Toms River, New Jersey
Toms River, New Jersey | |
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Last address of architect Sergey Padyukov at 610 Main Street Luker Bridge over the Toms River in Huddy Park | |
| Motto: "Great Places. Familiar Faces." | |
Location of Toms River in Ocean County highlighted in yellow (right). Inset map: Location of Ocean County in New Jersey highlighted in black (left). | |
Census Bureau map of Toms River Township, NJ
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Location in Ocean County Location in New Jersey | |
| Coordinates: 39°59′39″N 74°09′58″W / 39.994264°N 74.166154°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | New Jersey |
| County | Ocean |
| Royal charter | March 1, 1768 (as Dover Township) |
| Incorporated | February 21, 1798 |
| Renamed | November 14, 2006 (as Toms River Township) |
| Government | |
| • Type | Faulkner Act (mayor–council) |
| • Body | Township Council |
| • Mayor | Daniel T. Rodrick (R) |
| • Administrator | Louis A. Amoruso |
| • Municipal clerk | Mike Cruoglio |
| Area | |
• Total | 52.89 sq mi (136.98 km2) |
| • Land | 40.55 sq mi (105.03 km2) |
| • Water | 12.34 sq mi (31.95 km2) 23.32% |
| • Rank | 32nd of 565 in state 7th of 33 in county |
| Elevation | 26 ft (8 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 95,438 |
• Estimate (2024) | 99,873 |
| • Rank | 8th of 565 in state 2nd of 33 in county |
| • Density | 2,354.1/sq mi (908.9/km2) |
| • Rank | 263rd of 565 in state 12th of 33 in county |
| Time zone | UTC−05:00 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−04:00 (Eastern (EDT)) |
| ZIP Codes | 08753–08757 |
| Area code(s) | 732/848 |
| FIPS code | 3402973125 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0882074 |
| Website | www |
Toms River is a coastal town and township located on the Jersey Shore in Ocean County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. Its mainland portion is also a census-designated place of the same name, which serves as the county seat of Ocean County. Formerly known as the Township of Dover, voters in a 2006 referendum approved a change of the official name to the Township of Toms River, adopting the name of the largest unincorporated community within the township. The township is a bedroom suburb of New York City in the New York metropolitan area, and a regional commercial hub in central New Jersey.
As of the 2020 United States census, the township was the state's eighth-most-populous municipality, with a population of 95,438, its highest decennial count ever and an increase of 4,199 (+4.6%) from the 2010 census count of 91,239, which had in turn reflected an increase of 1,533 (+1.7%) from the 89,706 counted in the 2000 census.
Toms River is featured in various TV and news media, including MTV's Made and Jersey Shore (seasons 1, 3, and 5), HBO's Boardwalk Empire, and the original The Amityville Horror movie. In 1998, Toms River East Little League won the Little League World Series. The township has what is said to be the second-largest Halloween parade in the world.
In 2006, Toms River was ranked by Morgan Quitno Press as the 15th safest city in the United States, of 369 cities nationwide. In 2007, Toms River was again ranked as the 14th-safest city in the United States of 371 cities nationwide.