Manalapan Township, New Jersey
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Manalapan Township (/mənæləpɪn/, mə-NAL-ə-pin[19]) is a township in western Monmouth County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. The township is centrally located within the Raritan Valley region and is a part of the New York Metropolitan Area.[20][21] As of the 2020 United States census, the township's population was 40,905,[10][11] its highest decennial count ever and an increase of 2,033 (+5.2%) from the 2010 census count of 38,872,[22][23] which in turn reflected an increase of 5,449 (+16.3%) from the 33,423 counted in the 2000 census.[24]
Manalapan Township, New Jersey | |
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Motto: A great place to live[1] | |
Coordinates: 40.282353°N 74.346564°W / 40.282353; -74.346564[2][3] | |
Country | United States |
State | New Jersey |
County | Monmouth |
Incorporated | March 9, 1848 |
Named for | The Lenape translation of "Manalapan" |
Government | |
• Type | Township |
• Body | Township Committee |
• Mayor | Mary Ann Musich (R, term ends December 31, 2024)[5][6] |
• Administrator | Tara L. Lovrich[7] |
• Municipal clerk | Shari Rose[8] |
Area | |
• Total | 30.88 sq mi (79.99 km2) |
• Land | 30.65 sq mi (79.39 km2) |
• Water | 0.23 sq mi (0.60 km2) 0.75% |
• Rank | 85th of 565 in state 8th of 53 in county[2] |
Elevation | 102 ft (31 m) |
Population | |
• Total | 40,905 |
• Estimate | 40,506 |
• Rank | 58th of 565 in state 4th of 53 in county[13] |
• Density | 1,334.5/sq mi (515.3/km2) |
• Rank | 351st of 565 in state 43rd of 53 in county[13] |
Time zone | UTC−05:00 (Eastern (EST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC−04:00 (Eastern (EDT)) |
ZIP Code | 07726 – Englishtown[14] |
Area code(s) | 732/848[15] |
FIPS code | 3402542990[2][16][17] |
GNIS feature ID | 0882117[2][18] |
Website | mtnj |
The name "Manalapan" is derived from a word in the Lenape language that would mean either "land of good bread", "good land to settle upon",[25][26] "good bread"[27] or "covered swamp with edible roots".[28]