Jackson Township, New Jersey

Jackson Township, New Jersey
Township
Motto:  A Place for All Seasons
Map of Jackson Township in Ocean County
Coordinates: 40°05′27″N 74°21′41″W / 40.090928°N 74.361269°W / 40.090928; -74.361269[1][2]
Country	United States
State	New Jersey
County	Ocean
Incorporated	March 6, 1844
Named for	Andrew Jackson
Government [3]
• Type	Mayor–Council (Faulkner Act)
• Body	Township Council
Area [1]
• Total	100.55 sq mi (260.43 km2)
• Land	99.17 sq mi (256.86 km2)
• Water	1.38 sq mi (3.57 km2)  1.37%
• Rank	4th of 565 in state 1st of 33 in county[1]
Elevation [4]	118 ft (36 m)
Population  (2020)[5][6]
• Total	58,544
• Rank	29th of 565 in state 4th of 33 in county[7]
• Density	590.3/sq mi (227.9/km2)
• Rank	433rd of 565 in state 26th of 33 in county[7]
Time zone	UTC−05:00 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC−04:00 (Eastern (EDT))
ZIP Code	08527[8][9]
Area code(s)	732[10]
FIPS code	3402934680[1][11][12]
GNIS feature ID	0882079[1][13]
Website	www.jacksontwpnj.net

Jackson Township is a township in Ocean County, New Jersey, United States. The Township of Jackson was named after Andrew Jackson.^[14] About 58,000 people lived there as of the year 2020.

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4} 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.
3. ↑ Cite error: The named reference DataBook was used but no text was provided for refs named (see the help page).
4. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Township of Jackson, Geographic Names Information System. Accessed March 6, 2013.
5. ↑ Cite error: The named reference Census2020 was used but no text was provided for refs named (see the help page).
6. ↑ Cite error: The named reference LWD2020 was used but no text was provided for refs named (see the help page).
7. ↑ ^{7.0 7.1} Population Density by County and Municipality: New Jersey, 2020 and 2021, New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development. Accessed March 1, 2023.
8. ↑ Look Up a ZIP Code for Jackson, NJ, United States Postal Service. Accessed January 8, 2012.
9. ↑ Zip Codes, State of New Jersey. Accessed October 16, 2013.
10. ↑ Area Code Lookup – NPA NXX for Jackson, NJ, Area-Codes.com. Accessed October 16, 2013.
11. ↑ U.S. Census website, United States Census Bureau. Accessed September 4, 2014.
12. ↑ Geographic Codes Lookup for New Jersey, Missouri Census Data Center. Accessed April 1, 2022.
13. ↑ US Board on Geographic Names, United States Geological Survey. Accessed September 4, 2014.
14. ↑ Hutchinson, Viola L. The Origin of New Jersey Place Names, New Jersey Public Library Commission, May 1945. Accessed September 2, 2015.