Cedar Grove, New Jersey
| Cedar Grove, New Jersey | |
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| Township | |
| Township of Cedar Grove | |
Pompton Avenue and Ridge Road
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 Location in Essex County and the state of New Jersey. |
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 Census Bureau map of Cedar Grove, New Jersey |
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| Coordinates: 40°51′29″N 74°13′47″W / 40.858023°N 74.229791°WCoordinates: 40°51′29″N 74°13′47″W / 40.858023°N 74.229791°W | |
| Country |  United States |
| State |
 New Jersey
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| County | Essex |
| Incorporated | February 7, 1892 as Verona Township |
| Renamed | April 9, 1908 as Cedar Grove |
| Named for | Cedar trees |
| Government | |
| • Type | Faulkner Act (Council-Manager) |
| • Body | Township Council |
| • Mayor | Peter Tanella (term ends June 30, 2017) |
| • Manager | Tom Tucci |
| • Clerk | Kathleen R. Stutz |
| Area | |
| • Total | 4.378 sq mi (11.340 km2) |
| • Land | 4.252 sq mi (11.014 km2) |
| • Water | 0.126 sq mi (0.326 km2) 2.87% |
| Area rank | 286th of 566 in state 9th of 22 in county |
| Elevation | 243 ft (74 m) |
| Population (2010 Census) | |
| • Total | 12,411 |
| • Estimate (2015) | 12,625 |
| • Rank | 196th of 566 in state 15th of 22 in county |
| • Density | 2,918.6/sq mi (1,126.9/km2) |
| • Density rank | 219th of 566 in state 15th of 22 in county |
| Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | Eastern (EDT) (UTC-4) |
| ZIP code | 07009 |
| Area code(s) | 973 |
| FIPS code | 3401311200 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0882222 |
| Website | www |
Cedar Grove is a township in north central Essex County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the township's population was 12,411, reflecting an increase of 111 (+0.9%) from the 12,300 counted in the 2000 Census, which had in turn increased by 247 (+2.0%) from the 12,053 counted in the 1990 Census.
New Jersey Monthly magazine ranked Cedar Grove as its 4th best place to live in Essex County and 17th best place overall to live in its 2008 rankings of the "Best Places To Live" in New Jersey.
In 2016, Cedar Grove was rated the 12th safest city in New Jersey by backgroundchecks.org.
What is now Cedar Grove was originally incorporated by an act of the New Jersey Legislature as the Township of Verona on February 7, 1892, from portions of Caldwell Township. Portions of the township were taken to create Verona borough, based on the results of a referendum held on April 30, 1907. On April 9, 1908, the name was formally changed to Cedar Grove. The township's name derives from the cedar trees that once covered its valley and hillsides.
Cedar Grove was part of the Horseneck Tract, which was an area that consisted of what are now the municipalities of Caldwell, West Caldwell, North Caldwell, Fairfield, Verona, Cedar Grove, Essex Fells, Roseland, and portions of Livingston and West Orange.
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