Shrewsbury Township is a township in Monmouth County, New Jersey, United States.
What is now Shrewsbury Township was originally formed on October 31, 1693, and was created as a township by the Township Act of 1798 of the New Jersey Legislature on February 21, 1798.
Over the centuries, portions of the township have been taken to form Stafford Township (March 3, 1750), Dover Township (March 1, 1768, now Toms River Township), Howell Township (February 23, 1801), Ocean Township (February 24, 1849), Atlantic Township (February 18, 1847, now Colts Neck), Red Bank (March 17, 1870), Eatontown (April 4, 1873), Rumson (May 15, 1907), Fair Haven (March 28, 1912), Little Silver (March 19, 1923), Shrewsbury borough (March 22, 1926) and New Shrewsbury (April 15, 1950, now Tinton Falls). The township was named for Shrewsbury, England.
The borough borders the Monmouth County municipalities of Shrewsbury and Tinton Falls.
As of the 2010 United States Census, there were 1,141 people, 583 households, and 265.8 families residing in the township. The population density was 10,877.7 per square mile (4,199.9/km2). There were 648 housing units at an average density of 6,177.7 per square mile (2,385.2/km2). The racial makeup of the township was 72.13% (823) White, 14.29% (163) Black or African American, 0.09% (1) Native American, 6.57% (75) Asian, 0.00% (0) Pacific Islander, 2.98% (34) from other races, and 3.94% (45) from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 14.11% (161) of the population.
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