Brick Township, New Jersey
Brick Township is a township situated on the Jersey Shore within Ocean County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. As of the 2020 United States census, the city retained its position as the state's 13th-most-populous municipality, with a population of 73,620, a decrease of 1,452 (−1.9%) from the 2010 census count of 75,072, which in turn reflected a decline of 1,047 residents (−1.4%) from its population of 76,119 at the 2000 census, when it was the state's 12th most-populous municipality.
Brick Township, New Jersey | |
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Township | |
Southward view of the Garden State Parkway in Brick Township | |
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| Nickname: Bricktown USA | |
Location of Brick Township in Ocean County highlighted in yellow (right). Inset map: Location of Ocean County in New Jersey highlighted in black (left). | |
Census Bureau map of Brick Township, New Jersey | |
Brick Township Location in Ocean County Brick Township Location in New Jersey Brick Township Location in the United States | |
| Coordinates: 40.061736°N 74.10962°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | New Jersey |
| County | Ocean |
| Incorporated | February 15, 1850 |
| Named for | Joseph W. Brick |
| Government | |
| • Type | Faulkner Act (mayor–council) |
| • Body | Township Council |
| • Mayor | Lisa Crate (D, appointed to term ending December 31, 2025) |
| • Administrator | Joanne Bergin |
| • Municipal clerk | Lynnette A. Iannarone |
| Area | |
| • Total | 32.22 sq mi (83.44 km2) |
| • Land | 25.61 sq mi (66.34 km2) |
| • Water | 6.61 sq mi (17.11 km2) 20.50% |
| • Rank | 77th of 565 in state 11th of 33 in county |
| Elevation | 16 ft (5 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
| • Total | 73,620 |
| • Estimate (2022) | 75,651 |
| • Rank | 13th of 565 in state 3rd of 33 in county |
| • Density | 2,877.2/sq mi (1,110.9/km2) |
| • Rank | 225th of 565 in state 10th of 33 in county |
| Time zone | UTC−05:00 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−04:00 (Eastern (EDT)) |
| ZIP Codes | 08723–08724 |
| Area code(s) | 732 |
| FIPS code | 3402907420 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0882075 |
| Website | www |
A majority of Brick Township is located on the mainland. Ocean Beaches I, II, and III are situated on the Barnegat Peninsula, a long, narrow barrier peninsula that separates Barnegat Bay from the Atlantic Ocean. The mainland and beach area of the town are not geographically adjacent. Brick Township was incorporated as a township by an act of the New Jersey Legislature on February 15, 1850, from portions of both Dover Township (now Toms River Township) and Howell Township. The township was named after Joseph Brick, the owner of Bergen Iron Works located on the Metedeconk River. Portions of the township were taken to form Point Pleasant Beach (May 18, 1886), Bay Head (June 15, 1886), Lakewood Township (March 23, 1892), Mantoloking (April 10, 1911) and Point Pleasant (April 21, 1920). In 1963, voters rejected a referendum that would have changed the township's name to "Laurelton".
After hovering for years in the top five, in 2006, the township earned the title of "America's Safest City", out of 371 cities included nationwide in the 13th annual Morgan Quitno survey. Since the year 2000, Brick Township has been the safest "city" (population over 75,000) in New Jersey. In 2003 and 2004, Brick Township was ranked as the second safest city in the United States, after Newton, Massachusetts. In 2005, Brick Township had dropped down to the fifth safest "city" (population over 75,000) in the United States, before it rebounded to the top in 2006.