science administrator[http://www.haskins.yale.edu/staff/rubin/RubinBio.pdf Philip Rubin: Biographical Sketch] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161229033858/http://www.haskins.yale.edu/staff/rubin/RubinBio.pdf |date=December 29, 2016 }}, Haskins Laboratories. Accessed May 18, 2020. "Philip Rubin was born and spent his early years in Newark, New Jersey. He graduated from Union High School in Union, New Jersey, in 1967."
• Anthony E. Russo (born 1926), former member of the New Jersey Senate who served as Mayor of UnionFranks, Bob. [https://books.google.com/books?id=6sFsrY9dm8YC&pg=PA25503 "In Recognition of Anthony Russo"], p. 25503, Congressional Record, V. 145, Pt. 18, October 14, 1999 to October 25, 1999. United States Government Printing Office, 1999. Accessed October 16, 2015. "He served as a Union Township Committee member for 27 years, Mayor for nine terms, and New Jersey Senator from 1979 to 1981."
• Karl Schellscheidt (born 1968), soccer player, educator and entrepreneurArntzenius, Linda. [http://www.towntopics.com/jun2106/other2.html "Profiles in Education; Karl Schellscheidt"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120229113935/http://www.towntopics.com/jun2106/other2.html |date=February 29, 2012 }}, Town Topics, June 21, 2006. Accessed May 24, 2013. "As the son of a professional soccer player (and coach for Seton Hall University) who came to the United States from Germany in 1966, Mr. Schellscheidt has been rooting for Germany. As a former kid from Union, New Jersey, he's been rooting for the U.S. team."{{cite book|title=Roselle Catholic High School Alumni Directory 1993|publisher=Bernard C. Harris Publishing Company, Inc. White Plains, NY|year=1993|page=49}}
• Manfred Schellscheidt (born 1941), German-American soccer coach and former player and member of the National Soccer Hall of FameJones, Grahame L. [https://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/latimes/access/675406522.html?dids=675406522:675406522&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:AI&type=historic&date=Jun+14%2C+1983&author=&pub=Los+Angeles+Times&desc=Schellscheidt+Hoping+to+Soccer+It+to+Them&pqatl=google "Schellscheidt Hoping to Soccer It to Them: U.S. Olympic Coach Would Like to Put America on World Football Map"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121107010006/http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/latimes/access/675406522.html?dids=675406522:675406522&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:AI&type=historic&date=Jun+14,+1983&author=&pub=Los+Angeles+Times&desc=Schellscheidt+Hoping+to+Soccer+It+to+Them&pqatl=google |date=November 7, 2012 }}, Los Angeles Times, June 14, 1983. Accessed June 10, 2011. "This is what we do in Union, New Jersey his home with the rec program."
• Amy Simon (born 1971), planetary scientist at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center[https://solarsystem.nasa.gov/people/842/amy-simon/ Amy Simon: Planetary Scientist] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190110055227/https://solarsystem.nasa.gov/people/842/amy-simon/ |date=January 10, 2019 }}, NASA. Accessed September 13, 2018. "[Q] Where are you from? [A] I am originally from Union, N. J."
• Darnell Stapleton (born 1985), former offensive guard for the Pittsburgh Steelers who was a member of the Steelers' Super Bowl XLIII championship teamRothman, Darnell. [http://www.nj.com/news/index.ssf/2009/03/pittsburgh_steelers_darnell_st.html "Pittsburgh Steelers' Darnell Stapleton visits school kids at his Union Township alma mater"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110629195337/http://www.nj.com/news/index.ssf/2009/03/pittsburgh_steelers_darnell_st.html |date=June 29, 2011 }}, The Star-Ledger, March 26, 2009. Accessed February 13, 2011.
• Travis Taylor (born 1990), professional basketball player[http://goxavier.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=2144 Travis Taylor] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180214014535/http://goxavier.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=2144 |date=February 14, 2018 }}, Xavier Musketeers men's basketball. Accessed February 13, 2018. "Hometown; Union, N.J. Highschool; Union"
• Bill Wenzel (1918–1987), cartoonist best known for his good girl artCahillane, Kevin. [https://www.nytimes.com/2005/12/04/nyregion/art-nostalgia-wearing-stilettos.html "Art; Nostalgia, Wearing Stilettos"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180703170232/https://www.nytimes.com/2005/12/04/nyregion/art-nostalgia-wearing-stilettos.html |date=July 3, 2018 }}, The New York Times, December 4, 2005. Accessed July 18, 2018. "He was born in Irvington in 1918, grew up in Union, married his high school sweetheart on his 24th birthday, had two daughters, served in World War II and spent 30 years in Atlantic Highlands."
• Robert Wuhl (born 1951), actor[http://movies2.nytimes.com/gst/movies/filmography.html?p_id=77665 Biography of Robert Wuhl] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20031004225845/http://movies2.nytimes.com/gst/movies/filmography.html?p_id=77665 |date=October 4, 2003 }}, The New York Times. Accessed December 6, 2006.Lipton, Michael A. [http://www.people.com/people/archive/article/0,,20142396,00.html "In a League of His Own; Actor and Sports Fan Robert Wuhl Mixes Business with Pleasure on Arli$$"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120517041425/http://www.people.com/people/archive/article/0,,20142396,00.html |date=May 17, 2012 }}, People, September 30, 1996. Accessed May 24, 2013. "To hear Wuhl tell it, he has always been fascinated by sports and showbiz. Growing up in Union, N.J., the second of three children of a produce distributor and his wife, he says Roger Maris and Billy Wilder were his idols and claims he taught himself to read by poring over the movie pages of the Newark Star-Ledger."
• Darren Young (born 1983), professional wrestler formerly signed to WWE where he is one half of The Prime Time Players with Titus O'NeilGriffith, Janelle. [http://www.nj.com/entertainment/index.ssf/2013/08/wwe_darren_young.html "WWE star, N.J. native Darren Young: I came out because I'm in love"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131010035537/http://www.nj.com/entertainment/index.ssf/2013/08/wwe_darren_young.html |date=October 10, 2013 }}, NJ Advance Media for NJ.com, August 16, 2013. Accessed October 16, 2015.

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• [https://www.uniontownship.com/ Union Township website]
• [http://www.twpunionschools.org/ Union Public School District]
• {{NJReportCard|39|5290|0|Union Public School District}}
• [https://nces.ed.gov/ccd/schoolsearch/school_list.asp?Search=1&DistrictID=3416500 School Data for the Union Public School District], National Center for Education Statistics
• [https://www.nytimes.com/slideshow/2009/12/17/realestate/1220LIVINGIN_index.html Living in Union, N.J.] – slideshow by The New York Times

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