Howell Township, New Jersey

Howell Township, New Jersey
Township
Manasquan Reservoir
Manasquan Reservoir
Official seal of Howell Township, New Jersey
coat of arms
Location of Howell Township in Monmouth County highlighted in orange (right). Inset map: Location of Monmouth County in New Jersey highlighted in black (left). Interactive map of Howell Township, New Jersey
Location of Howell Township in Monmouth County highlighted in orange (right). Inset map: Location of Monmouth County in New Jersey highlighted in black (left).
Map
Interactive map of Howell Township, New Jersey
Howell Township is located in Monmouth County, New Jersey
Howell Township
Howell Township
Location in Monmouth County
Howell Township is located in New Jersey
Howell Township
Howell Township
Location in New Jersey
Howell Township is located in the United States
Howell Township
Howell Township
Location in the United States
Coordinates: 40°10′41″N 74°12′22″W / 40.178108°N 74.206225°W / 40.178108; -74.206225[1][2]
Country United States
State New Jersey
CountyMonmouth
IncorporatedFebruary 23, 1801
Named forRichard Howell
Government
[6]
 • TypeFaulkner Act (council–manager)
 • BodyTownship Council
 • MayorTheresa Berger (D, term ends December 31, 2024)[3]
 • ManagerJoseph Clark[4]
 • Municipal clerkDiane Festino[5]
Area
[1]
 • Total
61.21 sq mi (158.54 km2)
 • Land60.27 sq mi (156.10 km2)
 • Water0.94 sq mi (2.44 km2)  1.54%
 • Rank21st of 565 in state
1st of 53 in county[1]
Elevation
[7]
98 ft (30 m)
Population
 (2020)[8][9]
 • Total
53,537
 • Estimate 
(2023)[8][10]
53,862
 • Rank35th of 565 in state
2nd of 53 in county[11]
 • Density888.3/sq mi (343.0/km2)
  • Rank397th of 565 in state
47th of 53 in county[11]
Time zoneUTC−05:00 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC−04:00 (Eastern (EDT))
ZIP Code
07731 – Howell[12]
07727 – Farmingdale[13]
07728 – Freehold[14][15]
Area code(s)732 and 848[16]
FIPS code3402533300[1][17][18]
GNIS feature ID0882113[1][19]
Websitewww.twp.howell.nj.us

Howell Township is a township in Monmouth County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. The township is the largest municipality in the county by total area, comprising about 61.21 square miles (158.5 km2).[20] It is located in the New York metropolitan area and has been a steadily growing bedroom community of New York City.[21] As of the 2020 United States census, the township's population was 53,537,[8][9] its highest decennial count ever and an increase of 2,462 (+4.8%) from the 2010 census count of 51,075,[22][23] which in turn reflected an increase of 2,172 (+4.4%) from the 48,903 counted in the 2000 census.[24]

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  2. ^ US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990, United States Census Bureau. Accessed September 4, 2014.
  3. ^ 2023 New Jersey Mayors Directory, New Jersey Department of Community Affairs, updated February 8, 2023. Accessed February 10, 2023.
  4. ^ Township Manager, Howell Township. Accessed March 8, 2023.
  5. ^ Clerks, Howell Township. Accessed March 8, 2023.
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  7. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Township of Howell, Geographic Names Information System. Accessed March 6, 2013.
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  11. ^ a b Population Density by County and Municipality: New Jersey, 2020 and 2021, New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development. Accessed March 1, 2023.
  12. ^ Look Up a ZIP Code for Howell, NJ, United States Postal Service. Accessed July 18, 2012.
  13. ^ Look Up a ZIP Code for Farmingdale, NJ, United States Postal Service. Accessed July 18, 2012.
  14. ^ Look Up a ZIP Code for Freehold, NJ, United States Postal Service. Accessed July 18, 2012.
  15. ^ "Remembering The 20th Century: An Oral History of Monmouth County", VisitMonmouth, September 4, 2000. Accessed December 8, 2019. "Well, to begin with, Farmingdale is roughly less than one square mile, and Howell Township is sixty-four square miles, roughly. First of all, our mail, going way back, used to come out of Farmingdale Post Office and was delivered into parts of Howell Township. We had to put our address down as Farmingdale, although we did not live in Farmingdale. And today it stands. This part of Howell gets all of its mail from Farmingdale from south of the Boro boundary line with Howell to the 195 overpass now, eastward to Wall Township and westward to within a mile of Highway 9."
  16. ^ "PL-NANP-037 NANP-Split of 908 (New Jersey) NPA" (PDF). North American Numbering Plan Administrator. p. 9. Retrieved June 23, 2020.
  17. ^ U.S. Census website, United States Census Bureau. Accessed September 4, 2014.
  18. ^ Geographic Codes Lookup for New Jersey, Missouri Census Data Center. Accessed April 1, 2022.
  19. ^ US Board on Geographic Names, United States Geological Survey. Accessed September 4, 2014.
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  21. ^ Garbarine, Rachelle. "In the Region: New Jersey; Howell Trying to Balance Growth With Open Space", The New York Times, December 10, 1989. Accessed June 14, 2022.
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  24. ^ Table 7. Population for the Counties and Municipalities in New Jersey: 1990, 2000 and 2010, New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development, February 2011. Accessed May 1, 2023.