Millstone Township, New Jersey
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Millstone Township is a township in western Monmouth County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. The township is located within the Raritan Valley region and is a part of the New York metropolitan area.[19][20] As of the 2020 United States census, the township's population was 10,376,[9][10] a decrease of 190 (−1.8%) from the 2010 census count of 10,566,[21][22] which in turn reflected an increase of 1,596 (+17.8%) from the 8,970 counted in the 2000 census.[23]
Millstone Township, New Jersey | |
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Coordinates: 40.213339°N 74.431681°W / 40.213339; -74.431681[1][2] | |
Country | United States |
State | New Jersey |
County | Monmouth |
Incorporated | February 28, 1844 |
Named for | The Millstone River |
Government | |
• Type | Township |
• Body | Township Committee |
• Mayor | Albert Ferro (R, term ends December 31, 2025)[4][5] |
• Administrator | Kevin Abernethy[6] |
• Municipal clerk | Kathleen Hart[7] |
Area | |
• Total | 37.18 sq mi (96.30 km2) |
• Land | 36.61 sq mi (94.81 km2) |
• Water | 0.58 sq mi (1.49 km2) 1.55% |
• Rank | 64th of 565 in state 5th of 53 in county[1] |
Elevation | 223 ft (68 m) |
Population | |
• Total | 10,376 |
• Estimate | 10,356 |
• Rank | 237th of 565 in state 18th of 53 in county[12] |
• Density | 283.4/sq mi (109.4/km2) |
• Rank | 481st of 565 in state 52nd of 53 in county[12] |
Time zone | UTC−05:00 (Eastern (EST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC−04:00 (Eastern (EDT)) |
ZIP Codes | |
Area code(s) | 732 exchanges: 833, 928[15] |
FIPS code | 3402546560[1][16][17] |
GNIS feature ID | 0882115[1][18] |
Website | www |
The township was named after the Millstone River, a major tributary of the Raritan River, and whose name originated from an incident in which a millstone was dropped into the river.[24][25][26] The headwaters for the Millstone River originate in the township.[27][28]
The township has been ranked as one of the state's highest-income communities. Based on data from the American Community Survey for 2013–2017, Millstone residents had a median household income of $156,891, more than double the statewide median of $76,475 and ranked ninth in the state among municipalities with more than 10,000 residents.[29][30]