Berkeley Township, New Jersey
| Berkeley Township, New Jersey | |
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| Township | |
| Township of Berkeley | |
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| Motto: "From the shores of the Atlantic Ocean to the serenity of the Pine Barrens" | |
 Map of Berkeley Township in Ocean County. Inset: Location of Ocean County highlighted in the State of New Jersey. |
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 Census Bureau map of Berkeley Township, New Jersey |
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| Coordinates: 39°54′47″N 74°11′26″W / 39.913101°N 74.190445°WCoordinates: 39°54′47″N 74°11′26″W / 39.913101°N 74.190445°W | |
| Country |  United States |
| State |
 New Jersey
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| County | Ocean |
| Incorporated | March 31, 1875 |
| Named for | John Berkeley, 1st Baron Berkeley of Stratton |
| Government | |
| • Type | Faulkner Act (Mayor-Council) |
| • Body | Township Council |
| • Mayor | Carmen F. Amato Jr. (R, term ends December 31, 2019) |
| • Administrator | John Camera |
| • Clerk | Beverly M. Carle |
| Area | |
| • Total | 55.999 sq mi (145.036 km2) |
| • Land | 42.864 sq mi (111.017 km2) |
| • Water | 13.135 sq mi (34.019 km2) 23.46% |
| Area rank | 27th of 566 in state 5th of 33 in county |
| Elevation | 36 ft (11 m) |
| Population (2010 Census) | |
| • Total | 41,255 |
| • Estimate (2015) | 41,699 |
| • Rank | 49th of 566 in state 6th of 33 in county |
| • Density | 962.5/sq mi (371.6/km2) |
| • Density rank | 388th of 566 in state 20th of 33 in county |
| Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | Eastern (EDT) (UTC-4) |
| ZIP code | 08721 |
| Area code(s) | 732 exchanges: 237, 269, 606 |
| FIPS code | 3402905305 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0882073 |
| Website | twp |
Berkeley Township is a township in Ocean County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the township population had increased to 41,255, reflecting an increase of 1,264 (+3.2%) from the 39,991 counted in the 2000 Census, which had in turn increased by 2,672 (+7.2%) from the 37,319 counted in the 1990 Census. the highest recorded in any decennial census.
Berkeley Township was incorporated as a township by an act of the New Jersey Legislature on March 31, 1875, from portions of Dover Township (now Toms River Township). Sections of the township were taken to form Seaside Park (March 3, 1898), Seaside Heights (February 6, 1913), Beachwood (March 22, 1917), Ocean Gate (February 28, 1918) Pine Beach (February 26, 1925), South Toms River (March 28, 1927) and Island Beach (June 23, 1933, reabsorbed into Berkeley Township in 1965). The township was named for John Berkeley, 1st Baron Berkeley of Stratton, one of the founders of the Province of New Jersey.
Army officer Lt. Edward Farrow began buying up woodland in the 1880s with the idea of building a retirement community for former Army and Navy officers. Farrow built a railroad station, shops and even a resort hotel called The Pines with the idea of attracting people. But only 11 people ever built houses in what Farrow called "Barnegat Park," and eventually he went bankrupt.
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