Lakewood, New Jersey
| Lakewood Township, New Jersey | |
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| Township | |
| Township of Lakewood | |
Lake Shenandoah
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 Map of Lakewood Township in Ocean County. Inset: Location of Ocean County highlighted in the State of New Jersey. |
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 Census Bureau map of Lakewood Township, New Jersey |
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| Coordinates: 40°04′37″N 74°12′01″W / 40.077041°N 74.200383°WCoordinates: 40°04′37″N 74°12′01″W / 40.077041°N 74.200383°W | |
| Country |  United States |
| State |
 New Jersey
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| County | Ocean |
| Incorporated | March 23, 1892 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Township |
| • Body | Township Committee |
| • Mayor | Raymond Coles (D) (R, term ends December 31, 2017) |
| • Manager | Thomas L. Henshaw |
| • Clerk | Kathryn Hutchinson |
| Area | |
| • Total | 24.982 sq mi (64.703 km2) |
| • Land | 24.577 sq mi (63.653 km2) |
| • Water | 0.405 sq mi (1.050 km2) 1.62% |
| Area rank | 108th of 566 in state 12th of 33 in county |
| Elevation | 49 ft (15 m) |
| Population (2010 Census) | |
| • Total | 92,843 |
| • Estimate (2015) | 99,262 |
| • Rank | 7th of 566 in state 1st of 33 in county |
| • Density | 3,777.7/sq mi (1,458.6/km2) |
| • Density rank | 165th of 566 in state 5th of 33 in county |
| Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | Eastern (EDT) (UTC-4) |
| ZIP code | 08701 |
| Area code | 732 |
| FIPS code | 34-38550 |
| GNIS ID | 882076 |
| Website | www |
Lakewood Township is a township in Ocean County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census the township had a total population of 92,843, representing an increase of 32,491 (+53.8%) from the 60,352 counted in the 2000 Census, which had in turn increased by 15,304 (+34.0%) from the 45,048 counted in the 1990 Census. The township ranked as the seventh-most-populous municipality in the state in 2010 after having been ranked 22nd in 2000. The sharp increase in population from 2000 to 2010 was led by increases in the township's Orthodox Jewish and Latino communities.
Lakewood is one of the hubs of Orthodox Judaism and is home to one of the largest yeshivas in the world, Beth Medrash Govoha, which was founded by Rabbi Aharon Kotler. The large Orthodox population, which comprises more than half the township's population, wields considerable political clout in the township as a voting bloc.
The earliest documented European settlement of the present Lakewood area was by operators of sawmills, from about 1750 forward. One such sawmill – located at the east end of the present Lake Carasaljo – was known as Three Partners Mill from at least 1789 until at least 1814. From 1815 until 1818, in the same area, Jesse Richards had an iron-smelting operation known as Washington Furnace, using the local bog iron ore. The ironworks were revived in 1833 by Joseph W. Brick, who named the business Bergen Iron Works, which also became the name of the accompanying town. In 1865, the town was renamed Bricksburg in 1865, and in 1880 it was renamed Lakewood and became a fashionable winter resort.
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