Wall Township, New Jersey

Wall Township, New Jersey
Historic Rowhouses in the Allaire Village of Wall Township
Historic Rowhouses in the Allaire Village of Wall Township
Official seal of Wall Township, New Jersey
Location of Wall Township in Monmouth County highlighted in yellow (right). Inset map: Location of Monmouth County in New Jersey highlighted in black (left). Interactive map of Wall Township, New Jersey
Location of Wall Township in Monmouth County highlighted in yellow (right). Inset map: Location of Monmouth County in New Jersey highlighted in black (left).
Map
Interactive map of Wall Township, New Jersey
Wall Township is located in Monmouth County, New Jersey
Wall Township
Wall Township
Location in Monmouth County
Wall Township is located in New Jersey
Wall Township
Wall Township
Location in New Jersey
Wall Township is located in the United States
Wall Township
Wall Township
Location in the United States
Coordinates: 40°09′57″N 74°05′53″W / 40.165827°N 74.09799°W / 40.165827; -74.09799[1][2]
Country United States
State New Jersey
CountyMonmouth
IncorporatedMarch 7, 1851
Named forGarret D. Wall
Government
 • TypeTownship
 • BodyTownship Committee
 • MayorKevin P. Orender (R, term ends December 31, 2025)[3][4]
 • AdministratorJeff Bertrand[5]
 • Municipal clerkRoberta Lang[6]
Area
 • Total
31.69 sq mi (82.08 km2)
 • Land30.66 sq mi (79.41 km2)
 • Water1.03 sq mi (2.67 km2)  3.25%
 • Rank80th of 565 in state
7th of 53 in county[1]
Elevation98 ft (30 m)
Population
 • Total
26,525
 • Estimate 
(2023)[9][11]
26,530
 • Rank96th of 565 in state
9th of 53 in county[12]
 • Density865.2/sq mi (334.1/km2)
  • Rank399th of 565 in state
48th of 53 in county[12]
Time zoneUTC– 05:00 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC– 04:00 (Eastern (EDT))
ZIP Codes
07719 – Belmar
07727 – Farmingdale
07731 – Howell
07753 – Neptune
07762 – Spring Lake and Spring Lake Heights
08724 – Brick
08736 – Manasquan
08750 – Sea Girt[13][14]
Area code(s)732[15]
FIPS code3402576460[1][16][17]
GNIS feature ID0882112[1][18]
Websitewww.wallnj.com

Wall Township is a township within Monmouth County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. Crisscrossed by several different highways within the heart of the Jersey Shore region, the township is a transportation hub of Central New Jersey and a bedroom suburb of New York City, in the New York Metropolitan Area.[19] As of the 2020 United States census, Wall Township's population was 26,525,[9][10] its highest decennial count ever and an increase of 361 (+1.4%) from the 2010 census count of 26,164,[20][21] which in turn reflected an increase of 903 (+3.6%) from the 25,261 counted in the 2000 census.[22]

Wall Township was formally incorporated as a township by an act of the New Jersey Legislature on March 7, 1851. Over the years, portions of the township have been taken to form North Spring Lake (May 1884), Ocean Beach (March 9, 1885, now Belmar), Manasquan (December 30, 1887), Spring Lake (March 14, 1892), Sea Girt (March 29, 1917), Brielle (April 10, 1919), South Belmar (March 12, 1924, now Lake Como) and Spring Lake Heights (March 19, 1927).[23][24]

Wall Township was named for General Garret D. Wall (1783–1850), a lawyer who commanded a Trenton volunteer company during the War of 1812 and was stationed at Sandy Hook. Wall served five years as clerk of the New Jersey Supreme Court and as quartermaster general of the state for more than 20 years before being chosen to represent the state in the United States Senate from 1835 to 1841.[25][26][27]

  1. ^ a b c d e 2019 Census Gazetteer Files: New Jersey Places, United States Census Bureau. Accessed July 1, 2020.
  2. ^ US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990, United States Census Bureau. Accessed September 4, 2014.
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  4. ^ 2023 New Jersey Mayors Directory, New Jersey Department of Community Affairs, updated February 8, 2023. Accessed February 10, 2023. As of date accessed, Orender is listed with a term-end year of 2025, which is the end of his three-year committee term, not his one-year mayoral term of office.
  5. ^ Staff Directory, Wall Township. Accessed April 20, 2023.
  6. ^ Clerk's Office, Wall Township. Accessed April 20, 2023.
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  8. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Township of Wall, Geographic Names Information System. Accessed March 14, 2013.
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  12. ^ a b Population Density by County and Municipality: New Jersey, 2020 and 2021, New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development. Accessed March 1, 2023.
  13. ^ Look Up a ZIP Code for Wall, NJ, United States Postal Service. Accessed August 9, 2012.
  14. ^ Zip Codes, State of New Jersey. Accessed October 28, 2013.
  15. ^ Area Code Lookup – NPA NXX for Wall, NJ, Area-Codes.com. Accessed October 28, 2013.
  16. ^ U.S. Census website, United States Census Bureau. Accessed September 4, 2014.
  17. ^ Geographic Codes Lookup for New Jersey, Missouri Census Data Center. Accessed April 1, 2022.
  18. ^ US Board on Geographic Names, United States Geological Survey. Accessed September 4, 2014.
  19. ^ Capuzzo, Jill P. "Living in Wall Township, N.J.: Off the Beach, Still at the Shore", The New York Times, July 30, 2014. Accessed June 22, 2022.
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  22. ^ Table 7. Population for the Counties and Municipalities in New Jersey: 1990, 2000 and 2010, New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development, February 2011. Accessed May 1, 2023.
  23. ^ Snyder, John P. The Story of New Jersey's Civil Boundaries: 1606–1968, Bureau of Geology and Topography; Trenton, New Jersey; 1969. p. 186–187. Accessed May 30, 2024.
  24. ^ Honeyman, Abraham Van Doren. Index-analysis of the Statutes of New Jersey, 1896–1909: Together with References to All Acts, and Parts of Acts, in the 'General Statutes' and Pamphlet Laws Expressly Repealed: and the Statutory Crimes of New Jersey During the Same Period, p. 311. New Jersey Law Journal Publishing Company, 1910. Accessed October 20, 2015.
  25. ^ Harnes, John A. "Book offers glimpses of Wall history Glimpses of Wall history", Asbury Park Press, July 27, 1999. Accessed December 13, 2012.
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  27. ^ Hutchinson, Viola L. The Origin of New Jersey Place Names, New Jersey Public Library Commission, May 1945. Accessed October 20, 2015.

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