About Summit, NJ
Summit is a suburb of New York City with a population of 21,913. Summit is in Union County and is one of the best places to live in New Jersey. Living in Summit offers residents a dense suburban feel and most residents own their homes. In Summit there are a lot of restaurants, coffee shops, and parks. Many families live in Summit. The public schools in Summit are highly rated.
History of Summit, NJ
What is now the city of Summit was created as Summit Township on March 23, 1869. Summit was reincorporated as a city on March 8, 1899. Beyond the obvious derivation from its position atop the Second Watchung Mountain, other theories have been offered to account for the city’s name. The house in which Jurist James Kent lived starting in 1837 called Summit Lodge and a local sawmill owner who granted passage to the Morris and Essex Railroad for a route required to climb to “the summit of the Short Hills” have both been offered as the source of the city’s name.
