Kenilworth, New Jersey

Kenilworth is a borough in Union County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2020 United States Census, the borough's population was 8,427,^[1] which is a increase from the population of 7,914 people in the 2010 United States Census.

Kenilworth was originally part of Elizabethtown in the 18th century, and later part of Connecticut Farms by 1840, and Cranford, but it seperated and independently became incorporated as a borough on 13 May 1907. The oldest known grave located in Kenilworth used to be that of Eva Sayre, who died in 1865, who was a former African American slave owned by David Sayre before being freed when New Jersey mostly abolished slavery and freed most of their slaves in 1846, but Eva Sayre's grave and burial was ultimately lost and/or destroyed by unknown means, and does not exist anymore. At the turn of the 20th century, many African American families from the southern United States, most of whom were former slaves who were freed in 1865 when the United States abolished slavery, began to move into and settle in Union County, New Jersey, especially in Kenilworth. Kenilworth had a large African American community especially between 1905 and 1920, which has since been lost and defunct as most African Americans ultimately moved out of Union County and Kenilworth since then.

Churches in Kenilworth, NJ, especially those of historical origin, include First Baptist Church, Union Baptist Church, Saint Paul A.M.E Church (founded in 1918), and Saint Theresa's Catholic Church, among other churches.

The now-defunct Rahway Valley Railroad used to run through Kenilworth, and was headquartered there.