Jackson Township, New Jersey
Jackson Township is a township in Ocean County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. A portion of the township is located within the New Jersey Pine Barrens. As of the 2020 United States census, the township's population was 58,544, an increase of 3,688 (+6.7%) from the 2010 census count of 54,856, which in turn reflected an increase of 12,040 (+28.1%) from the 42,816 counted in the 2000 census.
Jackson Township, New Jersey | |
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Prospertown Lake Six Flags Great Adventure | |
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| Motto: A Place for All Seasons | |
Location of Jackson 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 Jackson Township, New Jersey
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Jackson Township Location in Ocean County Jackson Township Location in New Jersey Jackson Township Location in the United States | |
| Coordinates: 40.090928°N 74.361269°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | New Jersey |
| County | Ocean |
| Incorporated | March 6, 1844 |
| Named for | Andrew Jackson |
| Government | |
| • Type | Faulkner Act (mayor–council) |
| • Body | Township Council |
| • Mayor | Michael Reina (term ends December 31, 2026) |
| • Administrator | Terence Wall |
| • Municipal clerk | Mary Moss |
| Area | |
| • Total | 100.55 sq mi (260.43 km2) |
| • Land | 99.17 sq mi (256.86 km2) |
| • Water | 1.38 sq mi (3.57 km2) 1.37% |
| • Rank | 4th of 565 in state 1st of 33 in county |
| Elevation | 118 ft (36 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
| • Total | 58,544 |
| • Estimate (2022) | 60,207 |
| • Rank | 29th of 565 in state 4th of 33 in county |
| • Density | 590.3/sq mi (227.9/km2) |
| • Rank | 433rd of 565 in state 26th of 33 in county |
| Time zone | UTC−05:00 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−04:00 (Eastern (EDT)) |
| ZIP Code | 08527 |
| Area code(s) | 732 |
| FIPS code | 3402934680 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0882079 |
| Website | www |
Roughly equidistant between New York City and Philadelphia, along with being in close proximity to the State Capital of Trenton and the Jersey Shore on I-195, Jackson has rapidly grown as an outer-ring suburb of New York within the New York metropolitan area. Jackson is also a regional commercial hub of Central Jersey, as it is the site of the Jackson Premium Outlets and Six Flags Great Adventure (the second-largest theme park in the world after Disney's Animal Kingdom in Central Florida). Jackson is also home to both Six Flags Hurricane Harbor and the 350-acre (140 ha) Safari Off Road Adventure, which replaced Six Flags Wild Safari in 2013, and Adventure Crossing a mixed-use entertainment complex that opened in 2023.