Millstone Township, New Jersey
Millstone Township, New Jersey | |
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Perrineville Lake in Millstone, at the headwaters for Rocky Brook, in early spring | |
Location of Millstone 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 Millstone Township, New Jersey | |
Location in Monmouth County Location in New Jersey | |
| Coordinates: 40°12′48″N 74°25′54″W / 40.213339°N 74.431681°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | New Jersey |
| County | Monmouth |
| Incorporated | February 28, 1844 |
| Named after | The Millstone River |
| Government | |
| • Type | Township |
| • Body | Township Committee |
| • Mayor | Albert Ferro (R, term ends December 31, 2025) |
| • Administrator | Kevin Abernethy |
| • Municipal clerk | Kathleen Hart |
| Area | |
• Total | 37.18 sq mi (96.30 km2) |
| • Land | 36.61 sq mi (94.81 km2) |
| • Water | 0.58 sq mi (1.49 km2) 1.55% |
| • Rank | 64th of 565 in state 5th of 53 in county |
| Elevation | 223 ft (68 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 10,376 |
• Estimate (2023) | 10,320 |
| • Rank | 237th of 565 in state 18th of 53 in county |
| • Density | 283.4/sq mi (109.4/km2) |
| • Rank | 481st of 565 in state 52nd of 53 in county |
| Time zone | UTC−05:00 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−04:00 (Eastern (EDT)) |
| ZIP Codes | |
| Area code(s) | 732 exchanges: 833, 928 |
| FIPS code | 3402546560 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0882115 |
| Website | www |
Millstone Township is a township in western Monmouth County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. The township is located within the Raritan Valley region and is a part of the New York metropolitan area. As of the 2020 United States census, the township's population was 10,376, a decrease of 190 (−1.8%) from the 2010 census count of 10,566, which in turn reflected an increase of 1,596 (+17.8%) from the 8,970 counted in the 2000 census.
The township was named after the Millstone River, a major tributary of the Raritan River, and whose name originated from an incident in which a millstone was dropped into the river. The headwaters for the Millstone River originate in the township.
The township has been ranked as one of the state's highest-income communities. Based on data from the American Community Survey for 2013–2017, Millstone residents had a median household income of $156,891, more than double the statewide median of $76,475 and ranked ninth in the state among municipalities with more than 10,000 residents.