| Kenilworth, New Jersey | |
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| — Borough — | |
| Map of Kenilworth in Union County. Inset: Location of Union County highlighted in the State of New Jersey. | |
| Census Bureau map of Kenilworth, New Jersey | |
| Coordinates: | |
| Country | United States |
| State | New Jersey |
| County | Union |
| Incorporated | May 13, 1907 |
| Government[1] | |
| • Type | Borough (New Jersey) |
| • Mayor | Kathi Fiamingo (2011)[2] |
| Area | |
| • Total | 2.1 sq mi (5.5 km2) |
| • Land | 2.1 sq mi (5.5 km2) |
| • Water | 0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2) |
| Elevation[3] | 112 ft (34 m) |
| Population (2010 Census)[4] | |
| • Total | 7,914 |
| • Density | 3,768.6/sq mi (1,438.9/km2) |
| Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| ZIP code | 07033 |
| Area code(s) | 908 |
| FIPS code | 34-36690[5][6] |
| GNIS feature ID | 0885267[7] |
| Website | http://www.kenilworthnj.com |
Kenilworth is a Borough in Union County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the borough population was 7,914.
Kenilworth was incorporated as a borough by an Act of the New Jersey Legislature on May 13, 1907, from portions of Cranford and Union Township, based on the results of a referendum held on June 18, 1907.[8]
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Kenilworth is located at (40.674652, -74.290808).[9]
The borough is bordered to the north and east by Union Township, to the southeast by Roselle Park, to the southwest by Cranford and to the northwest by Springfield Township.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the borough has a total area of 2.1 square miles (5.4 km2), all of it land.
| Historical populations | |||
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| Census | Pop. | %± | |
| 1930 | 2,243 |
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| 1940 | 2,451 | 9.3% | |
| 1950 | 4,922 | 100.8% | |
| 1960 | 8,379 | 70.2% | |
| 1970 | 9,165 | 9.4% | |
| 1980 | 8,221 | −10.3% | |
| 1990 | 7,574 | −7.9% | |
| 2000 | 7,675 | 1.3% | |
| 2010 | 7,914 | 3.1% | |
| Population 1930 - 1990.[10] | |||
As of the census[5] of 2000, there were 7,675 people, 2,854 households, and 2,117 families residing in the borough. The population density was 3,584.9 people per square mile (1,384.7/km2). There were 2,926 housing units at an average density of 1,366.7 per square mile (527.9/km2). The racial makeup of the borough was 92.30% White, 2.30% African American, 0.25% Native American, 2.88% Asian, 1.80% from other races, and 1.38% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 8.64% of the population.
There were 2,854 households out of which 28.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 58.4% were married couples living together, 11.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 25.8% were non-families. 21.4% of all households were made up of individuals and 11.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.69 and the average family size was 3.15.
In the borough the population was spread out with 20.8% under the age of 18, 6.9% from 18 to 24, 30.8% from 25 to 44, 23.3% from 45 to 64, and 18.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females there were 94.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 90.7 males.
The median income for a household in the borough was $59,929, and the median income for a family was $66,500. Males had a median income of $40,808 versus $34,698 for females. The per capita income for the borough was $24,343. About 1.9% of families and 2.0% of the population were below the poverty line, including 2.2% of those under age 18 and 3.2% of those age 65 or over.
Kenilworth is governed under the Borough form of New Jersey municipal government. The government consists of a Mayor and a Borough Council comprising six council members, with all positions elected at large. A Mayor is elected directly by the voters to a four-year term of office. The Borough Council consists of six members elected to serve three-year terms on a staggered basis, with two seats coming up for election each year.[1]
As of 2011[update], the Mayor of Kenilworth is Kathi Fiamingo (R), whose term of office expires on December 31, 2011. Members of the Kenilworth Borough Council are Salvatore Candarella (R), Peter Corvelli (D), Toni Giordano (R), Brian Joho (R), Scott Klinder (R), and Fred Pugliese (R).[11]
Kenilworth Borough is in the 7th Congressional district and is part of New Jersey's 20th state legislative district.[12]
New Jersey's Seventh Congressional District is represented by Leonard Lance (R, Clinton Township). New Jersey is represented in the United States Senate by Frank Lautenberg (D, Cliffside Park) and Bob Menendez (D, Hoboken).
20th Legislative District of the New Jersey Legislature, which is represented in the New Jersey Senate by Raymond Lesniak (D, Union) and in the New Jersey General Assembly by Joseph Cryan (D, Union) and Annette Quijano (D, Elizabeth).[13] The Governor of New Jersey is Chris Christie (R, Mendham).[14] The Lieutenant Governor of New Jersey is Kim Guadagno (R, Monmouth Beach).[15]
Union County is governed by a Board of Chosen Freeholders, whose nine members are elected at-large to three-year terms of office on a staggered basis with three seats coming up for election each year.[16] As of 2011, Union County's Freeholders are Chairman Deborah P. Scanlon (Union, term ends December 31, 2012)[17], Vice Chairman Alexander Mirabella (Fanwood, 2012)[18], Linda Carter (Plainfield, 2013)[19], Angel G. Estrada (Elizabeth, 2011)[20], Christopher Hudak (Linden, 2011)[21], Mohamed S. Jalloh (Roselle, 2012)[22], Bette Jane Kowalski (Cranford, 2013)[23], Daniel P. Sullivan (Elizabeth, 2013)[24] and Nancy Ward (Linden, 2011).[25][26]
The Kenilworth Public Schools serve students in Pre-Kindergarten through twelfth grade. Schools in the district (with 2008-09 enrollment data from the National Center for Education Statistics[27]) are Harding Elementary School (PreK-6; 700 students), David Brearley Middle School (Grades 7 and 8, operated as a school within the High School) and David Brearley High School (Grades 9-12; 674 students including middle school).
Public school students from Kenilworth attend David Brearley High School, as well as from Winfield Township, who attend as part of a sending/receiving relationship with the Winfield Township School District.[28]
Kenilworth is also home to a Roman Catholic elementary school at St. Theresa’s.[29]
In the late 1890s, the New Orange Industrial Association purchased land in Cranford and Union that was subdivided into building lots, and brought in several large industries and lured Upsala College from Brooklyn with a gift of free land for its campus.
Because New Orange was often confused with one of The Oranges in Essex County, the name "Kenilworth" was chosen when the borough was incorporated in 1907.[30]
New Jersey Transit provides bus service to the Port Authority Bus Terminal in Midtown Manhattan in New York City and to New Jersey points, including the city of Elizabeth and nearby Union County College in Cranford.
The closest New Jersey Transit rail station is in Roselle Park, less than a mile from the Kenilworth border and offering direct service into New York City's Penn Station.
The Rahway Valley Railroad passed through the community but is currently out of service. The headquarters of the railroad were also located in the town.
Newark Liberty International Airport is approximately nine miles from Kenilworth.
Noted current and former residents of Kenilworth include:
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