Shrewsbury, New Jersey

Shrewsbury, New Jersey
Shrewsbury, New Jersey
Borough
	Public park near Shrewsbury's municipal building
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	Location of Shrewsbury in Monmouth County highlighted in red (left). Inset map: Location of Monmouth County in New Jersey highlighted in orange (right).
	Census Bureau map of Shrewsbury, New Jersey Interactive map of Shrewsbury, New Jersey
	Shrewsbury Location in Monmouth County Shrewsbury Location in New Jersey Shrewsbury Location in the United States
	Coordinates: 40°19′30″N 74°3′36″W / 40.32500°N 74.06000°W
Country	United States
State	New Jersey
County	Monmouth
Incorporated	May 11, 1926
Named for	Shrewsbury, England
Government
• Type	Borough
• Body	Borough Council
• Mayor	Kimberly Eulner (R, appointed to term ending December 31, 2026)
• Administrator	Christopher Cherbini
• Municipal clerk	Kerry Quinn
Area
• Total	2.19 sq mi (5.67 km2)
• Land	2.16 sq mi (5.60 km2)
• Water	0.03 sq mi (0.07 km2) 1.32%
• Rank	395th of 565 in state; 27th of 53 in county
Elevation	46 ft (14 m)
Population (2020)
• Total	4,184
• Estimate (2022)	4,174
• Rank	408th of 565 in state; 38th of 53 in county
• Density	1,936.6/sq mi (747.7/km2)
• Rank	298th of 565 in state; 37th of 53 in county
Time zone	UTC−05:00 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC−04:00 (Eastern (EDT))
ZIP Code	07702
Area code(s)	732
FIPS code	3402567350
GNIS feature ID	885395
Website	www.shrewsburyboro.com

Shrewsbury is a borough in eastern Monmouth County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. Located within the heart of the northern Shore region, the borough is a bedroom community of New York City.^[15] As of the 2020 United States census, the borough's population was 4,184,^[7] its highest decennial count ever and an increase of 375 (+9.8%) from the 2010 census count of 3,809,^[16]^[17] which in turn reflected an increase of 219 (+6.1%) from the 3,590 counted in the 2000 census.^[18]

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.^[19] The borough's name comes from Shrewsbury, England.^[20]

^ ^a ^b ^c "Borough of Shrewsbury". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
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^ ^a ^b ^c 2019 Census Gazetteer Files: New Jersey Places, United States Census Bureau. Accessed July 1, 2020.
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^ ^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.
^ Look Up a ZIP Code for Shrewsbury, NJ, United States Postal Service. Accessed October 8, 2011.
^ Zip Codes, State of New Jersey. Accessed August 30, 2013.
^ Area Code Lookup – NPA NXX for Shrewsbury, NJ, Area-Codes.com. Accessed August 30, 2013.
^ U.S. Census website, United States Census Bureau. Accessed September 4, 2014.
^ Geographic Codes Lookup for New Jersey, Missouri Census Data Center. Accessed April 1, 2022.
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^ 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.
^ Snyder, John P. The Story of New Jersey's Civil Boundaries: 1606–1968, Bureau of Geology and Topography; Trenton, New Jersey; 1969. p. 185. Accessed August 1, 2012.
^ Hutchinson, Viola L. The Origin of New Jersey Place Names, New Jersey Public Library Commission, May 1945. Accessed October 3, 2015.

[GR3-1] "Borough of Shrewsbury". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.

[2] Administration, Borough of Shrewsbury. Accessed May 1, 2023.

[3] Municipal Clerk, Borough of Shrewsbury. Accessed May 1, 2023.

[DataBook-4] Cite error: The named reference DataBook was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

[TigerWebMapServer-5] "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 11, 2022.

[CensusArea-6] 2019 Census Gazetteer Files: New Jersey Places, United States Census Bureau. Accessed July 1, 2020.

[LWD2020-7] Cite error: The named reference LWD2020 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

[PopEst-8] Cite error: The named reference PopEst was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

[LWD2020Density-9] Population Density by County and Municipality: New Jersey, 2020 and 2021, New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development. Accessed March 1, 2023.

[10] Look Up a ZIP Code for Shrewsbury, NJ, United States Postal Service. Accessed October 8, 2011.

[11] Zip Codes, State of New Jersey. Accessed August 30, 2013.

[12] Area Code Lookup – NPA NXX for Shrewsbury, NJ, Area-Codes.com. Accessed August 30, 2013.

[GR2-13] U.S. Census website, United States Census Bureau. Accessed September 4, 2014.

[14] Geographic Codes Lookup for New Jersey, Missouri Census Data Center. Accessed April 1, 2022.

[NYT2003-15] Cite error: The named reference NYT2003 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

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[18] 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.

[Story-19] Snyder, John P. The Story of New Jersey's Civil Boundaries: 1606–1968, Bureau of Geology and Topography; Trenton, New Jersey; 1969. p. 185. Accessed August 1, 2012.

[20] Hutchinson, Viola L. The Origin of New Jersey Place Names, New Jersey Public Library Commission, May 1945. Accessed October 3, 2015.

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