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Monroe Township, Middlesex County, New Jersey

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Monroe Township, New Jersey

Township

Township of Monroe

Monroe Township High School

Monroe Township High School

Official seal of Monroe Township, New Jersey

Seal

Monroe Township highlighted in Middlesex County. Inset: Location of Middlesex County highlighted in the State of New Jersey.

Monroe Township highlighted in Middlesex County. Inset: Location of Middlesex County highlighted in the State of New Jersey.

Census Bureau map of Monroe Township, Middlesex County, New Jersey. Interactive map of Monroe Township, Middlesex County, New Jersey

Census Bureau map of Monroe Township, Middlesex County, New Jersey.

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Interactive map of Monroe Township, Middlesex County, New Jersey

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Coordinates: 40.319474°N 74.428802°WCoordinates: 40.319474°N 74.428802°W[1][2]

Country United States

State New Jersey

County Middlesex

Incorporated April 9, 1838

Named for James Monroe

Government[7]

• Type Faulkner Act (Mayor-Council)

• Body Township Council

• Mayor Gerald W. Tamburro (D, term ends December 31, 2023)[3][4]

• Administrator Alan Weinberg[5]

• Municipal clerk Patricia Reid[6]

Area[1]

• Total 42.232 sq mi (109.382 km2)

• Land 41.974 sq mi (108.713 km2)

• Water 0.258 sq mi (0.668 km2) 0.61%

Area rank 48th of 566 in state

1st of 25 in county[1]

Elevation[8] 92 ft (28 m)

Population (2010 Census)[9][10][11]

• Total 39,132

• Estimate (2018)[12] 44,818

• Rank 57th of 566 in state

11th of 25 in county[13]

• Density 932.3/sq mi (360.0/km2)

• Density rank 395th of 566 in state

24th of 25 in county[13]

Time zone UTC−5:00 (Eastern (EST))

• Summer (DST) UTC−4:00 (Eastern (EDT))

ZIP Code

08831[14]

Area code(s) 732[15]

FIPS code 3402347280[1][16][17]

GNIS feature ID 0882159[1][18]

Website www.monroetwp.com

Monroe Township is a township in southern Middlesex County, New Jersey, United States. It is part of the outer-ring suburbs of the New York Metropolitan area.[19] As of the 2010 United States Census, the township's population was 39,132,[9][10][11] reflecting an increase of 11,133 (+39.8%) from the 27,999 counted in the 2000 Census, which had in turn increased by 5,744 (+25.8%) from the 22,255 counted in the 1990 Census.[20]

Monroe Township was incorporated as a township by an act of the New Jersey Legislature on April 9, 1838, from portions of South Amboy Township, based on the results of a referendum held that same day. Portions of the township were taken to form East Brunswick (February 28, 1860), Cranbury (March 7, 1872), and Jamesburg (March 19, 1887).[21]

There are several age-restricted communities in the township.[22][23][24][25] Despite major senior citizen growth, the median age in Monroe has changed from 52.5 in 1990, increasing to 58.9 in 2000, before decreasing back to 53.2 in 2010, as more growth has been from single-family detached homes more recently than with senior citizen developments. Monroe had the third-largest increase in population of any municipality in the state between 2010 and 2014, growing by 3,678 to 42,810