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Monroe Township was incorporated as a township by an act of the New Jersey Legislature on April 9, 1838, from portions of South Amboy Township, based on the results of a referendum held that same day. Portions of the township were taken to form East Brunswick (February 28, 1860), Cranbury (March 7, 1872), and Jamesburg (March 19, 1887). [24]
This category includes New Jersey municipalities governed under the Township form of government.Municipalities using the "Township" type of government may use the township form, or the other modern forms available under the 1923 Municipal Manager Law, Walsh Act, the variations of the Faulkner Act or operate under a Special Charter granted by the New Jersey Legislature.
Monroe Township is a township in Gloucester County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey.As of the 2020 United States census, the township's population was 37,117, [8] [9] its highest decennial count ever and an increase of 988 (+2.7%) from the 36,129 recorded at the 2010 census, [17] [18] which in turn reflected an increase of 7,162 (+24.7%) from the 28,967 counted in the 2000 census. [19]
The Optional Municipal Charter Law or Faulkner Act (N.J.S.A 40:69A-1 [1], et seq.) provides New Jersey municipalities with a variety of models of local government. This legislation is called the Faulkner Act in honor of the late Bayard H. Faulkner, former mayor of Montclair, New Jersey, U.S., and former chairman of the Commission on Municipal Government.
A township, in the context of New Jersey local government, refers to one of five types and one of eleven forms of municipal government. As a political entity, a township in New Jersey is a full-fledged municipality, on par with any town, city, borough, or village. They collect property taxes and provide services such as maintaining roads ...
It is bordered to the south by Millstone Township in Monmouth County and to the west by the Renaissance at Monroe development. New Jersey Route 33 forms the northern border of the CDP, leading west 2.5 miles (4.0 km) to Hightstown and east 11 miles (18 km) to Freehold.
Rossmoor is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Monroe Township, Middlesex County, New Jersey, United States. [8] [9] [10] As of the 2020 census, the CDP's population was 2,992, [3] up from 2,666 in 2010. [11] Rossmoor is a gated age-restricted co-op, active adult community.
Monroe Township is the name of some places in the U.S. state of New Jersey: Monroe Township, Gloucester County, New Jersey Monroe Township, Middlesex County, New Jersey