Plumsted Township, New Jersey
Plumsted Township, New Jersey | |
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New Egypt, the township's central business district | |
| Motto(s): Pride in Plumsted, the State's Center | |
Map of Plumsted Township in Ocean County. Inset: Location of Ocean County highlighted in the State of New Jersey. | |
Census Bureau map of Plumsted Township, New Jersey | |
Location in Ocean County Location in New Jersey | |
| Coordinates: 40°02′45″N 74°29′07″W / 40.045716°N 74.485245°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | New Jersey |
| County | Ocean |
| Incorporated | March 11, 1845 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Township |
| • Body | Township Committee |
| • Mayor | Robert Bowen (R, term ends December 31, 2025) |
| • Administrator | Fred Rubenstein |
| • Municipal clerk | Jennifer Witham |
| Area | |
• Total | 39.53 sq mi (102.37 km2) |
| • Land | 39.14 sq mi (101.36 km2) |
| • Water | 0.39 sq mi (1.01 km2) 0.99% |
| • Rank | 57th of 565 in state 9th of 33 in county |
| Elevation | 105 ft (32 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 8,072 |
• Estimate (2024) | 9,387 |
| • Rank | 290th of 565 in state 14th of 33 in county |
| • Density | 206.2/sq mi (79.6/km2) |
| • Rank | 501st of 565 in state 32nd of 33 in county |
| Time zone | UTC−05:00 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−04:00 (Eastern (EDT)) |
| ZIP Code | 08533 – New Egypt |
| Area code(s) | 609 exchanges: 752, 758 |
| FIPS code | 3402959790 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0882078 |
| Website | www |
Plumsted Township is a township in Ocean County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. As of the 2020 United States census, the township's population was 8,072, a decrease of 349 (−4.1%) from the 2010 census count of 8,421, which in turn reflected an increase of 1,146 (+15.8%) from the 7,275 counted in the 2000 census. The 2010 population was the highest recorded in any decennial census.
Plumsted Township was incorporated as a township by an act of the New Jersey Legislature on March 11, 1845, from portions of Jackson Township, while the area was still part of Monmouth County. Plumsted Township became part of the newly created Ocean County on February 15, 1850. The township was named for Clement Plumstead, an English Quaker who bought a large parcel of land, but never set foot in the area.
At one time, Plumsted included five separate Superfund sites, four of which have been removed from the National Priorities List.