Marlboro Township, New Jersey
Marlboro Township, New Jersey | |
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Location of Marlboro Township in Monmouth County highlighted in orange (right). Inset map: Location of Monmouth County in New Jersey highlighted in black (left). | |
Census Bureau map of Marlboro Township, New Jersey
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Location in Monmouth County Location in New Jersey | |
| Coordinates: 40°20′35″N 74°15′26″W / 40.342931°N 74.257197°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | New Jersey |
| County | Monmouth |
| Incorporated | February 17, 1848 |
| Named after | Marl beds |
| Government | |
| • Type | Faulkner Act (mayor–council) |
| • Body | Township Council |
| • Mayor | Jonathan L. Hornik (D, term ends December 31, 2027) |
| • Administrator | Jonathan Capp |
| • Municipal clerk | Susan A. Branagan |
| Area | |
• Total | 30.45 sq mi (78.85 km2) |
| • Land | 30.34 sq mi (78.58 km2) |
| • Water | 0.11 sq mi (0.27 km2) 0.34% |
| • Rank | 89th of 565 in state 9th of 53 in county |
| Elevation | 190 ft (60 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 41,502 |
• Estimate (2023) | 41,398 |
| • Rank | 55th of 565 in state 3rd of 53 in county |
| • Density | 1,367.9/sq mi (528.1/km2) |
| • Rank | 348th of 565 in state 42nd of 53 in county |
| Time zone | UTC−05:00 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−04:00 (Eastern (EDT)) |
| ZIP Code | 07746 - Marlboro 07751 - Morganville 07726 - Englishtown |
| Area code(s) | 732/848 |
| FIPS code | 3402544070 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0882118 |
| Website | www |
Marlboro Township is a township in 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 Metro Area. As of the 2020 United States census, the township's population was 41,502, an increase of 1,311 (+3.3%) from the 2010 census count of 40,191, which in turn reflected an increase of 5,449 (+16.3%) from the 33,423 counted in the 2000 census.
Marlboro Township was formed by an act of the New Jersey Legislature on February 17, 1848, from portions of Freehold Township. The township was named for the marl beds found in the area.