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Manalapan, New Jersey

Manalapan Township, New Jersey
Township
Township of Manalapan
First Presbyterian Church in Tennent
First Presbyterian Church in Tennent
Motto: A great place to live
Map of Manalapan Township in Monmouth County. Inset: Location of Monmouth County highlighted in the State of New Jersey.
Map of Manalapan Township in Monmouth County. Inset: Location of Monmouth County highlighted in the State of New Jersey.
Census Bureau map of Manalapan Township, New Jersey
Census Bureau map of Manalapan Township, New Jersey
Coordinates: 40°16′56″N 74°20′48″W / 40.282353°N 74.346565°W / 40.282353; -74.346565Coordinates: 40°16′56″N 74°20′48″W / 40.282353°N 74.346565°W / 40.282353; -74.346565
Country  United States
State  New Jersey
County Monmouth
Incorporated March 9, 1848
Government
 • Type Township
 • Body Township Committee
 • Mayor Susan Cohen (R, term ends December 31, 2017)
 • Administrator Tara L. Lovrich
 • Clerk Regina Preteroti
Area
 • Total 79.873 km2 (30.839 sq mi)
 • Land 79.271 km2 (30.607 sq mi)
 • Water 0.602 km2 (0.232 sq mi)  0.75%
Area rank 86th of 566 in state
8th of 53 in county
Elevation 31 m (102 ft)
Population (2010 Census)
 • Total 38,872
 • Estimate (2015) 40,169
 • Rank 58th of 566 in state
4th of 53 in county
 • Density 490.3/km2 (1,270.0/sq mi)
 • Density rank 354th of 566 in state
43rd of 53 in county
Time zone Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
 • Summer (DST) Eastern (EDT) (UTC-4)
ZIP code 07726 - Englishtown
Area code(s) 732
FIPS code 3402542990
GNIS feature ID 0882117
Website www.mtnj.org

Manalapan Township is a township in Monmouth County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the township's population was 38,872, representing an increase of 5,449 (+16.3%) from the 33,423 counted in the 2000 Census, which had in turn increased by 6,707 (+25.1%) from the 26,716 counted in the 1990 Census.

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", "good bread" or "covered swamp with edible roots".

The Battle of Monmouth was fought in 1778 on land that is now part of Manalapan and Freehold townships. Monmouth Battlefield State Park occupies 2,928 acres (1,185 ha) in the two townships.

Manalapan Township was formed by an act of the New Jersey Legislature on March 9, 1848, from portions of Freehold Township. Englishtown was formed as a borough from portions of Manalapan on January 4, 1888, based on the results of a referendum held the previous day.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the township had a total area of 30.839 square miles (79.873 km2), including 30.607 square miles (79.271 km2) of land and 0.232 square miles (0.602 km2) of water (0.75%). The township has an elevation of 82 feet (25 m).

The township completely surrounds Englishtown, making it part of 21 pairs of "doughnut towns" in the state, where one municipality entirely surrounds another. The township borders Freehold Township, Millstone Township, Marlboro Township in Monmouth County, and Old Bridge Township and Monroe Township in Middlesex County.


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