Kenilworth, New Jersey
Kenilworth, New Jersey | |
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Kenilworth Municipal Building | |
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 | |
Location in Union County Location in New Jersey | |
| Coordinates: 40°40′41″N 74°17′17″W / 40.678089°N 74.288114°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | New Jersey |
| County | Union |
| Incorporated | May 13, 1907 |
| Named after | Kenilworth Castle |
| Government | |
| • Type | Borough |
| • Body | Borough Council |
| • Mayor | Linda Karlovitch (D, term ends December 31, 2027) |
| • Municipal clerk | Laura Reinertsen |
| Area | |
• Total | 2.15 sq mi (5.57 km2) |
| • Land | 2.15 sq mi (5.56 km2) |
| • Water | 0.00 sq mi (0.01 km2) 0.19% |
| • Rank | 398th of 565 in state 17th of 21 in county |
| Elevation | 115 ft (35 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 8,427 |
• Estimate (2023) | 8,259 |
| • Rank | 282nd of 565 in state 17th of 21 in county |
| • Density | 3,925.0/sq mi (1,515.5/km2) |
| • Rank | 166th of 565 in state 14th of 21 in county |
| Time zone | UTC−05:00 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−04:00 (Eastern (EDT)) |
| ZIP Code | 07033 |
| Area code | 908 |
| FIPS code | 3403936690 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0885267 |
| Website | www |
Kenilworth is a borough in Union County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. As of the 2020 United States census, the borough's population was 8,427, an increase of 513 (+6.5%) from the 2010 census count of 7,914, which in turn reflected an increase of 239 (+3.1%) from the 7,675 counted in the 2000 census.
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.