Shrewsbury Township, New Jersey
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Shrewsbury Township is a township situated in the Jersey Shore region, within Monmouth County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. As of the 2020 United States census, the township's population was 1,076,[8] a decrease of 65 (−5.7%) from the 2010 census count of 1,141,[17][18] which in turn reflected an increase of 43 (+3.9%) from the 1,098 counted in the 2000 census.[19]
Shrewsbury Township, New Jersey | |
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Coordinates: 40.313233°N 74.071543°W / 40.313233; -74.071543[1][2] | |
Country | United States |
State | New Jersey |
County | Monmouth |
Formed | October 31, 1693 |
Incorporated | February 21, 1798 |
Named for | Shrewsbury, England |
Government | |
• Type | Township |
• Body | Township Committee |
• Mayor | Lester J. Jennings (D, term ends December 31, 2023)[4][5] |
• Municipal clerk | Katrina Thornton (acting)[6] |
Area | |
• Total | 0.10 sq mi (0.26 km2) |
• Land | 0.10 sq mi (0.26 km2) |
• Water | 0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2) 0.00% |
• Rank | 565th of 565 in state 53rd of 53 in county[1] |
Elevation | 39 ft (12 m) |
Population | |
• Total | 1,076 |
• Estimate (2022)[9] | 1,076 |
• Rank | 528th of 565 in state 48th of 53 in county[10] |
• Density | 10,855.5/sq mi (4,191.3/km2) |
• Rank | 35th of 565 in state 1st of 53 in county[10] |
Time zone | UTC−05:00 (Eastern (EST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC−04:00 (Eastern (EDT)) |
ZIP Code | |
Area code(s) | 732[13] |
FIPS code | 3402567365[1][14][15] |
GNIS feature ID | 0882603[1][16] |
Website | www |
Covering nearly 1,000 square miles (2,600 km2) when it was first formed in 1693, the originally large Shrewsbury Township steadily diminished in size as 74 new municipalities were created from its former boundaries, leaving the township as it currently exists, covering 0.097 square miles (0.25 km2), ranked as New Jersey's smallest municipality by area.[20]