Shrewsbury, New Jersey
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Map of Shrewsbury in Monmouth County |
Shrewsbury is a
Borough in
Monmouth County,
New Jersey,
United States. As of the
United States 2000 Census, the borough population was 3,590.
Shrewsbury was the birthplace of explorer and writer
John Lloyd Stephens.
Shrewsbury is located at (40.326524, -74.059289).
According to the
United States Census Bureau, the borough has a total area of 5.7
km² (2.2
mi²). 5.7 km² (2.2 mi²) of it is land and 0.1 km² (0.04 mi²) of it (0.90%) is water.
Shrewsbury was once a much larger township, encompassing several of the other municipalities nearby.
As of the
census of 2000, there were 3,590 people, 1,207 households, and 1,016 families residing in the borough. The
population density was 627.2/km² (1,627.1/mi²). There were 1,223 housing units at an average density of 213.7/km² (554.3/mi²). The racial makeup of the borough was 96.60%
White, 0.53%
African American, 1.67%
Asian, 0.36% from
other races, and 0.84% from two or more races.
Hispanic or
Latino of any race were 1.92% of the population.
There were 1,207 households out of which 46.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 74.6% were
married couples living together, 7.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 15.8% were non-families. 12.9% of all households were made up of individuals and 6.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.96 and the average family size was 3.27.
In the borough the population was spread out with 30.8% under the age of 18, 4.0% from 18 to 24, 28.1% from 25 to 44, 25.1% from 45 to 64, and 12.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 98.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 93.2 males.
The median income for a household in the borough was $86,911, and the median income for a family was $92,719. Males had a median income of $85,875 versus $37,554 for females. The
per capita income for the borough was $38,218. None of the families and 1.0% of the population were living below the
poverty line, including no under eighteens and 3.0% of those over 64.
Local government
The current mayor of Shrewsbury is Ms. Emilia Siciliano. Members of the Shrewsbury Borough Council are Council President Terel J. Cooperhouse, Donald W. Burden, Marlene Hotaling, John J. McGuire, William D. Moss and Kevin Murphy.
Federal, state and county representation
Shrewsbury is in the Twelfth Congressional District and is part of New Jersey's 12th Legislative District.
Shrewsbury Borough School serves students ranging from pre-school to 8th grade.
For grades 9-12, students attend
Red Bank Regional High School, which serves students from the boroughs of
Little Silver,
Red Bank and
Shewsbury.
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Shrewsbury Borough website*
Shrewsbury Borough School*
National Center for Education Statistics data for the Shrewsbury Borough School*
Red Bank Regional High School*
National Center for Education Statistics data for the Red Bank Regional High School
