Manchester Township, New Jersey
Manchester Township, New Jersey Inset: Location of Ocean County highlighted in the State of New Jersey.
Inset: Location of Ocean County highlighted in the State of New Jersey.
Enumeration Bureau map of Manchester Township, New Jersey Enumeration Bureau map of Manchester Township, New Jersey Manchester Township is a township in Ocean County, New Jersey, United States.
As of the 2010 United States Census, the township's populace was 43,070, reflecting an increase of 4,142 (+10.6%) from the 38,928 counted in the 2000 Census, which had in turn increased by 2,952 (+8.2%) from the 35,976 counted in the 1990 Census. The 2010 populace was the highest recorded in any decennial census.
Manchester Township was incorporated as a township by an act of the New Jersey Legislature on April 6, 1865, from portions of Dover Township (now Toms River Township).
Portions of the township were taken to form Lakehurst on April 7, 1921. The township was titled by William Torrey for Manchester, England. Cedar Glen Lakes (with a 2010 Enumeration population of 1,421), Cedar Glen West (1,267), Crestwood Village (7,907), Leisure Knoll (2,490), Leisure Village West (3,493), Pine Lake Park (8,707) and Pine Ridge at Crestwood (2,369) are all unincorporated communities and census-designated places (CDPs) positioned inside Manchester Township. Leisure Village West-Pine Lake Park had been a combined CDP through the 2000 United States Enumeration and was split as of the 2010 enumeration. The township borders Berkeley Township, Jackson Township, Lacey Township, Plumsted Township and Toms River Township in Ocean County; and both Pemberton Township and Woodland Township in Burlington County. The township completely surrounds the autonomous borough of Lakehurst, making it part of 21 pairs of "doughnut towns" in the state, where one municipality entirely surrounds another. Manchester Township is governed inside the Faulkner Act, formally known as the Optional Municipal Charter Law, under the Mayor-Council (Plan 6) fitness of municipal government, as enacted by direct petition as of July 1, 1990. The Township is governed by a Mayor and a five-member Township Council.
Councilmembers are propel at-large on a non-partisan basis to serve four-year staggered terms with either two or three council seats up for election every other year, with the mayoral seat up for vote at the same time that two council seats are up for vote. The township's municipal elections were shifted from May to November, with estimates of savings of $50,000 each election cycle and greater voter participation cited as justifications. A popular vote on the ballot in November 2011 to shift the election date passed by a margin of 5,875 to 3,429. As of 2017, the Mayor of Manchester Township is Ken Palmer, whose term of office ends on December 31, 2018. Members of the Township Council are Council President Samuel F.
Manchester Township is positioned in the 4th Congressional District and is part of New Jersey's 10th state legislative district. Prior to the 2011 reapportionment following the 2010 Census, Manchester Township had been in the 9th state legislative district. New Jersey's Fourth Congressional District is represented by Christopher Smith (R). New Jersey is represented in the United States Senate by Cory Booker (D, Newark, term ends 2021) and Bob Menendez (D, Paramus, 2019). Wolfe (R, Brick Township). The Governor of New Jersey is Chris Christie (R, Mendham Township). The Lieutenant Governor of New Jersey is Kim Guadagno (R, Monmouth Beach). In the 2012 presidential election, Republican Mitt Romney received 55.9% of the vote (12,970 cast), ahead of Democrat Barack Obama with 43.3% (10,041 votes), and other candidates with 0.8% (186 votes), among the 23,439 ballots cast by the township's 32,513 registered voters (242 ballots were spoiled), for a turnout of 72.1%. In the 2008 presidential election, Republican John Mc - Cain received 56.2% of the vote (14,368 cast), ahead of Democrat Barack Obama with 41.2% (10,533 votes) and other candidates with 1.5% (372 votes), among the 25,569 ballots cast by the township's 33,796 registered voters, for a turnout of 75.7%. In the 2004 presidential election, Republican George W.
In the 2013 gubernatorial election, Republican Chris Christie received 77.5% of the vote (12,678 cast), ahead of Democrat Barbara Buono with 21.4% (3,500 votes), and other candidates with 1.1% (182 votes), among the 16,709 ballots cast by the township's 32,442 registered voters (349 ballots were spoiled), for a turnout of 51.5%. In the 2009 gubernatorial election, Republican Chris Christie received 62.9% of the vote (11,988 ballots cast), ahead of Democrat Jon Corzine with 30.4% (5,796 votes), Independent Chris Daggett with 4.7% (896 votes) and other candidates with 0.9% (177 votes), among the 19,070 ballots cast by the township's 32,422 registered voters, yielding a 58.8% turnout. Schools in the precinct (with 2010-11 enrollment data from the National Center for Education Statistics.) are Manchester Township Elementary School (grades Pre - K-5; 582 students), Ridgeway Elementary School (Pre - K-5; 524) and Whiting Elementary School (K-5; 269) all feed into Manchester Township Middle School (grades 6-8; 673), and then to Manchester Township High School (9-12; 1,168). Students from neighboring Lakehurst attend the district's high school as part of a sending/receiving relationship with the Lakehurst School District. As of 2012, Lakehurst has been considering the possibility of sending its students to Jackson Liberty High School, as part of a prospective agreement with the Jackson School District under which students would gain access to a broader range of academic programs and which could result in annual savings of $400,000 per year off of the $2 million that the Lakehurst precinct spends annually for the 150 students it sends to the Manchester district. As of May 2010, the township had a total of 168.51 miles (271.19 km) of roadways, of which 109.71 miles (176.56 km) were maintained by the municipality, 43.56 miles (70.10 km) by Ocean County and 15.24 miles (24.53 km) by the New Jersey Department of Transportation. No limited access roads run through the municipality, but the closest ones are accessible in neighboring communities such as the Garden State Parkway in Toms River, Berkeley and Lacey townships and Interstate 195 in Jackson Township.
See also: Category:People from Manchester Township, New Jersey.
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