Cedar Grove, New Jersey

For another place, see Cedar Grove, Mercer County, New Jersey.

Cedar Grove, New Jersey
Township
Cedar Grove Municipal Building and Center Fire Company
Cedar Grove Municipal Building and Center Fire Company
Official seal of Cedar Grove, New Jersey
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Location of Caldwell in Essex County highlighted in red (right). Inset map: Location of Essex County in New Jersey highlighted in orange (left).
Location of Caldwell in Essex County highlighted in red (right). Inset map: Location of Essex County in New Jersey highlighted in orange (left).
Census Bureau map of Cedar Grove, New Jersey
Census Bureau map of Cedar Grove, New Jersey
Cedar Grove is located in Essex County, New Jersey
Cedar Grove
Cedar Grove
Location in Essex County
Cedar Grove is located in New Jersey
Cedar Grove
Cedar Grove
Location in New Jersey
Cedar Grove is located in the United States
Cedar Grove
Cedar Grove
Location in the United States
Coordinates: 40°51′29″N 74°13′47″W / 40.858017°N 74.229784°W / 40.858017; -74.229784[1][2]
Country United States
State New Jersey
CountyEssex
IncorporatedFebruary 7, 1892 as Verona Township
RenamedApril 9, 1908 as Cedar Grove
Named forCedar trees
Government
[7]
 • TypeFaulkner Act (council–manager)
 • BodyTownship Council
 • MayorKerry Peterson (term ends June 30, 2024)[3][4]
 • ManagerJoseph M. Zichelli[5]
 • Municipal clerkDale A. Forde[6]
Area
[1]
 • Total
4.36 sq mi (11.29 km2)
 • Land4.24 sq mi (10.97 km2)
 • Water0.12 sq mi (0.32 km2)  2.82%
 • Rank286th of 565 in state
9th of 22 in county[1]
Elevation
[8]
243 ft (74 m)
Population
 (2020)[9][10]
 • Total
12,980
 • Estimate 
(2023)[9][11]
13,321
 • Rank196th of 565 in state
15th of 22 in county[12]
 • Density3,063.5/sq mi (1,182.8/km2)
  • Rank214th of 565 in state
15th of 22 in county[12]
Time zoneUTC−05:00 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC−04:00 (Eastern (EDT))
ZIP Code
07009[13][14]
Area code(s)973[15]
FIPS code3401311200[1][16][17]
GNIS feature ID0882222[1][18]
Websitewww.cedargrovenj.org

Cedar Grove is a township in north central Essex County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. As of the 2020 United States census, the township's population was 12,980,[9][10] an increase of 569 (+4.6%) from the 2010 census count of 12,411,[19][20] which in turn reflected an increase of 111 (+0.9%) from the 12,300 counted in the 2000 census.[21]

New Jersey Monthly magazine ranked Cedar Grove as its fourth-best place to live in Essex County and 17th-best place overall to live in its 2008 rankings of the "Best Places To Live" in New Jersey.[22]

What is now Cedar Grove was originally incorporated by an act of the New Jersey Legislature as the Township of Verona on February 7, 1892, from portions of Caldwell Township. Portions of the township were taken to create Verona borough, based on the results of a referendum held on April 30, 1907. On April 9, 1908, the name was formally changed to Cedar Grove.[23][24] The township's name derives from the Eastern Red Cedar trees that once covered its valley and hillsides.[25][26]

  1. ^ a b c d e 2019 Census Gazetteer Files: New Jersey Places, United States Census Bureau. Accessed July 1, 2020.
  2. ^ US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990, United States Census Bureau. Accessed September 4, 2014.
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  4. ^ 2023 New Jersey Mayors Directory, New Jersey Department of Community Affairs, updated February 8, 2023. Accessed February 10, 2023. As of date accessed Peter H. Tanella is incorrectly listed as mayor.
  5. ^ Township Manager, Township of Cedar Grove. Accessed March 24, 2024.
  6. ^ Municipal Clerk, Township of Cedar Grove. Accessed March 24, 2024.
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  8. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Township of Cedar Grove, Geographic Names Information System. Accessed March 5, 2013.
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  12. ^ a b Population Density by County and Municipality: New Jersey, 2020 and 2021, New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development. Accessed March 1, 2023.
  13. ^ Look Up a ZIP Code for Cedar Grove, NJ, United States Postal Service. Accessed July 26, 2012.
  14. ^ ZIP Codes, State of New Jersey. Accessed October 8, 2013.
  15. ^ Area Code Lookup - NPA NXX for Cedar Grove, NJ, Area-Codes.com. Accessed October 8, 2013.
  16. ^ U.S. Census website, United States Census Bureau. Accessed September 4, 2014.
  17. ^ Geographic Codes Lookup for New Jersey, Missouri Census Data Center. Accessed April 1, 2022.
  18. ^ US Board on Geographic Names, United States Geological Survey. Accessed September 4, 2014.
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  21. ^ Table 7. Population for the Counties and Municipalities in New Jersey: 1990, 2000 and 2010, New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development, February 2011. Accessed May 1, 2023.
  22. ^ "Best Places To Live - The Complete Top Towns List 1-100" Archived February 28, 2008, at the Wayback Machine, New Jersey Monthly, February 21, 2008. Accessed February 24, 2008.
  23. ^ Snyder, John P. The Story of New Jersey's Civil Boundaries: 1606-1968, Bureau of Geology and Topography; Trenton, New Jersey; 1969. p. 126 re Cedar Grove, p. 132 re Verona. Accessed July 26, 2012.
  24. ^ 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. 307. New Jersey Law Journal Publishing Company, 1910. Accessed October 18, 2015.
  25. ^ Hutchinson, Viola L. The Origin of New Jersey Place Names, New Jersey Public Library Commission, May 1945. Accessed August 28, 2015.
  26. ^ Early Cedar Grove Archived November 17, 2015, at the Wayback Machine, Cedar Grove Historical Society. Accessed August 29, 2015.