Manalapan Township, New Jersey
| Manalapan Township, New Jersey | |
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| Township | |
| Township of Manalapan | |
First Presbyterian Church in Tennent
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| 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. |
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 Census Bureau map of Manalapan Township, New Jersey |
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| Coordinates: 40°16′56″N 74°20′48″W / 40.282353°N 74.346565°WCoordinates: 40°16′56″N 74°20′48″W / 40.282353°N 74.346565°W | |
| Country |  United States |
| State |
 New Jersey
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| 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 |
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, Old Bridge Township in Monmouth County, and Monroe Township in Middlesex County.
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