Editing Rahway, New Jersey (section)

==Geography==
[[File:Rahway Welcome Sign.jpg|thumb|The Rahway welcome sign]]
According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the city had a total area of 4.04 square miles (10.47&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup>), including 3.90 square miles (10.09&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup>) of land and 0.15 square miles (0.38&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup>) of water (3.59%).<ref name=CensusArea/><ref name=GR1>[https://www.census.gov/geographies/reference-files/time-series/geo/gazetteer-files.html US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990], [[United States Census Bureau]]. Accessed September 4, 2014.</ref>

Rahway is bordered by the municipalities of [[Clark, New Jersey|Clark]] to the northwest and [[Linden, New Jersey|Linden]] to the northeast in Union County; and by [[Woodbridge Township, New Jersey|Woodbridge Township]] to the south in [[Middlesex County, New Jersey|Middlesex County]].<ref>[https://global.mapit.mysociety.org/area/1010506/touches.html Areas touching Rahway], MapIt. Accessed March 3, 2020.</ref><ref>[https://ucnj.org/municipal-profiles/ Union County Municipal Profiles], [[Union County, New Jersey]]. Accessed March 3, 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>

[[File:Rahway River and Water Tower.jpg|thumb|upright=1.05|Rahway River and water tower]]
The [[Rahway River]] travels through Rahway, entering from Clark at [[Rahway River Parkway]]. The river receives the waters of Robinsons Branch at Elizabeth Avenue between West Grand Avenue and West Main Street, and then receives the waters of the South Branch at East Hazlewood Avenue and Leesville Avenue. The river leaves Rahway at the city limits of [[Linden, New Jersey|Linden]] and [[Woodbridge Township, New Jersey|Woodbridge]] before flowing into the [[Arthur Kill]].<ref>[http://library.fws.gov/pubs5/web_link/text/akc_form.htm Significant Habitats And Habitat Complexes Of The New York Bight Watershed - Arthur Kill Complex], [[United States Fish and Wildlife Service]]. Accessed May 22, 2013.</ref>

[[Local government in New Jersey#Unincorporated communities|Unincorporated communities]], localities and place names located partially or completely within the city include Inman Heights and North Rahway.<ref>[http://www.state.nj.us/infobank/localnames.txt Locality Search], State of [[New Jersey]]. Accessed April 24, 2015.</ref>