Cedar Grove Wedding

Cedar Grove Township is a Township in Essex County, New Jersey, United States. As of the United States 2000 Census, the township population was 12,300.

Cedar Grove was originally a small farming communitity. In 1896, Essex County built the county mental institution in Cedar Grove; it was known as Overbrook. In 1908, Cedar Grove was incorporated as a township. In the 1950's and 60's, people from cities started moving to the suburbs to escape urban living and Cedar Grove was one of the suburbs. The township grew into a major suburb of New York City. Today, Cedar Grove is a densely populated township, but it still retains in rural setting with several open fields and woods, such as Mills Reservation.

Cedar Grove is located at 405121N, 741344W (40.855854, -74.228981)GR 1. It is located between the First and Second Watchung Mountains. The center of the township is in a valley that is about 280 feet above sea level. Cedar Grove is located approximately 15 miles northwest of Midtown Manhattan.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 11.3 km (4.3 mi). 10.9 km (4.2 mi) of it is land and 0.3 km (0.1 mi) of it (2.99%) is water.