Union Township, Hudson County, New Jersey

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Union Township was a township that existed in Hudson County, New Jersey, United States. The township existed from 1861 to 1898.

Union Township ("Town of Union") was incorporated as a township by an Act of the New Jersey Legislature on February 28, 1861, from portions of North Bergen Township. [1]

Portions of the township were taken on March 29, 1864, to form the town Union Hill, which became part of Union City in 1925. [1] A portion of Union Township was annexed by Guttenberg in 1878. [1]

On July 5, 1898, the residents of the remaining portions of Union Township passed a referendum to incorporate the town of West New York, which became effective as of July 8, 1898; With the creation of West New York, Union Township was dissolved. [1] [2]

Two other municipalities in New Jersey are currently named Union Township. One is in Hunterdon County and the other is in Union County.

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Snyder, John P. The Story of New Jersey's Civil Boundaries: 1606-1968, Bureau of Geology and Topography; Trenton, New Jersey; 1969. p. 148. Accessed August 5, 2012.
  2. Honeyman, Abraham Van Doren. Index-analysis of the Statutes of New Jersey, 1896-1909: Together with References to All Acts, and Parts of Acts, in the 'General Statutes' and Pamphlet Laws Expressly Repealed: and the Statutory Crimes of New Jersey During the Same Period, p. 306. New Jersey Law Journal Publishing Company, 1910. Accessed October 15, 2015.

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