Lakewood Township, New Jersey
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Lakewood Township, New Jersey | |
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Location of Lakewood Township in Ocean County highlighted in red (right). Inset map: Location of Ocean County in New Jersey highlighted in orange (left). | |
Coordinates: 40°04′37″N 74°11′55″W / 40.077069°N 74.19851°W[3][4] | |
Country | |
State | |
County | Ocean |
Incorporated | March 23, 1892 |
Government | |
• Type | Township |
• Body | Township Committee |
Area | |
• Total | 25.08 sq mi (64.95 km2) |
• Land | 24.68 sq mi (63.92 km2) |
• Water | 0.40 sq mi (1.03 km2) 1.59% |
• Rank | 108th of 565 in state 12th of 33 in county[3] |
Elevation | 49 ft (15 m) |
Population | |
• Total | 135,158 |
• Rank | 5th of 565 in state 1st of 33 in county[9] |
• Density | 5,476.2/sq mi (2,114.4/km2) |
• Rank | 100th of 565 in state 1st of 33 in county[9] |
Time zone | UTC−05:00 (Eastern (EST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC−04:00 (Eastern (EDT)) |
ZIP Code | |
Area code | 732, 848[12] |
FIPS code[3][13][14] | 34-38550 |
GNIS ID[3][13][14][15] | 882076 |
Website | www |
Lakewood Township is the most populous township in Ocean County, New Jersey, United States. As of 2020, the municipality had a population of 135,158 residents.[7][8]
References
[change | change source]- ↑ Steve Strunsky (April 16, 2019). "Lakewood yeshiva looks to use old golf course for new campus". New Jersey On-Line LLC. Archived from the original on April 16, 2019. Retrieved April 19, 2019.
Beth Medrash Gohova is said to be the world's largest Jewish-affiliated university outside of Israel.
- ↑ Stephen Stirling (August 3, 2017). "10 ways Lakewood is unlike anywhere else in N.J." NJ Advance Media. Archived from the original on April 16, 2019. Retrieved April 19, 2019.
The sea change can be pinned to one event: The founding of the Beth Medrash Govoha yeshiva in the mid-20th century. The Orthodox Jewish community has set down roots en masse around the religious school, which is now the largest yeshiva in North America.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 2019 Census Gazetteer Files: New Jersey Places Archived March 21, 2021, at the Wayback Machine, United States Census Bureau. Accessed July 1, 2020.
- ↑ US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990 Archived August 24, 2019, at the Wayback Machine , United States Census Bureau. Accessed September 4, 2014.
- ↑ 2012 New Jersey Legislative District Data Book, Rutgers University Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy, March 2013, p. 103.
- ↑ "Township of Lakewood". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved September 15, 2014.
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 QuickFacts Lakewood township, Ocean County, New Jersey Archived June 9, 2023, at the Wayback Machine, United States Census Bureau. Accessed December 10, 2022.
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 Total Population: Census 2010 - Census 2020 New Jersey Municipalities Archived February 13, 2023, at the Wayback Machine, New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development. Accessed December 1, 2022.
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 Population Density by County and Municipality: New Jersey, 2020 and 2021 Archived March 7, 2023, at the Wayback Machine, New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development. Accessed March 1, 2023.
- ↑ Look Up a ZIP Code for Lakewood, NJ Archived November 6, 2018, at the Wayback Machine, United States Postal Service. Accessed September 5, 2011.
- ↑ Zip Codes Archived June 17, 2019, at the Wayback Machine, State of New Jersey. Accessed September 14, 2013.
- ↑ Area Code Lookup - NPA NXX for Lakewood, NJ Archived May 17, 2014, at the Wayback Machine, Area-Codes.com. Accessed September 14, 2013.
- ↑ 13.0 13.1 "Township of Lakewood (Ocean County, New Jersey)". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Archived from the original on October 30, 2021. Retrieved May 15, 2014.
- ↑ 14.0 14.1 "FIPS55 Data: New Jersey". FIPS55 Data. United States Geological Survey. February 23, 2006. Archived from the original on June 18, 2006. Retrieved May 15, 2014.
- ↑ Geographic Codes Lookup for New Jersey Archived November 19, 2018, at the Wayback Machine, Missouri Census Data Center. Accessed April 1, 2022.
Other websites
[change | change source]Wikimedia Commons has media related to Lakewood Township, New Jersey.
- Lakewood Township website
- Lakewood School District
- Lakewood School District's 2014–15 School Report Card from the New Jersey Department of Education
- School Data for the Lakewood School District, National Center for Education Statistics
- Lakewood Branch of Ocean County Library
- Lakewood Township Police Department