Connecticut Farms, New Jersey Explained

Official Name:Connecticut Farms, New Jersey
Settlement Type:Census-designated place
Pushpin Map:USA New Jersey Union County#USA New Jersey#USA
Pushpin Label:Connecticut Farms
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Union County##Location in New Jersey##Location in the United States
Pushpin Relief:yes
Coordinates:40.6928°N -74.2714°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Union
Subdivision Type3:Township
Subdivision Name3:Union
Area Footnotes:[1]
Area Total Sq Mi:0.09
Area Land Sq Mi:0.09
Area Water Sq Mi:0.00
Area Total Km2:0.24
Area Land Km2:0.24
Area Water Km2:0.00
Population As Of:2020
Population Footnotes:[2]
Population Density Km2:2297.40
Population Total:545
Unit Pref:Imperial
Population Density Sq Mi:5923.91
Timezone:Eastern (EST)
Utc Offset:−05:00
Timezone Dst:EDT
Utc Offset Dst:−04:00
Elevation Ft:102
Postal Code Type:ZIP Code
Postal Code:07083 (Union)
Area Code:908
Blank Name:FIPS code
Blank Info:[3]
Blank1 Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank1 Info:2806063

Connecticut Farms is a neighborhood and census-designated place (CDP)[4] within Union Township, Union County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey.

The CDP is bordered by Elmwood Avenue and Stuyvesant Avenue to the north, by Rosemont Avenue, Bond Drive, and Burke Parkway to the east, by the Garden State Parkway to the south, by Chestnut Street to the southwest, and by Pennsylvania Avenue to the west.[5] Downtown Union borders the neighborhood to the north.

U.S. Route 22 passes through the southern part of the CDP, leading east 5miles to its terminus near Newark International Airport and southwest to Somerville.

Demographics

It was first listed as a census designated place in the 2020 census.

2020 census

Connecticut Farms, New Jersey – Racial and ethnic composition
!Race / Ethnicity (NH = Non-Hispanic)!Pop 2020[6] !% 2020
White alone (NH)23543.12%
Black or African American alone (NH)8715.96%
Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH)10.18%
Asian alone (NH)519.36%
Pacific Islander alone (NH)00.00%
Other race alone (NH)91.65%
Mixed race or Multiracial (NH)203.67%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)14226.06%
Total545100.00%

Notes and References

  1. Web site: ArcGIS REST Services Directory. United States Census Bureau. October 11, 2022.
  2. https://data.census.gov/profile?g=160XX00US3414815 Census Data Explorer: Connecticut Farms CDP, New Jersey
  3. https://mcdc.missouri.edu/applications/geocodes/?state=34 Geographic Codes Lookup for New Jersey
  4. https://tigerweb.geo.census.gov/tigerwebmain/Files/tab20/tigerweb_tab20_cdp_2020_nj.html State of New Jersey Census Designated Places - BVP20 - Data as of January 1, 2020
  5. Web site: Connecticut Farms CDP. TIGERweb. Geography Division, U.S. Census Bureau. June 23, 2021.
  6. Web site: P2: Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) - Connecticut Farms CDP, New Jersey. United States Census Bureau . January 26, 2024.