Manalapan Township, New Jersey
Manalapan Township, New Jersey | |
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Rolling hills of Monmouth Battlefield State Park and farmland | |
| Motto: A great place to live | |
Location of Manalapan Township in Monmouth County highlighted in yellow (right). Inset map: Location of Monmouth County in New Jersey highlighted in black (left). | |
Census Bureau map of Manalapan Township, New Jersey
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Location in Monmouth County Location in New Jersey | |
| Coordinates: 40°16′56″N 74°20′48″W / 40.282353°N 74.346564°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | New Jersey |
| County | Monmouth |
| Incorporated | March 9, 1848 |
| Named after | The Lenape translation of "Manalapan" |
| Government | |
| • Type | Township |
| • Body | Township Committee |
| • Mayor | Eric Nelson (R, term ends December 31, 2025) |
| • Administrator | Tara L. Lovrich |
| • Municipal clerk | Shari Rose |
| 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 |
| Elevation | 102 ft (31 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 40,905 |
• Estimate (2023) | 40,506 |
| • Rank | 58th of 565 in state 4th of 53 in county |
| • Density | 1,334.5/sq mi (515.3/km2) |
| • Rank | 351st of 565 in state 43rd of 53 in county |
| Time zone | UTC−05:00 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−04:00 (Eastern (EDT)) |
| ZIP Code | 07726 – Englishtown |
| Area code(s) | 732/848 |
| FIPS code | 3402542990 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0882117 |
| Website | mtnj |
Manalapan Township (/mənæləpɪn/, mə-NAL-ə-pin) 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 Metro Area. As of the 2020 United States census, the township's population was 40,905, its highest decennial count ever and an increase of 2,033 (+5.2%) from the 2010 census count of 38,872, which in turn reflected an increase of 5,449 (+16.3%) from the 33,423 counted in the 2000 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".