Profile for Cranford, New Jersey, NJ

Cranford is on the Rahway River.

Former and merged names include:
· Crane's Mills
· Craneville

Crime: The number of violent crimes recorded by the FBI in 2003 was 19. The number of murders and homicides was 0. The violent crime rate was 0.8 per 1,000 people.

Filming location for:
· 2000s TV series, "Ed"
· 2004 movie, "Garden State"
· 2005 movie, "Guess Who"
· 2002 movie, "Far from Heaven"

Nearby parks & recreation: Nomahegan Park, Lenape Park, McConnell Park, Sperry Park, Unami Park

Cranford attractions: Sperry Observatory

Historic sites and museums: Cranford Historical Society Museum, Crane-Phillips House, Hanson House

Colleges and universities: Union County College

Support for libraries: Local government funding for the local library system, in fiscal years 2001-2002, was above the national average. (See library links below.)

Listed places near Cranford

Airports (1)

Archives (2)

Attractions (2)

Cemeteries (43)

Colleges (6)

Communities (53)

Hotels (23)

Libraries (46)

Museums (10)

Parks (2)

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Sections below provide additional information and links about Cranford demographics, travel and tourism, nearby airports, cemeteries, the Union County economy, education, environment, genealogy, government, historic sites, Newark area jobs, libraries, maps, museums, newspapers and other media, nonprofit groups, real estate, recreation, religion, transportation, and weather in the 07016 ZIP code.

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• Cranford township government
• Union County government

14% of Cranford residents report German ancestry, and 19% report Irish. For more info on local ancestry groups, see the Cranford ancestry & family history guide.

• Cemeteries in or near Cranford
• Cemeteries in Union County
• Libraries in or near Cranford

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• Union County Ancestry forum
• GenForum

Records & databases:

• Ancestry.com - NJ data
• Birth, marriage & death records
• Cemetery records
• County history catalog
• Census records (historic)
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• Death index
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• New Jersey cemetery message boards
• National database of cemetery records
• Veteran grave locator

• Communities near Cranford
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• Cranford business guide
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• Courts in New Jersey
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• Crime in Union County
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• Obituaries - search nearby newspapers
• Obituary database - Ancestry.com
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• Local information on disability access
• Americans with Disabilities Act
• Independent living centers in New Jersey
• National Council on Independent Living

At the time of the 2000 census, the per capita income in Cranford was $33,283, compared with $21,587 nationally.

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43% of Cranford residents age 25 and older have a bachelor's or advanced college degree.

• Colleges in or near Cranford
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• Post history questions in Union County genealogy forum

Median rent in Cranford, at the time of the 2000 Census, was $792.   Monthly homeowner costs, for people with mortgages, were $1,747.

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Libraries in Cranford include Cranford Public Library ... View libraries

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Newspapers in Cranford include Cranford Eagle

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Union County supported John Kerry in the 2004 presidential election. For more information, see our Cranford political report.

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The average commute time for Cranford workers is 30 minutes, compared with 26 minutes nationwide.

A total of 6 fatal motor vehicle accidents occurred in Cranford between 2001 and 2003, according to reports gathered by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.

This is a rate of 2.7 fatal crashes per 10,000 population, which was lower than the national norm.

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Hotels in Cranford include Homewood Suites Cranford NJ.

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