Hazlet, New Jersey
Township in Monmouth County, New Jersey, US / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Hazlet is a township in Monmouth County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. The township is located near the Raritan Bay within the Raritan Valley region. It is located in the New York Metropolitan Area and is a bedroom community of New York City. As of the 2020 United States census, the township's population was 20,125,[9][10] a decrease of 209 (−1.0%) from the 2010 census count of 20,334,[19][20] which in turn reflected a decline of 1,044 (−4.9%) from the 21,378 counted in the 2000 census.[21]
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Hazlet, New Jersey | |
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Coordinates: 40.425627°N 74.16869°W / 40.425627; -74.16869[1][2] | |
Country | United States |
State | New Jersey |
County | Monmouth |
Incorporated | February 25, 1848 as Raritan Township |
Renamed | November 28, 1967 as Hazlet Township |
Named for | John Hazlett |
Government | |
• Type | Township |
• Body | Township Committee |
• Mayor | Michael Sachs (R, term ends December 31, 2023)[4][5] |
• Administrator | Robert A. Bengivenga Jr.[6] |
• Municipal clerk | Mary Lynch[7] |
Area | |
• Total | 5.67 sq mi (14.68 km2) |
• Land | 5.57 sq mi (14.42 km2) |
• Water | 0.10 sq mi (0.26 km2) 1.76% |
• Rank | 265th of 565 in state 19th of 53 in county[1] |
Elevation | 30 ft (9 m) |
Population | |
• Total | 20,125 |
• Estimate | 20,524 |
• Rank | 138th of 565 in state 10th of 53 in county[12] |
• Density | 3,613.8/sq mi (1,395.3/km2) |
• Rank | 185th of 565 in state 19th of 53 in county[12] |
Time zone | UTC−05:00 (Eastern (EST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC−04:00 (Eastern (EDT)) |
ZIP Code | |
Area code(s) | 732[15] |
FIPS code | 3402530690[1][16][17] |
GNIS feature ID | 0882120[1][18] |
Website | www |
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