Monroe Township And New Jersey - 1379 Words

Hello tourist, I am Brandon Noble the Director of Tourism for Monroe, New Jersey. I am honored that you have selected to learn more about Monroe, which is the municipality you expect to move to. Let me start of by saying that Monroe is a wonderful place to live in. I will try to familiarize you with Monroe’s geographic location, demographics, form of government, size of government, table of organization, budget information, tax levy, history of origin, and the background of why Monroe is unique. Monroe Township is a community steeped in history and renowned for its sense of family and community. Even a brief visit to Monroe Township will provide you with the knowledge that Monroe Township is a great place to live and raise a family.†¦show more content†¦Portions of Monroe’s farmland are receiving commercial zoning. The northern section of Monroe is already developed, with developers heading further south in Monroe to start new communities. New adult communities have been developed in central Monroe, along Route 33, and on CR 615. Monroe Township has a total of 42.2 square miles which is equivalent to 109.3 km. 41.9 square miles is land, and .258 square miles of water. At 42 square miles, Monroe Township is the largest municipality in Middlesex County in terms of total area. Major communities in Monroe include, Clearbrook Park, population 2,667, Concordia, population 3,092, Rossmoor, population 2,666, and Whittingham, population 2,476. Those are unincorporated communities, and census designated places located in Monroe Township. From the 2010 United States Census, there were 39,132 people, 16,497 households, and 10,872 families residing in Monroe. The population density was 932.3 per square mile. There were 18,002 housing units at an average density of 428.9 per square mile. The racial makeup of Monroe was 81.55% white, 3.92% black or African American, .08% Native American, 12.60% Asian, .01% Pacific Islander, .62% from other races, and 1.21% from two or more races. Lastly, 4.28% Were Hispanics or Latinos. Of the 16,497 households, 22.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them. 60.2% were married couples living together, 4.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and