Neptune Township, New Jersey
Township in Monmouth County, New Jersey, US / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Neptune Township is a township in Monmouth County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. As of the 2020 United States census, the township's population was 28,061,[9][10] an increase of 126 (+0.5%) from the 2010 census count of 27,935,[19][20] which in turn reflected an increase of 245 (+0.9%) from the 27,690 counted in the 2000 census.[21]
Neptune Township, New Jersey | |
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Nickname: The Crossroads of the Jersey Shore | |
Motto(s): Where Community, Business & Tourism Prosper | |
Coordinates: 40.213816°N 74.053712°W / 40.213816; -74.053712[1][2] | |
Country | United States |
State | New Jersey |
County | Monmouth |
Incorporated | February 26, 1879 |
Named for | Neptune, Roman water deity |
Government | |
• Type | Township |
• Body | Township Committee |
• Mayor | Keith Cafferty (D, term ends December 31, 2023)[4][5] |
• Administrator | Gina LaPlaca[6] |
• Municipal clerk | Gabriella Siboni[7] |
Area | |
• Total | 8.84 sq mi (22.90 km2) |
• Land | 8.13 sq mi (21.05 km2) |
• Water | 0.72 sq mi (1.86 km2) 8.11% |
• Rank | 222nd of 565 in state 14th of 53 in county[1] |
Elevation | 52 ft (16 m) |
Population | |
• Total | 28,061 |
• Estimate | 28,170 |
• Rank | 88th of 565 in state 7th of 53 in county[12] |
• Density | 3,452.8/sq mi (1,333.1/km2) |
• Rank | 196th of 565 in state 22nd 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[15] |
FIPS code | 3402549890[1][16][17] |
GNIS feature ID | 0882111[1][18] |
Website | www |
Featuring Jersey Shore Medical Center, the historic community of Ocean Grove, along with office parks and cultural amenities, Neptune Township has been a longtime regional commercial and cultural hub of the Jersey Shore.[22][23][24][25] The township was named for Neptune, the Roman water deity, and its location on the Atlantic Ocean.[26]