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Jackson Township, New Jersey
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Jackson Township is a township in Ocean County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. A portion of the township is located within the New Jersey Pine Barrens.[19][20] As of the 2020 United States Census, the township's population was 58,544,[9][10] an increase of 3,688 (+6.7%) from the 2010 census count of 54,856,[21][22] which in turn reflected an increase of 12,040 (+28.1%) from the 42,816 counted in the 2000 census.[23]
Jackson Township, New Jersey | |
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Motto: A Place for All Seasons | |
![]() Location of Jackson Township in Ocean County highlighted in yellow (right). Inset map: Location of Ocean County in New Jersey highlighted in black (left). | |
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Coordinates: 40.090928°N 74.361269°W / 40.090928; -74.361269[1][2] | |
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Incorporated | March 6, 1844 |
Named for | Andrew Jackson |
Government | |
• Type | Faulkner Act (mayor–council) |
• Body | Township Council |
• Mayor | Michael Reina (term ends December 31, 2026)[4][5] |
• Administrator | Terence Wall[6] |
• Municipal clerk | Mary Moss[7] |
Area | |
• Total | 100.55 sq mi (260.43 km2) |
• Land | 99.17 sq mi (256.86 km2) |
• Water | 1.38 sq mi (3.57 km2) 1.37% |
• Rank | 4th of 565 in state 1st of 33 in county[1] |
Elevation | 118 ft (36 m) |
Population | |
• Total | 58,544 |
• Estimate | 60,275 |
• Rank | 29th of 565 in state 4th of 33 in county[12] |
• Density | 590.3/sq mi (227.9/km2) |
• Rank | 433rd of 565 in state 26th of 33 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 | 3402934680[1][16][17] |
GNIS feature ID | 0882079[1][18] |
Website | www |
Roughly equidistant between New York City and Philadelphia, along with being near State Capital of Trenton and the Jersey Shore on I-195, Jackson has rapidly grown as an outer-ring suburb of New York within the New York metropolitan area.[24][25] Jackson is also the site of Six Flags Great Adventure, of Six Flags Hurricane Harbor, and of 350-acre (140 ha) Safari Off Road Adventure, which replaced Six Flags Wild Safari in 2013,[26] and Adventure Crossing a mixed-use entertainment complex that opened in 2023.[27]