Geography Manalapan Brook flows through the townshipĪccording to the United States Census Bureau, the township had a total area of 30.88 square miles (79.99 km 2), including 30.65 square miles (79.39 km 2) of land and 0.23 square miles (0.60 km 2) of water (0.75%). Englishtown was formed as a borough from portions of Manalapan on January 4, 1888, based on the results of a referendum held the previous day. Manalapan Township was formed by an act of the New Jersey Legislature on March 9, 1848, from portions of Freehold Township. Monmouth Battlefield State Park occupies 2,928 acres (1,185 ha) in the two townships. The Battle of Monmouth was fought in 1778 on land that is now part of Manalapan and Freehold townships.

The name 'Manalapan' is derived from a word in the Lenape language that would mean either 'land of good bread', 'good land to settle upon', 'good bread' or 'covered swamp with edible roots'.

As of the 2020 United States census, the township's population was 40,905, its highest decennial count ever and an increase of 2,033 (+5.2%) from the 2010 census count of 38,872, which in turn reflected an increase of 5,449 (+16.3%) from the 33,423 counted in the 2000 census. The township is centrally located within the Raritan Valley region and is a part of the New York Metropolitan Area.

Manalapan Township ( / m ə n æ l ə p ɪ n/, mə-NAL-ə-pin ) is a township in western Monmouth County, in the U.S.

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