Editing Cranford, New Jersey (section)

== Geography ==
[[File:2017 ice hockey.jpg|thumb|Ice hockey on the [[Rahway River]] in 2017, north of [[Rahway River Parkway|Nomahegan Park]] in Cranford.]]
According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the township had a total area of {{convert|4.87|mi2|km2}}, including {{convert|4.84|mi2|km2}} of land and {{convert|0.04|mi2|km2}} of water (0.78%).<ref name=CensusArea /><ref name=GR1 />

There are nine municipalities bordering the township: [[Garwood, New Jersey|Garwood]] and [[Westfield, New Jersey|Westfield]] to the west, [[Springfield Township, Union County, New Jersey|Springfield Township]] to the north, [[Kenilworth, New Jersey|Kenilworth]] to the northeast, [[Roselle, New Jersey|Roselle]] and [[Roselle Park, New Jersey|Roselle Park]] to the east, [[Linden, New Jersey|Linden]] to the southeast, [[Winfield Township, New Jersey|Winfield Township]] and [[Clark, New Jersey|Clark]] to the south.<ref>[https://global.mapit.mysociety.org/area/1010502/touches.html Areas touching Cranford], MapIt. Accessed March 26, 2020.</ref><ref>[https://ucnj.org/municipal-profiles/ Union County Municipal Profiles], [[Union County, New Jersey]]. Accessed March 26, 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>