Cranford, New Jersey
| Cranford, New Jersey | |
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| Township | |
| Township of Cranford | |
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| Nickname(s): "The Venice of New Jersey" | |
| Motto: "Friendship and Progress" | |
 Map of Cranford Township in Union County. Inset: Location of Union County highlighted in the State of New Jersey. |
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 Census Bureau map of Cranford, New Jersey |
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| Coordinates: 40°39′23″N 74°18′17″W / 40.656391°N 74.30483°WCoordinates: 40°39′23″N 74°18′17″W / 40.656391°N 74.30483°W | |
| Country |  United States |
| State |
 New Jersey
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| County | Union |
| Incorporated | March 14, 1871 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Township |
| • Body | Township Committee |
| • Mayor | Andis Kalnins (R, term ends December 31, 2019) |
| • Administrator | Terrance Wall |
| • Clerk | Tara Rowley |
| Area | |
| • Total | 4.869 sq mi (12.609 km2) |
| • Land | 4.830 sq mi (12.509 km2) |
| • Water | 0.039 sq mi (0.100 km2) 0.80% |
| Area rank | 281st of 566 in state 10th of 21 in county |
| Elevation | 82 ft (25 m) |
| Population (2010 Census) | |
| • Total | 22,625 |
| • Estimate (2015) | 24,143 |
| • Rank | 112th of 566 in state 8th of 21 in county |
| • Density | 4,684.6/sq mi (1,808.7/km2) |
| • Density rank | 117th of 566 in state 11th of 21 in county |
| Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | Eastern (EDT) (UTC-4) |
| ZIP code | 07016 |
| Area code(s) | 908 |
| FIPS code | 3403915640 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0882214 |
| Website | www |
Cranford is a township in Union County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the township's population was 22,625, reflecting an increase of 47 (+0.2%) from the 22,578 counted in the 2000 Census, which had in turn declined by 55 (−0.2%) from the 22,633 counted in the 1990 Census.
New Jersey Monthly magazine ranked Cranford as its 34th best place to live in its 2010 rankings of the "Best Places To Live".
Cranford was incorporated as a township by an act of the New Jersey Legislature on March 14, 1871, from portions of the Townships of Clark, Linden, Springfield, Union and Westfield. Portions of the township were taken to form Garwood (March 19, 1903) and Kenilworth (March 13, 1907). The township's name is said to derive from the Crane family, including John Crane, who built a mill in 1720 along the Rahway River.
Historic sites in the township are overseen by the Cranford Historic Preservation Advisory Board, whose purpose is to identify, record and maintain a system for survey and inventory of all building sites, places and landmarks and structures of historical or architectural significance based on the Secretary of the Interior's Standards and Guidelines for Archeology and Historic Preservation.
The Cranford Historical Society, a private entity founded in 1927 and located in Hanson Park on Springfield Avenue, maintains the Crane-Phillips House (c. 1845), located at 124 North Union Avenue, as a museum.
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