How Many Unions are in New Jersey?
For many residents of New Jersey, this is a question that is taken for granted. Just as there are many Bobs in your classroom or Marys at your office, there are many Unions in New Jersey.
When people mentions the World’s Tallest Water Sphere, it is taken for granted that we mean Union Township, west of Liberty International Airport, near Newark, the largest city in New Jersey.
Yet, judging from the email from many international visitors, there seems to be some confusion of where to visit when making a vacation around the World’s Tallest Water Sphere.
For your consideration, here is a handy table of the five Union New Jerseys we know about. The columns show the growth of the town over the last 7 decades. The links point to the official site for the town, the Wikipedia information on the site, and a Google Map locator of the town.
| MUNICIPALITY | 1930 | 1940 | 1950 | 1960 | 1970 | 1980 | 1990 | 2000 |
| HUDSON County Union City city |
58,659 | 56,173 | 55,537 | 52,180 | 57,305 | 55,593 | 58,012 | 67,088 |
| Official Site, Wikipedia, Google Map | ||||||||
| Notes: Near the Lincoln Tunnel west Entrance. Home of the famous Lincoln Tunnel loop. | ||||||||
| HUNTERDON County Union township | 1,152 | 1,303 | 1,557 | 1,717 | 2,351 | 3,971 | 5,078 | 6,160 |
| Official Site, Wikipedia, Google Map | ||||||||
| Notes: In west New Jersey, on the US22/I78 corridor west to Pennsylvania | ||||||||
| MONMOUTH County Union Beach borough |
1,893 | 2,076 | 3,636 | 5,862 | 6,472 | 6,354 | 6,156 | 6,649 |
| Official Site, Wikipedia, Google Map | ||||||||
| Notes: Near Keansburg, on Raritan Bay with views of Sandy Hook, Staten Island, and Brooklyn | ||||||||
| OCEAN County Barnegat township |
1,037 | 1,045 | 1,173 | 1,270 | 1,539 | 8,702 | 12,235 | 15,270 |
| Official Site, Wikipedia, Google Map | ||||||||
| Notes: Incorporated as Union Township in 1846, changed name in 1977. | ||||||||
| UNION County Union township |
16,472 | 24,730 | 38,004 | 51,499 | 53,077 | 50,184 | 50,024 | 55,039 |
| Official Site, Wikipedia, Google Map | ||||||||
| Notes: Home of the World’s Tallest Water Sphere, Smarties Candy Factory. | ||||||||
| SOURCE: U.S. Censuses of Population and Housing. | ||||||||