Winfield Township, New Jersey
Winfield Township, New Jersey | |
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Welcome sign at the intersection of Stiles Street and Winfield Place | |
Map of Winfield Township in Union County. Inset: Location of Union County highlighted in the State of New Jersey. | |
Census Bureau map of Winfield Township, New Jersey. | |
Location in Union County Location in New Jersey | |
| Coordinates: 40°38′06″N 74°17′23″W / 40.634885°N 74.289847°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | New Jersey |
| County | Union |
| Incorporated | July 28, 1941 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Township |
| • Body | Township Committee |
| • Mayor | Robert Reilly (R, term ends December 31, 2025) |
| • Municipal clerk | Melanie Slowik |
| Area | |
• Total | 0.18 sq mi (0.47 km2) |
| • Land | 0.18 sq mi (0.47 km2) |
| • Water | 0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2) 0.00% |
| • Rank | 560th of 565 in state 21st of 21 in county |
| Elevation | 43 ft (13 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 1,423 |
• Estimate (2023) | 1,392 |
| • Rank | 516th of 565 in state 21st of 21 in county |
| • Density | 7,855.0/sq mi (3,032.8/km2) |
| • Rank | 53rd of 565 in state 6th of 21 in county |
| Time zone | UTC−05:00 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−04:00 (Eastern (EDT)) |
| ZIP Code | 07036 – Linden |
| Area code | 908 |
| FIPS code | 3403981650 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0882215 |
| Website | www |
Winfield Township (also called Winfield Park) is a township in Union County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. As of the 2020 United States census, the township's population was 1,423, its lowest decennial census and a decrease of 48 (−3.3%) from the 2010 census count of 1,471, which in turn reflected a decline of 43 (−2.8%) from the 1,514 counted in the 2000 census. The township is the sixth-smallest municipality in the state. Winfield and Linden share the same ZIP Code.
Winfield Township was incorporated as a township by an act of the New Jersey Legislature on August 6, 1941, from portions of Clark and Linden, passing over the Governor's veto.