Springfield Township, Union County, New Jersey
Springfield Township, New Jersey | |
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Map of Springfield Township in Union County. Inset: location of Union County highlighted in the State of New Jersey. | |
Census Bureau map of Springfield Township, Union County, New Jersey | |
Location in Union County Location in New Jersey | |
| Coordinates: 40°41′53″N 74°20′04″W / 40.697966°N 74.334436°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | New Jersey |
| County | Union |
| Formed | April 14, 1794 |
| Incorporated | February 21, 1798 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Township |
| • Body | Township Committee |
| • Mayor | Christopher Weber (D, term ends December 31, 2024) |
| • Administrator | John Bussiculo |
| • Municipal clerk | Linda Donnelly |
| Area | |
• Total | 5.17 sq mi (13.40 km2) |
| • Land | 5.16 sq mi (13.36 km2) |
| • Water | 0.02 sq mi (0.04 km2) 0.31% |
| • Rank | 272nd of 565 in state 9th of 21 in county |
| Elevation | 138 ft (42 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 17,178 |
• Estimate (2023) | 16,846 |
| • Rank | 155th of 565 in state 12th of 21 in county |
| • Density | 3,331.0/sq mi (1,286.1/km2) |
| • Rank | 204th of 565 in state 18th of 21 in county |
| Time zone | UTC−05:00 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−04:00 (Eastern (EDT)) |
| ZIP Code | 07081 |
| Area code(s) | 908 and 973 |
| FIPS code | 3403970020 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0882213 |
| Website | springfield-nj |
Springfield Township is a township in Union County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. The township is located on a ridge in northern-central New Jersey, within the Raritan Valley and Rahway Valley regions in the New York metropolitan area. As of the 2020 United States census, the township's population was 17,178, the highest recorded at any decennial census, an increase of 1,361 (+8.6%) from the 2010 census count of 15,817, which in turn reflected an increase of 1,388 (+9.6%) from the 14,429 counted in the 2000 census.
Springfield was formed as a township on April 14, 1794, from portions of Elizabeth Township and Newark Township, while the area was still part of Essex County, and was incorporated as one of New Jersey's first 104 townships by an act of the New Jersey Legislature on February 21, 1798. It became part of the newly formed Union County on March 19, 1857, with portions remaining in Essex County used to create Millburn. Other portions of the township have been taken to form New Providence Township (November 8, 1809, now known as Berkeley Heights), Livingston (February 5, 1813), Summit (March 23, 1869) and Cranford (March 14, 1871). The township's name derives from springs and brooks in the area.
The Battle of Springfield was fought here, the last of many battles of the American Revolutionary War to be fought in New Jersey.
Springfield is the home of the Baltusrol Golf Club, which was the host to the 2016 PGA Championship. It has also hosted other golf major championships, including the U.S. Open, held on seven occasions at Baltusrol, most recently in 1993. Golfweek magazine ranked Baltusrol as the 36th best in its 2010 rankings of the "Best Classic Courses" in the country.
New Jersey Monthly magazine ranked Springfield as the 85th best place to live in New Jersey in its 2010 rankings of the "Best Places To Live" in New Jersey.