Shrewsbury Township, New Jersey | |
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,_May_2024.jpg) Shrewsbury Township Hall | |
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 Location of Shrewsbury Township in Monmouth County highlighted in red (right). Inset map: Location of Monmouth County in New Jersey highlighted in black (left). | |
 Census Bureau map of Shrewsbury Township, New Jersey | |
  Shrewsbury Township Location in Monmouth County  Shrewsbury Township Location in New Jersey  Shrewsbury Township Location in the United States | |
| Coordinates: 40°18′48″N 74°04′18″W / 40.313233°N 74.071543°W[1][2] | |
| Country |  United States |
| State |  New Jersey |
| County | Monmouth |
| Formed | October 31, 1693 |
| Incorporated | February 21, 1798 |
| Named for | Shrewsbury, England |
| Government | |
| • Type | Township |
| • Body | Township Committee |
| • Mayor | Lester J. Jennings (D, term ends December 31, 2023)[3][4] |
| • Municipal clerk | Katrina Thornton (acting)[5] |
| Area | |
• Total | 0.10 sq mi (0.26 km2) |
| • Land | 0.10 sq mi (0.26 km2) |
| • Water | 0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2) 0.00% |
| • Rank | 565th of 565 in state 53rd of 53 in county[1] |
| Elevation | 39 ft (12 m) |
| Population | |
• Total | 1,076 |
• Estimate (2023)[9] | 1,071 |
| • Rank | 528th of 565 in state 48th of 53 in county[10] |
| • Density | 10,855.5/sq mi (4,191.3/km2) |
| • Rank | 35th of 565 in state 1st of 53 in county[10] |
| Time zone | UTC−05:00 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−04:00 (Eastern (EDT)) |
| ZIP Code | |
| Area code(s) | 732[13] |
| FIPS code | 3402567365[1][14][15] |
| GNIS feature ID | 0882603[1][16] |
| Website | www |
Shrewsbury Township is a township situated in the Jersey Shore region, within Monmouth County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. As of the 2020 United States census, the township's population was 1,076,[8] a decrease of 65 (−5.7%) from the 2010 census count of 1,141,[17][18] which in turn reflected an increase of 43 (+3.9%) from the 1,098 counted in the 2000 census.[19]
Covering nearly 1,000 square miles (2,600 km2) when it was first formed in 1693, the originally large Shrewsbury Township steadily diminished in size as 74 new municipalities were created from its former boundaries, leaving the township as it currently exists, covering 0.097 square miles (0.25 km2), ranked as New Jersey's smallest municipality by area.[20] The combined population of the municipalities that been part of Shrewsbury Township was 935,232 in 2020, which would have made it the 13th largest city in the country, slightly more than that of Fort Worth, Texas.[citation needed]
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- ^ US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990, United States Census Bureau. Accessed September 4, 2014.
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- ^ Look Up a ZIP Code for Shrewsbury, NJ, United States Postal Service. Accessed August 1, 2012.
- ^ Zip Codes, State of New Jersey. Accessed October 23, 2013.
- ^ Area Code Lookup - NPA NXX for Shrewsbury, NJ, Area-Codes.com. Accessed October 23, 2013.
- ^ U.S. Census website, United States Census Bureau. Accessed September 4, 2014.
- ^ Geographic Codes Lookup for New Jersey, Missouri Census Data Center. Accessed April 1, 2022.
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LWD2010was invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ 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.
- ^ Astudillo, Carla. "The 10 tiniest towns in New Jersey (they're really small)", NJ Advance Media for NJ.com, November 1, 2016, updated May 16, 2019. Accessed March 5, 2020. "We used square mile data from the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection to rank the ten municipalities with the smallest area size.... 1. Shrewsbury Township - Coming in at a miniature 0.097 square miles, Shrewsbury Township is New Jersey's tiniest municipality.... Nicknamed 'the Incredible Shrinking Township,' Shrewsbury township used to be much, much bigger. In 1693, the township spanned almost 1,000 square miles and included all of present-day Ocean County. The town was officially incorporated in 1798, making it also the oldest town on our list. Over its 300-year history, 74 other municipalities separated themselves from Shrewsbury."