Shrewsbury, New Jersey
Borough in Monmouth County, New Jersey, US / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
This article is about the borough in eastern Monmouth County. For other uses, see Shrewsbury, New Jersey (disambiguation).
For the river called Shrewsbury, see Shrewsbury River.
Shrewsbury is a borough in eastern Monmouth County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. Located within the heart of the northern Shore region, the borough is a bedroom community of New York City.[15] As of the 2020 United States census, the borough's population was 4,184,[7] its highest decennial count ever and an increase of 375 (+9.8%) from the 2010 census count of 3,809,[16][17] which in turn reflected an increase of 219 (+6.1%) from the 3,590 counted in the 2000 census.[18]
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Shrewsbury, New Jersey | |
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Public park near Shrewsbury's municipal building | |
![]() Location of Shrewsbury in Monmouth County highlighted in red (left). Inset map: Location of Monmouth County in New Jersey highlighted in orange (right). | |
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Coordinates: 40°19′30″N 74°3′36″W[1] | |
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County | Monmouth |
Incorporated | May 11, 1926 |
Named for | Shrewsbury, England |
Government | |
• Type | Borough |
• Body | Borough Council |
• Mayor | Kimberly Eulner (R, appointed to term ending December 31, 2026) |
• Administrator | Christopher Cherbini[3] |
• Municipal clerk | Kerry Quinn [4] |
Area | |
• Total | 2.19 sq mi (5.67 km2) |
• Land | 2.16 sq mi (5.60 km2) |
• Water | 0.03 sq mi (0.07 km2) 1.32% |
• Rank | 395th of 565 in state 27th of 53 in county[6] |
Elevation | 46 ft (14 m) |
Population | |
• Total | 4,184 |
• Estimate (2023)[8] | 4,149 |
• Rank | 408th of 565 in state 38th of 53 in county[9] |
• Density | 1,936.6/sq mi (747.7/km2) |
• Rank | 298th of 565 in state 37th of 53 in county[9] |
Time zone | UTC−05:00 (Eastern (EST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC−04:00 (Eastern (EDT)) |
ZIP Code | |
Area code(s) | 732[12] |
FIPS code | 3402567350[6][13][14] |
GNIS feature ID | 885395[1][6] |
Website | www |
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Shrewsbury was formed as a borough by an act of the New Jersey Legislature on March 22, 1926, from portions of Shrewsbury Township, based on the results of a referendum held on May 11, 1926.[19] The borough's name comes from Shrewsbury, England.[20]