Union

Union, township (town), Union county, northeastern New Jersey, U.S., on the Elizabeth River, 5 miles (8 km) northwest of the town of Elizabeth, New Jersey. Settled in 1749 as Connecticut Farms, Union was originally a part of Elizabeth but was incorporated as a separate community in 1808. It once included what is now Roselle Park (separated in 1901), Kenilworth (1907), part of the Elmora section of Elizabeth (1908), and Hillside (Lyons Farms, 1913). A residential and industrial town, Union has a variety of light and heavy industries; products include steel, metal products, and paint. Liberty Hall, or Ursino (1772), was once the home of William Livingston, first governor of New Jersey. Kean University (originally Newark Normal School, founded 1855) moved to Union in 1958. Pop. (2000) 54,405; Newark-Union Metro Division, 2,098,843; (2010) 56,642; Newark-Union Metro Division, 2,147,727.