Monmouth County, New Jersey

Monmouth County, New Jersey
The boardwalk in Asbury Park
Seal
Location in the U.S. state of New Jersey
New Jersey's location in the U.S.
Founded	1683
Named for	Rhode Island Monmouth Society or Monmouthshire
Seat	Freehold Borough[1]
Largest city	Middletown Township (population) Howell Township (area)
Area
• Total	665.32 sq mi (1,723 km2)
• Land	468.79 sq mi (1,214 km2)
• Water	196.53 sq mi (509 km2), 29.54%
Population
• (2010)	630,380[2] 628,715 (2015 est.)[3]
• Density	1,341/sq mi (517.8/km²)
Congressional districts	4th, 6th
Website	www.co.monmouth.nj.us

Monmouth County /ˈmɒnməθ/ is a county located in Central New Jersey, in the United States within the New York metropolitan area and located in the central part of the state. It is the northernmost county along the Jersey Shore. Monmouth County had a Census-estimated population of 628,715 in 2015, representing a decrease of 0.3% from the 2010 Census, when the population was enumerated at 630,380,^[3] in turn an increase of 15,079 from 615,301 at the 2000 Census, falling to the fifth-most populous county in the state, having been surpassed by Hudson County in 2010.^[4][5] As of the 2014 Census Estimate, the county's population was 629,279.^[6] Its county seat is Freehold Borough.^[1][7] The most populous place was Middletown Township, with 66,522 residents at the time of the 2010 Census, while Howell Township covered 61.21 square miles (158.5 km²), the largest total area of any municipality.^[5]

Monmouth County ranked 38th among the highest-income counties in the United States as of 2011, placing it among the top 1.2% of counties by wealth.^[8] As of 2009, it was ranked 56th in the United States by personal per-capita income.^[9]

History

An English navigator, Henry Hudson, and his crew aboard the Dutch vessel Half Moon, in 1609, spotted land in what is now Monmouth County,^[10] most likely off Sandy Hook; however, some historical accounts credit this landing to present-day Keansburg. Among the first European settlers and majority landowners in the area was Richard and Penelope Stout. Penelope miraculously survived her wounds from a native attack in Sandy Hook and further lived to the age of 110. Additionally, a group of Quaker families from Long Island who settled the Monmouth Tract, an early land grant from Richard Nicolls issued in 1665. They were followed by a group of Scottish settlers who inhabited Freehold Township in about 1682–85, followed several years later by Dutch settlers. As they arrived in this area, they were greeted by Lenape Native Americans, who lived in scattered small family bands and developed a largely amicable relationship with the new arrivals.^[11] Enslaved Africans were present in the area from at least 1680, and by 1726 made up 9% of the total population of the county.^[12]

Monmouth County was established on March 7, 1683, while part of the province of East Jersey. On October 31, 1693, the county was partitioned into the townships of Freehold, Middletown and Shrewsbury.^[13] Its name may come from the Rhode Island Monmouth Society^[14] or from a suggestion from Colonel Lewis Morris that the county should be named after Monmouthshire in Wales, Great Britain. Other suggestions include that it was named for James Scott, 1st Duke of Monmouth (1649–1685), who had many allies among the East Jersey leadership.^[15] In 1714, the first county government was established.

At the June 28, 1778, Battle of Monmouth, near Freehold Township, General George Washington's soldiers battled the British under Sir Henry Clinton, in the longest land battle of the American Revolutionary War. It was at Monmouth that the tactics and training from Friedrich Wilhelm von Steuben developed at Valley Forge during the winter encampment were first implemented on a large scale.^[16]

At independence, Monmouth's population included 1,640 slaves, as well as an undetermined number of free African Americans. The number of enslaved persons fell steeply after 1820, though a small number remained until at least 1850. Monmouth's free African American population climbed from 353 in 1790 to 2,658 in 1860.^[12]

Geography

According to the 2010 Census, the county had a total area of 665.32 square miles (1,723.2 km²), including 468.79 square miles (1,214.2 km²) of land (70.5%) and 196.53 square miles (509.0 km²) of water (29.5%).^[5][17]

Much of Monmouth County remains flat and low-lying even far inland. However, there are some low hills in and around Holmdel Township, and one of them, Crawford Hill, the former site of a radar facility, is the county's highest point, variously listed at 380 to 391 feet (116 to 119 m) above sea level.^[18][19] The top portion of the hill is owned by Alcatel-Lucent and houses a research laboratory of Bell Laboratories.^[20] The northeastern portion of the county, in the Locust section of Middletown Township and the boroughs of Highlands and Atlantic Highlands, are also very hilly. The lowest point is sea level.

Along with adjacent Ocean County, Monmouth County is a mecca of boating and fishing. Its waterways include several rivers and bays that flow from the Raritan Bayshore into Raritan Bay and Lower New York Bay and into the Atlantic Ocean. The Manasquan Inlet is located in the county, which connects the Atlantic Ocean with the estuary of the Manasquan River, a bay-like body of saltwater that serves as the starting point of the Intracoastal Waterway, which attracts as many as 1,600 boats each weekend during the peak season.^[21]

Adjacent counties

The county adjoins:^[22]

• Middlesex County, New Jersey – northwest
• Ocean County, New Jersey – south
• Mercer County, New Jersey – west
• Burlington County, New Jersey – southwest

National protected area

• Gateway National Recreation Area (part)

Demographics

Historical population
Census	Pop.		%±
1790	16,918		—
1800	19,872		17.5%
1810	22,150		11.5%
1820	25,038		13.0%
1830	29,233		16.8%
1840	32,909		12.6%
1850	30,313	*	−7.9%
1860	39,346		29.8%
1870	46,195		17.4%
1880	55,538		20.2%
1890	69,128		24.5%
1900	82,057		18.7%
1910	94,734		15.4%
1920	104,925		10.8%
1930	147,209		40.3%
1940	161,238		9.5%
1950	225,327		39.7%
1960	334,401		48.4%
1970	461,849		38.1%
1980	503,173		8.9%
1990	553,124		9.9%
2000	615,301		11.2%
2010	630,380		2.5%
Est. 2015	628,715	[3][23]	−0.3%
Historical sources: 1790-1990[24] 1970-2010[5] 2000[25] 2010[2] 2000-2010[26] * = Lost territory in previous decade.[13]

Census 2010

The 2010 United States Census counted 630,380 people, 233,983 households, and 163,320 families residing in the county. The population density was 1,344.7 per square mile (519.2/km²). The county contained 258,410 housing units at an average density of 551.2 per square mile (212.8/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 82.60% (520,716) White, 7.37% (46,443) Black or African American, 0.19% (1,211) Native American, 4.96% (31,258) Asian, 0.03% (211) Pacific Islander, 2.89% (18,187) from other races, and 1.96% (12,354) from two or more races. Hispanics or Latinos of any race were 9.67% (60,939) of the population.^[2]

Out of a total of 233,983 households, 32.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 55.5% were married couples living together, 10.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 30.2% were non-families. 25% of all households were made up of individuals, and 10.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.66 and the average family size was 3.22.^[2]

In the county, 23.8% of the population were under the age of 18, 7.8% from 18 to 24, 24% from 25 to 44, 30.6% from 45 to 64, and 13.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 41.3 years. For every 100 females the census counted 94.7 males, but for 100 females at least 18 years old, it was 91.9 males.^[2]

Census 2000

As of the 2000 United States Census^[27] there were 615,301 people, 224,236 households, and 160,328 families residing in the county. The population density was 1,304 people per square mile (503/km²). There were 240,884 housing units at an average density of 510 per square mile (197/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 84.39% White, 8.06% Black or African American, 0.14% Native American, 3.97% Asian, 0.02% Pacific Islander, 1.74% from other races, and 1.68% from two or more races. 6.20% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.^[25][28] Based on the first ancestries reported by Monmouth County residents in the 2000 Census, 23.2% of residents were of Italian ancestry, 23.0% Irish, 14.0% German, 7.5% Polish and 7.0% English ancestry.^[28][29]

There were 224,236 households out of which 35.50% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 58.20% were married couples living together, 10.00% had a female householder with no husband present, and 28.50% were non-families. 23.80% of all households were made up of individuals and 9.60% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.70 and the average family size was 3.24.^[25]

In the county the population was spread out with 26.10% under the age of 18, 6.90% from 18 to 24, 30.40% from 25 to 44, 24.10% from 45 to 64, and 12.50% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 94.40 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 90.90 males.^[25]

The median income for a household in the county was $64,271, and the median income for a family was $76,823. Males had a median income of $55,030 versus $35,415 for females. The per capita income for the county was $31,149. About 4.5% of families and 6.3% of the population were below the poverty line, including 7.5% of those under age 18 and 7.0% of those age 65 or over.^{[28] [30]}

Government

Monmouth County is governed by a five-member Board of Chosen Freeholders, who are elected at-large for three-year terms of office on a staggered basis, with either one or two seats up for election each year. Each January, the freeholders select one of their members to serve as the director of the board for the year to preside over the meetings and activities of the board. Monmouth County's Freeholders have both administrative and policy making powers. The freeholders oversee the five mandatory functions of county government delegated to it by the state. Each freeholder is assigned responsibility for one of the five functional areas: Administration and Special Services; Public Works and Engineering; Human Services, Health and Transportation; Finance and Administration of Justice, overseeing more than 70 county departments in total.^[31] County Administrator Teri O'Connor, an appointed position, serves as the county's chief executive officer, and is responsible for carrying out the policies and directives established by the Board of Chosen Freeholders and managing the daily operations of the county's more than 3,000 employees.^[32]

As of 2015, Monmouth County's Freeholders are:^[31]

• Freeholder Director Gary J. Rich Sr. (R, Spring Lake, term as freeholder ends December 31, 2017; term as director ends 2015)^[33]
• Freeholder Deputy Director Serena DiMaso (R, Holmdel Township, term as freeholder ends 2016; term as deputy director ends 2015)^[34]
• Thomas A. Arnone (R, Neptune City, 2016)^[35]
• Lillian G. Burry (R, Colts Neck Township, 2017)^[36]
• John P. Curley (R, Middletown Township, 2015)^[37]

Constitutional officers are County clerk Christine Giordano Hanlon (acting),^[38] Sheriff Shaun Golden,^[39] and Surrogate Rosemarie D. Peters.^[40] Christopher J. Gramiccioni is the county's acting prosecutor, having been appointed by New Jersey Attorney General Jeffrey S. Chiesa as of July 1, 2012.^[41]

Monmouth County constitutes Vicinage 9 of the New Jersey Superior Court.^[42] Vicinage 9 is seated at the Monmouth County Courthouse in Freehold, with additional facilities in Freehold and Ocean Township; the Assignment Judge for Vicinage 9 is the Honorable Lisa P. Thornton.^[43][44]

The 4th and 6th Congressional Districts cover the county.^[45][46] New Jersey's Fourth Congressional District is represented by Christopher Smith (R).^[47] New Jersey's Sixth Congressional District is represented by Frank Pallone (D, Long Branch).^[48]

The county is part of the 11th, 12th, 13th and 30th Districts in the New Jersey Legislature.^[49] For the 2016–2017 session (Senate, General Assembly), the 11th Legislative District of the New Jersey Legislature is represented in the State Senate by Jennifer Beck (R, Red Bank) and in the General Assembly by Joann Downey (D, Freehold Township) and Eric Houghtaling (D, Neptune Township).^[50] For the 2016–2017 session (Senate, General Assembly), the 12th Legislative District of the New Jersey Legislature is represented in the State Senate by Samuel D. Thompson (R, Old Bridge Township) and in the General Assembly by Robert D. Clifton (R, Matawan) and Ronald S. Dancer (R, Plumsted Township).^[51] For the 2016–2017 session (Senate, General Assembly), the 13th Legislative District of the New Jersey Legislature is represented in the State Senate by Joseph M. Kyrillos (R, Middletown Township) and in the General Assembly by Amy Handlin (R, Middletown Township) and Declan O'Scanlon (R, Little Silver).^[52] For the 2016–2017 session (Senate, General Assembly), the 30th Legislative District of the New Jersey Legislature is represented in the State Senate by Robert Singer (R, Lakewood Township) and in the General Assembly by Sean T. Kean (R, Wall Township) and Dave Rible (R, Wall Township).^[53]

Politics

Monmouth County vote
by party in presidential elections

Year	Republican	Democratic
2016	52.5% 165,305	43.1% 135,825
2012	51.8% 148,000	46.8% 133,820
2008	51.2% 160,433	47.5% 148,737
2004	54.6% 163,650	44.6% 133,773
2000	45.5% 119,291	50.2% 131,476
1996	40.2% 99,975	48.4% 120,414
1992	44.2% 117,715	38.2% 101,750
1988	68.0% 127,420	31.4% 58,721
1984	65.5% 152,595	34.1% 79,382
1980	56.7% 120,173	33.6% 71,328
1976	54.3% 110,104	43.9% 88,956
1972	68.2% 124,830	33.3% 63,176
1968	51.2% 87,311	40.9% 69,669
1964	39.1% 61,367	60.7% 95,320
1960	56.5% 81,382	43.3% 62,434

As of October 31, 2014, there were a total of 428,452 registered voters in Monmouth County, of whom 101,850 (23.8%) were registered as Democrats, 98,404 (23.%) were registered as Republicans and 227,823 (53.2%) were registered as Unaffiliated. There were 375 voters registered to other parties.^[54] Among the county's 2010 Census population, 89% of residents of age 18 and over were registered to vote.^[54][55]

The Republican Party had held all five Freeholder seats until 2006, but after the 2006 and 2008 elections, Democrats controlled the Board by a 3–2 margin. The Board swung back in favor of the Republicans after the 2009 election when Republican John Curley beat Democrat Sean Byrnes. Both were running to succeed former Freeholder Director Barbara McMorrow, a Democrat, who had chosen not to seek re-election. In 2010, former mayor of Neptune City, NJ, Thomas Arnone (R) and incumbent Freeholder Robert Clifton (R) won seats giving Republicans control of the Board of Chosen Freeholders by a 4–1 margin.^[56]

In the 2004 U.S. Presidential election, George W. Bush carried the county by a 10% margin over John Kerry, with Kerry carrying the state by 6.7% over Bush.^[57] In 2008, John McCain carried Monmouth by an unexpectedly close margin of only 3.7% margin over Barack Obama, with Obama winning New Jersey by 15.5% over McCain. In the state's U.S. Senatorial election that same year, Dick Zimmer also won here, by a 6.2% margin over incumbent Frank Lautenberg, with Lautenberg winning reelection by 14.1% over Zimmer.^[58] In the 2009 Gubernatorial Election, Republican Chris Christie received 62% of the vote, defeating Democrat Jon Corzine, who received around 31%.

Transportation

Roads and highways

Monmouth County has numerous important roads that pass through. As of May 2010, the county had a total of 3,354.67 miles (5,398.82 km) of roadways, of which 2,762.31 miles (4,445.51 km) are maintained by the local municipality, 360.42 miles (580.04 km) by Monmouth County and 204.89 miles (329.74 km) by the New Jersey Department of Transportation and 27.05 miles (43.53 km) by the New Jersey Turnpike Authority.^[59]

The state routes include Route 18, Route 33, Route 33 Business, Route 34, Route 35, Route 36, Route 66, Route 70, Route 71, Route 79, and Route 138. U.S. Route 9 passes through and practically bisects Monmouth, stretching through the county for more than 20 miles (32 km) from Lakewood in Ocean County in the south to Old Bridge Township in Middlesex County to the north.^[60]

Limited access roads include Interstate 195, the only interstate to pass through the county, which extends for 8.4 miles (13.5 km) from Jackson in Ocean County on the west to Wall in Monmouth County on the east.^[61] The New Jersey Turnpike (Interstate 95) just misses the county border by 0.2 miles (0.32 km) near Upper Freehold Township. The Garden State Parkway extends 26.5 miles (42.6 km) from Brick Township in Ocean County in the south to Old Bridge Township in Middlesex County to the north.^[62] The Parkway's Monmouth Service Area is located at milepost 100, between exits 98 and 100.^[63]

Public transportation

Numerous New Jersey Transit buses crisscross and deliver hundreds of passengers each day to northern New Jersey and New York's Port Authority Bus Terminal in Midtown Manhattan as well as the 317 bus line going into Philadelphia. Many hundreds more each day travel on New Jersey Transit's North Jersey Coast Line railway line, which serves Penn Station in New York City, and passes through Middlesex County, entering Monmouth County at the Raritan River, with 14 stations covering the length of the county, connecting the New York region to Atlantic Ocean shore communities.^[64]

There's also "Dock & Roll" bus service which provides additional connections to rail and ferry service to New York City, as well as local bus service in the area, offering service between Campbell's Junction bus hub, the Middletown train station, Holmdel Towne Center, Holmdel Commons and the Bayshore Ferry Terminal^[65]

Municipalities

Municipalities in Monmouth County (with 2010 Census data for population, housing units and area in square miles) are listed below.^[66] Other, unincorporated communities in the county are listed next to their parent municipality. Many of these areas are census-designated places (labeled as CDPs) that have been created by the United States Census Bureau for enumeration purposes within a township, with the 2010 Census population listed. Other communities and enclaves that exist within a municipality are also listed.

Municipality (w/ map index)	Municipal type	Population	Housing units	Total area	Water area	Land area	Pop. density	Housing density	Unincorporated communities
Aberdeen Township (50)	township	18,210	7,102	7.77	2.33	5.45	3,343.0	1,303.8	Cliffwood Cliffwood Beach CDP (3,194) Henningers Mills Strathmore CDP (7,258)
Allenhurst (14)	borough	496	365	0.28	0.02	0.26	1,887.9	1,389.3
Allentown (38)	borough	1,828	735	0.63	0.03	0.60	3,023.9	1,215.8
Asbury Park (11)	city	16,116	8,076	1.60	0.18	1.42	11,319.5	5,672.4
Atlantic Highlands (29)	borough	4,385	2,002	4.56	3.27	1.29	3,401.2	1,552.9	Hilton Stone Church
Avon-by-the-Sea (8)	borough	1,901	1,321	0.54	0.12	0.43	4,459.1	3,098.6
Belmar (7)	borough	5,794	3,931	1.65	0.60	1.05	5,544.0	3,761.4
Bradley Beach (10)	borough	4,298	3,180	0.63	0.02	0.61	7,023.6	5,196.6
Brielle (1)	borough	4,774	2,034	2.37	0.62	1.76	2,717.5	1,157.8	Manasquan Park
Colts Neck Township (47)	township	10,142	3,735	31.79	1.06	30.73	330.0	121.5	Bucks Mill Colonial Terrace Cooks Mills Montrose Phalanx Scobeyville Vanderburg
Deal (15)	borough	750	926	1.32	0.08	1.24	604.8	746.7
Eatontown (24)	borough	12,709	5,723	5.88	0.05	5.83	2,181.5	982.3
Englishtown (36)	borough	1,847	647	0.59	0.02	0.57	3,245.7	1,137.0
Fair Haven (20)	borough	6,121	2,065	2.11	0.51	1.60	3,832.5	1,292.9
Farmingdale (34)	borough	1,329	578	0.52	0.00	0.52	2,547.7	1,108.0
Freehold Borough (35)	borough	12,052	4,249	1.95	0.00	1.95	6,180.8	2,179.1
Freehold Township (42)	township	36,184	13,140	38.73	0.22	38.50	939.8	341.3	Burlington Heights East Freehold CDP (4,894) Georgia Orchard Estates Siloam Smithburg Stonehurst East Stonehurst West West Freehold CDP (13,613)
Hazlet Township (53)	township	20,334	7,417	5.67	0.12	5.56	3,659.4	1,334.8	Centerville Mechanicsville North Centerville Tiltons Corner Van Marters Corner West Keansburg
Highlands (28)	borough	5,005	3,146	1.37	0.60	0.77	6,522.8	4,100.1	Waterwitch
Holmdel Township (51)	township	16,773	5,792	18.11	0.22	17.90	937.3	323.7	Centerville Crawford Corners Everett Morrells Corner Pleasant Valley Crossroads
Howell Township (43)	township	51,075	17,979	61.21	0.65	60.56	843.4	296.9	Adelphia Ardena Ardmore Estates Bergerville Candlewood Collingwood Park Fairfield Fort Plains Freewood Acres Jerseyville Lake Club Land of Pines Larrabees Lower Squankum Matthews Maxim Oak Glen Parkway Pines Ramtown CDP (6,242) Salem Hill Shacks Corner Southard Squankum West Farms Winston Park Wyckoff Mills
Interlaken (13)	borough	820	393	0.38	0.05	0.33	2,482.3	1,189.7
Keansburg (30)	borough	10,105	4,318	16.79	15.72	1.07	9,452.3	4,039.1	Tiltons Corner
Keyport (32)	borough	7,240	3,272	1.47	0.07	1.40	5,188.4	2,344.8
Lake Como (6)	borough	1,759	1,115	0.27	0.01	0.25	6,943.6	4,401.4
Little Silver (21)	borough	5,950	2,278	3.32	0.61	2.71	2,197.3	841.3	Little Silver Point
Loch Arbour (12)	village	194	159	0.14	0.04	0.10	1,928.2	1,580.4
Long Branch (16)	city	30,719	14,170	6.28	1.01	5.27	5,824.4	2,686.7	Branchport East Long Branch Elberon North Long Branch Pier Village West End
Manalapan Township (41)	township	38,872	13,735	30.84	0.23	30.61	1,270.0	448.8	Clarks Mills Elton Gordons Corner Lafayette Mills Millhurst Monmouth Heights Oakland Mills Smithburg Taylors Mills Tennent Whittier Oaks Yorketown CDP (6,535)
Manasquan (2)	borough	5,897	3,500	2.53	1.15	1.38	4,263.0	2,530.2
Marlboro Township (49)	township	40,191	13,436	30.47	0.11	30.36	1,323.7	442.5	Beacon Hill Bradevelt Claytons Corner Henningers Mills Herberts Corner Hillsdale Marlboro Monmouth Heights Montrose Morganville CDP (5,040) Mount Pleasant Pleasant Valley Robertsville CDP (11,297) Smocks Corner Spring Valley Wickatunk
Matawan (33)	borough	8,810	3,606	2.40	0.14	2.26	3,896.6	1,594.9	Freneau
Middletown Township (52)	township	66,522	24,959	58.73	17.75	40.99	1,622.9	608.9	Belford CDP (1,768) Chapel Hill East Keansburg Everett Fairview CDP (3,806) Harmony Hendrickson Corners Holland Leonardo CDP (2,757) Leonardville Lincroft CDP (6,135) Locust Monmouth Hills Navesink CDP (2,020) New Monmouth (28,689) North Middletown CDP (3,295) Oak Hill Philips Mills Port Monmouth CDP (3,818) Red Hill River Plaza Stone Church Tiltons Corner Town Brook
Millstone Township (40)	township	10,566	3,434	37.27	0.68	36.59	288.8	93.9	Bairdsville Bergen Mills Carrs Corner Carrs Tavern Charleston Springs Clarksburg Ely Elys Corner Fair Play Holmeson Perrineville Smithburg Stone Tavern Sweetman
Monmouth Beach (17)	borough	3,279	1,981	2.07	0.99	1.08	3,049.5	1,842.4	Galilee
Neptune Township (45)	township	27,935	12,991	8.67	0.49	8.18	3,414.3	1,587.8	Bradley Park Green Grove Hamilton Ocean Grove CDP (3,342) Shark River Hills CDP (3,697) West Grove
Neptune City (9)	borough	4,869	2,312	0.95	0.00	0.95	5,105.0	2,424.0
Ocean Township (46)	township	27,291	11,541	11.00	0.12	10.88	2,509.1	1,061.1	Cold Indian Springs Deal Park Dogs Corners Elberon Park Green Grove Oakhurst CDP (3,995) Oakhurst Manor Wanamassa CDP (4,532) Wayside Wertheins Corner West Allenhurst (1,934) West Deal
Oceanport (22)	borough	5,832	2,390	3.80	0.62	3.18	1,833.7	751.5	Port-au-peck Sands Point
Red Bank (26)	borough	12,206	5,381	2.16	0.42	1.74	7,019.1	3,094.4
Roosevelt (37)	borough	882	327	1.92	0.01	1.91	461.8	171.2
Rumson (19)	borough	7,122	2,585	7.12	2.06	5.06	1,408.0	511.0	Oceanic Waterloo
Sea Bright (18)	borough	1,412	1,211	1.29	0.56	0.73	1,935.5	1,659.9	Low Moor Navesink Beach Normandie
Sea Girt (3)	borough	1,828	1,291	1.45	0.39	1.06	1,729.6	1,221.5
Shrewsbury Borough (25)	borough	3,809	1,310	2.20	0.03	2.17	1,757.2	604.4
Shrewsbury Township (48)	township	1,141	648	0.10	0.00	0.10	10,877.7	6,177.7
Spring Lake (5)	borough	2,993	2,048	1.73	0.40	1.33	2,250.8	1,540.2	North Spring Lake
Spring Lake Heights (4)	borough	4,713	2,972	1.31	0.03	1.28	3,671.3	2,315.1	Villa Park
Tinton Falls (27)	borough	17,892	8,766	15.62	0.14	15.49	1,155.3	566.0	Green Grove Hockhockson Macedonia Pine Brook Reevytown Wayside West Shrewsbury Wileys Corner
Union Beach (31)	borough	6,245	2,269	1.89	0.09	1.80	3,461.5	1,257.7	Natco Van Marters Corner
Upper Freehold Township (39)	township	6,902	2,458	47.23	0.82	46.42	148.7	53.0	Arneytown Cooleys Corner Cream Ridge Ellisdale Emleys Hill Homes Mills Hornerstown Imlaystown Kirbys Mills Nelsonville New Canton New Sharon Polhemustown Pullentown Red Valley Robinsville Sharon Shrewsbury Spring Mill Walnford Wrightsville
Wall Township (44)	township	26,164	10,883	31.74	1.06	30.67	853.0	354.8	Algers Mills Allaire Allenwood CDP (925) Baileys Corner Blansingburg Carmerville Collingwood Park Glendola New Bedford Osbornes Mills Remsen Mills Sterling Woods West Belmar CDP (2,493)
West Long Branch (23)	borough	8,097	2,528	2.89	0.04	2.86	2,832.9	884.5
Monmouth County	county	630,380	258,410	665.32	196.53	468.79	1,344.7	551.2

Fire departments

Monmouth County is covered by 53 different fire departments, which contain 135 individual fire companies and over 7,000 volunteer firefighters, who are all represented by the Monmouth County Firemen's Association.^[67]

The Monmouth County Fire Marshal's Office is responsible for training all of the firefighters through the Monmouth County Fire Academy, as well as investigating any fires which may be deemed suspicious and/or involving a fatality. The Monmouth County fire marshal, currently Kevin Stout, and his staff – including assistant fire marshals and academy staff – are appointed by the County Board of Chosen Freeholders.^[68]

With the exception of the fully paid Asbury Park Fire Department and the US Navy Fire Department at NWS Earle, the remainder of the municipalities in the county have volunteer or combination fire departments.^[69] The largest volunteer department is in Middletown Township with 11 stations and 350 active members, special services, air and fire police units, in addition to operating its own training facility.^[70]

In terms of hazardous material (HazMat) emergencies, very few towns, notably Middletown which has a special services unit, have special units to respond to these types of emergencies. Fort Monmouth responded to most HazMat cases prior to the closing of the base. Naval Weapons Station Earle is also available for HazMat incidents.

The oldest Fire Department in the County is the Hope Fire Company in Allentown, Organized in 1856, the newest Fire Department Holmdel Fire Co. No. 2 was established in 2006.

Monmouth County utilizes a mutual aid system, in which surrounding municipalities are available to send their resources to incidents where extra help or expertise is needed.^[71]

Education

Monmouth University is a four-year private university located in West Long Branch that was founded in 1933 as Monmouth Junior College.^[72][73]

Brookdale Community College is the two-year community college for Monmouth County, one of a network of 19 county colleges statewide. The school is located in the Lincroft section of Middletown Township, having been founded in 1967.^[74] Rutgers University has a partnership with Brookdale which offers bachelor's degree completion programs at Brookdale's Freehold campus.^[75]

In addition to multiple public high schools, parochial schools in Monmouth County include St. Rose High School, Red Bank Catholic High School, Christian Brothers Academy, St. John Vianney High School, and Mater Dei High School, which operate under the auspices of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Trenton.^[76] A secular private school, Ranney School, is also located here.

The county has an extensive vocational high school program, known as the Monmouth County Vocational School District, including five magnet schools:^[77]

• Academy of Allied Health & Science (Allied) in Neptune Township
• Biotechnology High School (BioTech) in Freehold Township
• Communications High School (Communications, CHS) in Wall Township
• High Technology High School (High Tech) in Lincroft (located on the Brookdale Community College campus)
• Marine Academy of Science and Technology (MAST) in Sandy Hook

Climate and weather

Freehold Borough, New Jersey
Climate chart (explanation)
J F M A M J J A S O N D     3.6     39 22     2.9     43 24     4.1     51 30     4.2     62 40     4.1     72 50     4.4     81 60     5     86 65     4.1     84 64     4.5     77 55     3.8     66 43     3.8     55 36     4     44 27 Average max. and min. temperatures in °F Precipitation totals in inches Source: The Weather Channel[78]
Metric conversion J F M A M J J A S O N D     91     4 −6     74     6 −4     104     11 −1     107     17 4     104     22 10     112     27 16     127     30 18     104     29 18     114     25 13     97     19 6     97     13 2     102     7 −3 Average max. and min. temperatures in °C Precipitation totals in mm

Monmouth County has a humid subtropical climate. In recent years, average temperatures in the county seat of Freehold Borough have ranged from a low of 22 °F (−6 °C) in January to a high of 86 °F (30 °C) in July, although a record low of −13 °F (−25 °C) was recorded in January 1984 and a record high of 106 °F (41 °C) was recorded in July 2011. Average monthly precipitation ranged from 2.98 inches (76 mm) in February to 5.08 inches (129 mm) in July.^[78]

On October 29, 2012, Hurricane Sandy caused catastrophic damage to coastal areas of Monmouth County. As Sandy's surge arrived in Monmouth County, flood levels of 13.31 feet (4.06 m) above normal were measured at Sandy Hook shortly before the destruction of the tidal station, breaking all previous local records. The surge caused waves as high as 32.5 feet (9.9 m), measured where the Sandy Hook Bay meets the New York Bay.^[79]

Wineries, breweries and distilleries

• Basil T's Brewery
• Carton Brewing
• Cream Ridge Winery
• Four JG's Orchards & Vineyards
• Kane Brewing
• Laird & Company
• Peppadew Fresh Vineyards

See also

• USS Monmouth County (LST-1032)
• Monmouth County Historical Association
• National Register of Historic Places listings in Monmouth County, New Jersey
• List of Monmouth County Freeholder directors

Footnotes

Further reading

• Graham Russell Hodges, Slavery and Freedom in the Rural North: African Americans in Monmouth County, New Jersey, 1665-1865 Madison, WI: Madison House, 1997
• Charles A. Philhower, Indians of Monmouth County, New Jersey. (1924) Morristown, NJ: Digital Antiquaria, 2006.
• Edwin Salter, A History of Monmouth and Ocean Counties Embracing a Genealogical Record of Earliest Settlers of Monmouth and Ocean Counties and Their Descendants; The Indians: Their Language, Manners, and Customs; Important Historical Events: The Revolutionary War, Battle of Monmouth, The War of the Rebellion: Names of Officers and Men of Monmouth and Ocean Counties Engaged in It, etc., etc. Bayonne, NJ: E. Gardner and Son, 1890.
• Charles A. Philhower, Indians of Monmouth County, New Jersey. (1924) Morristown, NJ: Digital Antiquaria, 2006.

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Monmouth County, New Jersey.

Wikivoyage has a travel guide for Monmouth County.

• Monmouth County official website
• Rutgers at Brookdale Community College

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