Monroe Township, Gloucester County, New Jersey
Monroe Township, New Jersey | |
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Downer Methodist Episcopal Church in Monroe Township, November 2011 | |
Location of Monroe Township in Gloucester County highlighted in red (right). Inset map: Location of Gloucester County in New Jersey highlighted in red (left). | |
Census Bureau map of Monroe Township, Gloucester County, New Jersey | |
Location in Gloucester County Location in New Jersey | |
| Coordinates: 39°39′37″N 74°58′09″W / 39.660224°N 74.969195°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | New Jersey |
| County | Gloucester |
| Incorporated | March 3, 1859 |
| Named after | President James Monroe |
| Government | |
| • Type | Faulkner Act (mayor–council) |
| • Body | Township Council |
| • Mayor | Gregory A. Wolfe (D, term ends December 31, 2026) |
| • Administrator | James V. DeHart III |
| • Municipal clerk | Aileen Chiselko |
| Area | |
• Total | 46.93 sq mi (121.54 km2) |
| • Land | 46.42 sq mi (120.23 km2) |
| • Water | 0.51 sq mi (1.31 km2) 1.08% |
| • Rank | 36th of 565 in state 2nd of 24 in county |
| Elevation | 121 ft (37 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 37,117 |
• Estimate (2023) | 37,752 |
| • Rank | 65th of 565 in state 2nd of 24 in county |
| • Density | 799.6/sq mi (308.7/km2) |
| • Rank | 408th of 565 in state 17th of 24 in county |
| Time zone | UTC−05:00 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−04:00 (Eastern (EDT)) |
| ZIP Code | 08094 – Williamstown |
| Area code(s) | 609 and 856 |
| FIPS code | 3401547250 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0882137 |
| Website | www |
Monroe Township is a township in Gloucester County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. As of the 2020 United States census, the township's population was 37,117, its highest decennial count ever and an increase of 988 (+2.7%) from the 36,129 recorded at the 2010 census, which in turn reflected an increase of 7,162 (+24.7%) from the 28,967 counted in the 2000 census. The township is part of the South Jersey region of the state and a suburb of Philadelphia, within the Delaware Valley.
Monroe Township was originally formed as a township by an act of the New Jersey Legislature on March 3, 1859, from portions of Washington Township while the area was still part of Camden County. Monroe Township was shifted to Gloucester County on February 28, 1871, along with the majority of Washington Township. In 1950, portions of the township were transferred to Winslow Township in Camden County. The township was named for President James Monroe.