Howell Township, New Jersey
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, comprised of about 61.21 square miles (158.5 km2). It is located in the New York metropolitan area and has been a steadily growing bedroom community of New York City. As of the 2020 United States census, the township's population was 53,537, its highest decennial count ever and an increase of 2,462 (+4.8%) from the 2010 census count of 51,075, which in turn reflected an increase of 2,172 (+4.4%) from the 48,903 counted in the 2000 census.
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Manasquan Reservoir | |
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Location of Howell Township in Monmouth County highlighted in orange (right). Inset map: Location of Monmouth County in New Jersey highlighted in black (left).
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| Coordinates: 40.178108°N 74.206225°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | New Jersey |
| County | Monmouth |
| Incorporated | February 23, 1801 |
| Named for | Richard Howell |
| Government | |
| • Type | Faulkner Act (council–manager) |
| • Body | Township Council |
| • Mayor | Theresa Berger (D, term ends December 31, 2024) |
| • Manager | Joseph Clark |
| • Municipal clerk | Diane Festino |
| Area | |
| • Total | 61.21 sq mi (158.54 km2) |
| • Land | 60.27 sq mi (156.10 km2) |
| • Water | 0.94 sq mi (2.44 km2) 1.54% |
| • Rank | 21st of 565 in state 1st of 53 in county |
| Elevation | 98 ft (30 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
| • Total | 53,537 |
| • Estimate (2022) | 53,706 |
| • Rank | 35th of 565 in state 2nd of 53 in county |
| • Density | 888.3/sq mi (343.0/km2) |
| • Rank | 397th of 565 in state 47th of 53 in county |
| Time zone | UTC−05:00 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−04:00 (Eastern (EDT)) |
| ZIP Code | |
| Area code(s) | 732 and 848 |
| FIPS code | 3402533300 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0882113 |
| Website | www |
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