Maplewood, New Jersey

Maplewood, New Jersey
Municipal Building
Municipal Building
Official seal of Maplewood, New Jersey
Map
Interactive map of Maplewood
Maplewood is located in Essex County, New Jersey
Maplewood
Maplewood
Location in Essex County
Maplewood is located in New Jersey
Maplewood
Maplewood
Location in New Jersey
Maplewood is located in the United States
Maplewood
Maplewood
Location in the United States
Coordinates: 40°44′01″N 74°16′16″W / 40.733607°N 74.271159°W / 40.733607; -74.271159[1][2]
Country United States
State New Jersey
CountyEssex
IncorporatedApril 1, 1861 as South Orange Township
RenamedNovember 7, 1922 as Maplewood township
Government
 • TypeTownship
 • BodyTownship Committee
 • MayorDean Dafis (D, term ends December 31, 2023)[3][4]
 • AdministratorGregg Shuster[5]
 • Municipal clerkElizabeth J. Fritzen[6]
Area
 • Total3.88 sq mi (10.04 km2)
 • Land3.87 sq mi (10.03 km2)
 • Water<0.01 sq mi (0.01 km2)  0.08%
 • Rank302nd of 565 in state
11th of 22 in county[1]
Elevation115 ft (35 m)
Population
 • Total25,684
 • Estimate 
(2022)[9][11]
25,220
 • Rank101st of 565 in state
11th of 22 in county[12]
 • Density6,629.8/sq mi (2,559.8/km2)
  • Rank74th of 565 in state
9th of 22 in county[12]
Time zoneUTC−05:00 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC−04:00 (Eastern (EDT))
ZIP Code
Area code(s)973[15]
FIPS code3401343800[1][16][17]
GNIS feature ID0882220[1][18]
Websitewww.maplewoodnj.gov

Maplewood is a township in Essex County in the U.S. state of New Jersey. The township is an inner-ring suburban bedroom community of New York City in the New York metropolitan area.[19] As of the 2020 United States census, the township's population was 25,684,[9][10] an increase of 1,817 (+7.6%) from the 2010 census count of 23,867,[20][21] which in turn reflected a decline of one person from the 23,868 counted in the 2000 census.[22]

  1. ^ a b c d e 2019 Census Gazetteer Files: New Jersey Places, United States Census Bureau. Accessed July 1, 2020.
  2. ^ US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990, United States Census Bureau. Accessed September 4, 2014.
  3. ^ Cite error: The named reference Committee was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  4. ^ 2023 New Jersey Mayors Directory, New Jersey Department of Community Affairs, updated February 8, 2023. Accessed February 10, 2023.
  5. ^ Township Administration, Maplewood Township. Accessed February 16, 2023."The current Interim Township Administrator is Gregg Shuster, who was appointed in 2022."
  6. ^ Township Clerk, Maplewood Township. Accessed February 16, 2023.
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  8. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Township of Maplewood, Geographic Names Information System. Accessed March 7, 2013.
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  12. ^ a b Population Density by County and Municipality: New Jersey, 2020 and 2021, New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development. Accessed March 1, 2023.
  13. ^ Look Up a ZIP code for Maplewood, NJ, United States Postal Service. Accessed July 29, 2012.
  14. ^ ZIP codes, State of New Jersey. Accessed September 22, 2013.
  15. ^ Area Code Lookup - NPA NXX for Maplewood, NJ, Area-Codes.com. Accessed September 22, 2013.
  16. ^ U.S. Census website, United States Census Bureau. Accessed September 4, 2014.
  17. ^ Geographic Codes Lookup for New Jersey, Missouri Census Data Center. Accessed April 1, 2022.
  18. ^ US Board on Geographic Names, United States Geological Survey. Accessed September 4, 2014.
  19. ^ Capuzzo, Jill P."Living in Maplewood, N.J.: If Brooklyn Were a Suburb", The New York Times, October 8, 2014. Accessed August 2, 2022.
  20. ^ Cite error: The named reference Census2010 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  21. ^ Cite error: The named reference LWD2010 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  22. ^ Table 7. Population for the Counties and Municipalities in New Jersey: 1990, 2000 and 2010, New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development, February 2011. Accessed May 1, 2023.

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