The Town of Westfield was incorporated on March 4, 1903, replacing Westfield Township. Portions of the township have been taken to form Rahway Township (February 27, 1804), Plainfield Township (April 5, 1847), Cranford Township (March 14, 1871), Fanwood Township (Manow known as Scotch Plains) and Mountainside (September 25, 1895). It became part of the newly formed Union County on March 19, 1857. Westfield was originally formed as a township on January 27, 1794, from portions of Elizabeth Township, while the area was still part of Essex County, and was incorporated on February 21, 1798, as one of New Jersey's initial group of 104 townships by an act of the New Jersey Legislature. Based on data from the American Community Survey for 2013–2017, Westfield residents had a median household income of $159,923, ranked 8th in the state among municipalities with more than 10,000 residents, more than double the statewide median of $76,475. The town has been one of the state's highest-income communities. According to a 2014 nationwide survey, Westfield was ranked as the 30th-safest city to live in the United States. In March 2018, Bloomberg ranked Westfield as the 99th highest-income place in the United States, and the 18th highest-income location in New Jersey. As of the 2020 United States census, the town's population was 31,032, an increase of 716 (+2.4%) from the 2010 census count of 30,316, which in turn reflected an increase of 672 (+2.3%) from the 29,644 counted in the 2000 census.
state of New Jersey, located 16 miles (26 km) southwest of Manhattan. Westfield is a town in Union County, in the U.S.
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