Eagleswood Township, New Jersey
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Eagleswood Township is a township in Ocean County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. As of the 2020 United States census, the township's population was 1,722,[8] the highest recorded in any decennial count and an increase of 119 (+7.4%) from the 2010 census count of 1,603,[16][17] which in turn reflected an increase of 162 (+11.2%) from the 1,441 counted in the 2000 census.[18]
Eagleswood Township, New Jersey | |
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Coordinates: 39.647182°N 74.284599°W / 39.647182; -74.284599[1][2] | |
Country | United States |
state | New Jersey |
County | Ocean |
Incorporated | March 17, 1874 |
Government | |
• Type | Township |
• Body | Township Committee |
• Mayor | Debra A. Rivas (R, term ends December 31, 2024)[4][5] |
• Administrator / Municipal clerk | Destiny Reynolds[6] |
Area | |
• Total | 18.96 sq mi (49.11 km2) |
• Land | 16.10 sq mi (41.71 km2) |
• Water | 2.86 sq mi (7.41 km2) 15.08% |
• Rank | 149th of 565 in state 14th of 33 in county[1] |
Elevation | 13 ft (4 m) |
Population | |
• Total | 1,722 |
• Estimate (2023)[9] | 1,783 |
• Rank | 499th of 565 in state 24th of 33 in county[10] |
• Density | 106.9/sq mi (41.3/km2) |
• Rank | 537th of 565 in state 33rd of 33 in county[10] |
Time zone | UTC−05:00 (Eastern (EST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC−04:00 (Eastern (EDT)) |
ZIP Code | 08092 – West Creek[11] |
Area code(s) | 609 Exchanges: 294, 296, 697, 812, 978[12] |
FIPS code | 3402918670[1][13][14] |
GNIS feature ID | 0882068[1][15] |
Website | www |
Eagleswood Township was incorporated as a township by an act of the New Jersey Legislature on March 17, 1874, from portions of Stafford Township. Portions of the township were taken to form Beach Haven (November 11, 1890) and Long Beach Township (March 23, 1899).[19]