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{{Infobox settlement
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'''Kenilworth''' is a [[Borough (New Jersey)|borough]] in [[Union County, New Jersey|Union County]], in the [[U.S. state]] of [[New Jersey]]. As of the [[2020 United States census]], the borough's population was 8,427,<ref name=Census2020/><ref name=LWD2020/> an increase of 513 (+6.5%) from the [[2010 United States census|2010 census]] count of 7,914,<ref name=Census2010/><ref name=LWD2010/> which in turn reflected an increase of 239 (+3.1%) from the 7,675 counted in the [[2000 United States census|2000 census]].<ref>[
Kenilworth was incorporated as a borough by an act of the [[New Jersey Legislature]] on May 13, 1907, from portions of [[Cranford, New Jersey|Cranford]] and [[Union Township, Union County, New Jersey|Union Township]], based on the results of a referendum held on June 18, 1907.<ref name=Story>Snyder, John P. [https://www.state.nj.us/dep/njgs/enviroed/oldpubs/bulletin67.pdf ''The Story of New Jersey's Civil Boundaries: 1606-1968''], Bureau of Geology and Topography; Trenton, New Jersey; 1969. p. 239. Accessed June 18, 2012.</ref>
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==History==
[[File:Upsala College Hv8Dbild.png|thumb|left|Upsala College]]
In the late 1890s, the New Orange Industrial Association purchased land in [[Cranford, New Jersey|Cranford]] and [[Union Township, Union County, New Jersey|Union]] that was subdivided into building lots. The firm brought in several large industries and lured [[Upsala College]] from [[Brooklyn]] with an offer of cash and free land for its campus.<ref>Boright,
Because New Orange was often confused with one of [[The Oranges]] in [[Essex County, New Jersey|Essex County]], the name "Kenilworth" was chosen when the borough was incorporated in 1907.<ref>[https://www.kenilworthnj.com/info.htm#history History], Borough of Kenilworth. Accessed June 19, 2022.</ref> The name Kenilworth came from a literary society (The Kenilworth Club) which the businessmen belonged to. The Kenilworth Club was named in honor of the novel ''[[Kenilworth (novel)|Kenilworth]]'' written in 1821 by Sir [[Walter Scott]]. The novel refers to England's [[Kenilworth Castle]] located in [[Kenilworth, England]].<ref>[https://www.kenilworthnj.com/funfacts.htm Historian's Corner], Borough of Kenilworth. Accessed June 19, 2022.</ref><ref>Hutchinson, Viola L. [http://mapmaker.rutgers.edu/356/nj_place_names_origin.pdf#page=17 ''The Origin of New Jersey Place Names''], New Jersey Public Library Commission, May 1945. Accessed September 2, 2015.</ref>
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==Parks and recreation==
[[Lenape Park]] is a {{convert|450|acres|adj=on}} wildlife reserve and park that is part of the [[Rahway River Parkway]] in Union County. The park also includes portions of Cranford, Springfield and Westfield.<ref>[https://ucnj.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/Lenape.pdf Lenape Park], [[Union County, New Jersey]]. Accessed June 2, 2020.</ref> An approximately 4.5-mile off-road paved pedestrian path stretches eastbound from Mountainside Police Headquarters in Mountainside, through Echo Lake Park in Westfield, Lenape Park in Westfield and Cranford, Black Brook Park in Kenilworth, and ending near 505 North Michigan Avenue in Kenilworth.
===Kenilworth RVRR rail trail===
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| estref=<ref name=Census2020/><ref name=PopEst>[https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/tables/2020-2021/mcds/totals/SUB-MCD-EST2021-POP-34.xlsx Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for Minor Civil Divisions in New Jersey: April 1, 2020 to July 1, 2021], [[United States Census Bureau]]. Accessed December 1, 2022.</ref>
|footnote=Population sources:<small><br>1910–1920<ref>[https://dspace.njstatelib.org/xmlui/handle/10929/25218?show=full ''Compendium of censuses 1726-1905: together with the tabulated returns of 1905''], [[New Jersey Department of State]], 1906. Accessed October 16, 2013.</ref> 1910<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=T9HrAAAAMAAJ&pg=PA339 ''Thirteenth Census of the United States, 1910: Population by Counties and Minor Civil Divisions, 1910, 1900, 1890''], [[United States Census Bureau]], p. 339. Accessed June 18, 2012.</ref> 1910–1930<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=kifRAAAAMAAJ&pg=PA719 ''Fifteenth Census of the United States: 1930 - Population Volume I''], [[United States Census Bureau]], p. 719. Accessed June 18, 2012.</ref><br>
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Vice Chair Christopher Hudak (D, [[Linden, New Jersey|Linden]], term as commissioner ends 2023; term as vice chair ends 2022),<ref>[https://ucnj.org/commissioners/vice-chair-christopher-hudak/ Vice Chair Christopher Hudak] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220528032703/https://ucnj.org/commissioners/vice-chair-christopher-hudak/ |date=May 28, 2022 }}, Union County, New Jersey. Accessed May 20, 2022.</ref>
James E. Baker Jr. (D, [[Rahway, New Jersey|Rahway]], 2024),<ref>[https://ucnj.org/commissioners/commissioner-james-e-baker-jr/ Commissioner James E. Baker Jr.], Union County, New Jersey. Accessed May 20, 2022.</ref>
Angela R. Garretson (D, [[Hillside, New Jersey|Hillside]], 2023),<ref>[https://ucnj.org/commissioners/commissioner-angela-r-garretson/ Commissioner
Sergio Granados (D, [[Elizabeth, New Jersey|Elizabeth]], 2022),<ref>[https://ucnj.org/commissioners/commissioner-sergio-granados/ Commissioner Sergio Granados], Union County, New Jersey. Accessed May 20, 2022.</ref>
Bette Jane Kowalski (D, [[Cranford, New Jersey|Cranford]], 2022),<ref>[https://ucnj.org/commissioners/commissioner-bette-jane-kowalski/ Commissioner Bette Jane Kowalski], Union County, New Jersey. Accessed May 20, 2022.</ref>
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The closest NJ Transit rail station is [[Roselle Park (NJT station)|Roselle Park]], less than a mile from the Kenilworth border and offering direct service into New York City's [[Pennsylvania Station (New York City)|Penn Station]] on the [[Raritan Valley Line]].<ref>[http://www.njtransit.com/rg/rg_servlet.srv?hdnPageAction=LineDetailsTo&selLine=RARV Raritan Valley Line] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131015103641/http://www.njtransit.com/rg/rg_servlet.srv?hdnPageAction=LineDetailsTo&selLine=RARV |date=October 15, 2013 }}, [[NJ Transit]]. Accessed July 21, 2014.</ref>
The [[Rahway Valley Railroad]] passed through the community but is currently out of service, the final train on the line having left the borough in April 1992. Originally established as the New York and New Orange Railroad, the line stretched {{convert|11.8|mi}} from Aldene (now known as [[Roselle Park, New Jersey|Roselle Park]]) to [[Summit, New Jersey|Summit]]. The headquarters of the railroad were located in Kenilworth, originally in Kenilworth's Victorian-style station house until that was severely damaged in a 1974 fire, after which railroad offices were moved into a trailer and then an unused railroad club car.<ref>Boright,
[[Newark Liberty International Airport]] is approximately {{convert|9|miles}} from Kenilworth.
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