Eponymous Heart
Union Township (then Connecticut Farms) incorporated November 1808 from portions of Elizabeth and is one of the 3 oldest British settlements in Northeastern New Jersey. It became part of the newly formed Union County on March 19, 1857. Many accounts indicate that the growing separatist sentiment in the southern portion of the United States was the reason for this nation-preserving title.
As the eponymous name suggests, Union Township is at the heart of Union County and Metro Northeast New Jersey. It is approximately 9 square miles with a population of 55,000 humans ranking it #2 (of 21) in Union County and #25 (of 566) in New Jersey.
Geographically, the Township of Union is located on the northern-central edge of Union County and is bordered by a total of eight (8) municipalities:
1.Hillside to the east,
2.Elizabeth to the southeast,
3.Roselle Park and
4.Kenilworth to the south and
5.Springfield Township to the west.
Northwest of the township in Essex County lies:
6.Millburn and
7.Maplewood to the north, and
8.Irvington to the northeast.
Solve the puzzle to find the final coordinates:
Assume N40 41.A B 1, W74 14. C
North coordinates:
A = Union Township’s rank in population (within Union County)
B = Total number of municipalities bordering Union Township minus 1
West coordinates:
If Union County was newly formed before the U.S. Civil War, then C = 288
If Union County was newly formed after the U.S. Civil War, then C = 740
