Editing Clark, New Jersey (section)

==Geography==
According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the township had a total area of 4.45 square miles (11.53&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup>), including 4.27 square miles (11.07&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup>) of land and 0.18 square miles (0.47&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup>) of water (4.04%).<ref name=CensusArea/><ref name=GR1 />

[[Local government in New Jersey#Unincorporated communities|Unincorporated communities]], localities and place names located partially or completely within the township include Ashbrook, Florence Mills, Lenox, Madison Hill and Picton.<ref>[http://www.state.nj.us/infobank/localnames.txt Locality Search], State of [[New Jersey]]. Accessed May 21, 2015.</ref>

The [[Rahway River Parkway]] along the [[Rahway River]] runs through the township. The [[Robinson's Branch Reservoir]], also known as the Clark Reservoir, is the largest body of water in Union County and bisects the township diagonally.

The township borders [[Scotch Plains, New Jersey|Scotch Plains]] and [[Westfield, New Jersey|Westfield]] on the west, [[Cranford, New Jersey|Cranford]] and [[Winfield Township, New Jersey|Winfield Park]] on the north, [[Linden, New Jersey|Linden]] and [[Rahway, New Jersey|Rahway]] on the east, and [[Edison, New Jersey|Edison]] and [[Woodbridge Township, New Jersey|Woodbridge Township]] in [[Middlesex County, New Jersey|Middlesex County]] on the south.<ref>[https://global.mapit.mysociety.org/area/1010632/touches.html Areas touching Clark], MapIt. Accessed February 6, 2020.</ref><ref>[https://ucnj.org/municipal-profiles/ Union County Municipal Profiles], [[Union County, New Jersey]]. Accessed February 6, 2020.</ref><ref>[https://www.state.nj.us/transportation/gis/maps/polnoroads.pdf New Jersey Municipal Boundaries], [[New Jersey Department of Transportation]]. Accessed November 15, 2019.</ref>

An abandoned rail spur, the Bloodgood Branch of the [[Lehigh Valley Railroad]], runs through Clark.{{citation needed|date=December 2022}}