Holmdel Township, New Jersey

Holmdel Township, New Jersey
Township
Bell Labs
Bell Labs
Official seal of Holmdel Township, New Jersey
Seal
Holmdel Township is located in Monmouth County, New Jersey
Holmdel Township
Holmdel Township
Location in Monmouth County
Holmdel Township is located in New Jersey
Holmdel Township
Holmdel Township
Location in New Jersey
Holmdel Township is located in the United States
Holmdel Township
Holmdel Township
Location in the United States
Coordinates: 40°22′48″N 74°10′39″W / 40.3800°N 74.1775°W / 40.3800; -74.1775[1][2]
Country United States
State New Jersey
CountyMonmouth
IncorporatedFebruary 23, 1857
Government
[7]
 • TypeTownship
 • BodyTownship Committee
 • MayorRocco Impreveduto (R, term ends December 31, 2024)[3][4]
 • AdministratorJay Delaney[5]
 • Municipal clerkWendy Patrovich[6]
Area
[1]
 • Total18.05 sq mi (46.75 km2)
 • Land17.85 sq mi (46.22 km2)
 • Water0.20 sq mi (0.53 km2)  1.13%
 • Rank156th of 565 in state
10th of 53 in county[1]
Elevation
[8]
144 ft (44 m)
Population
 (2020)[9][10]
 • Total17,400
 • Estimate 
(2023)[9][11]
17,402
 • Rank153rd of 565 in state
13th of 53 in county[12]
 • Density975.0/sq mi (376.4/km2)
  • Rank388th of 565 in state
45th of 53 in county[12]
Time zoneUTC−05:00 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC−04:00 (Eastern (EDT))
ZIP Codes
07733[13][14]
Area code(s)732[15]
FIPS code3402532640[1][16][17]
GNIS feature ID0882119[1][18] son
Websitewww.holmdeltownship.com

Holmdel Township (/hoʊlm.dɛl/) is a township in Monmouth County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. Located near Raritan Bay in the Raritan Valley region, the township is a regional commercial hub of Central Jersey, home to Bell Labs and PNC Bank Arts Center, and a bedroom community of New York City in the New York Metropolitan Area.[19][20][21]

As of the 2020 U.S. census, the township's population was 17,400,[9][10] an increase of 627 (+3.7%) from the 2010 census count of 16,773,[22][23] which in turn reflected an increase of 992 (+6.3%) from the 15,781 counted in the 2000 census.[24]

Holmdel Township was formed by an act of the New Jersey Legislature on February 23, 1857, from portions of Raritan Township (now Hazlet).[25] The origin of the township's name is unclear, with some sources indicating that it was named for the Holmes family, who were early settlers of the area, while others point to Dutch language words holm and del, meaning 'pleasant valley'.[26][27]

Holmdel is located 15 miles (24 km) west of the Jersey Shore. The township is notable for its historical and present connection to Bell Labs. Important evidence for the Big Bang was discovered using the Holmdel Horn Antenna at a Bell Labs facility by Arno Penzias and Robert Wilson, both of whom won the Nobel Prize in Physics for their work here.[28] In addition, former U.S. Secretary of Energy Steven Chu earned a Nobel Prize in Physics for his work on laser cooling in Holmdel.[29]

Holmdel's picturesque beauty, proximity to New York City, and main highways, award-winning public schools, large homes, rich history, the PNC Bank Arts Center, and the presence of many high paying jobs within commuting distance led the township to be ranked the #1 "Six-Figure Town" by Money magazine and CNN for 2009.[30]

The township has been one of the state's highest-income communities. Based on data from the American Community Survey (ACS) for 2013–2017, Holmdel Township residents had a median household income of $155,842, ranked 10th in the state among municipalities with more than 10,000 residents, more than double the statewide median of $76,475.[31] Based on data from the 2006–2010 ACS, Holmdel had a per-capita income of $62,120, ranked 46th in the state.[32]

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  28. ^ Penzias and Wilson discover cosmic microwave radiation - 1965 Archived August 10, 2017, at the Wayback Machine PBS. Accessed July 13, 2011. "Bell Labs built a giant antenna in Holmdel, New Jersey, in 1960. It was part of a very early satellite transmission system called Echo.... Since Penzias, Wilson, and Dicke's work, all that has changed. The measurement of cosmic background radiation, as the Holmdel telescope's noise is now called), combined with Edwin Hubble's much earlier finding that the galaxies are rushing away, makes a strong case for the big bang. By the mid 1970s, astronomers called it 'the standard model.' Arno Penzias and Robert Wilson received the Nobel Prize in physics in 1978."
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