Shrewsbury
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borough of Monmouth County, New Jersey, United States
Key facts
- Country
- United States
- State
- New Jersey
- County
- Monmouth
- Incorporated
- May 11, 1926
- Named after
- Shrewsbury , England
- Type
- Borough
- Body
- Borough Council
- Mayor
- Kimberly Eulner ( R , term ends December 31, 2028)
- Administrator
- Christopher Cherbini
- Municipal clerk
- Kerry Quinn
- Total
- 2.19 sq mi (5.67 km )
- Land
- 2.16 sq mi (5.60 km )
- Water
- 0.027 sq mi (0.07 km ) 1.32%
- Rank
- 395th of 565 in state, 27th of 53 in county
- Elevation
- 46 ft (14 m)
- Estimate 2023
- 4,149
- Density
- 1,936.6/sq mi (747.7/km )
- Time zone
- UTC−05:00 ( Eastern (EST) )
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human settlement
- Official name
- Shrewsbury
- Country
- United States
- Located in
- Monmouth County
- Population
- 4184
- Area
- 5.696677
- Elevation
- 46
- Time zone
- Eastern Time Zone
- Shares border with
- Tinton Falls
- Official website
- www.shrewsburyboro.com
- Image
- Episcopalian church in Shrewsbury New Jersey on Route 35.jpg
- Households
- 1374
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- Commons category
- Shrewsbury, New Jersey
- postal code
- 07702
- water as percent of area
- 1.45
- per capita income
- 65391
- date of incorporation
- 1926-05-11
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Encyclopedic overview
Shrewsbury is a borough in eastern Monmouth County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. Located within the heart of the northern Jersey Shore region, the borough is a bedroom community of New York City. As of the 2020 United States census, the borough's population was 4,184, its highest decennial count ever and an increase of 375 (+9.8%) from the 2010 census count of 3,809, which in turn reflected an increase of 219 (+6.1%) from the 3,590 counted in the 2000 census.
Shrewsbury was formed as a borough by an act of the New Jersey Legislature on March 22, 1926, from portions of Shrewsbury Township, based on the results of a referendum held on May 11, 1926. The borough's name comes from Shrewsbury, England.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Shrewsbury” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.