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Township in Gloucester County, New Jersey, USMonroe Township is a township in Gloucester County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. As of the 2020 United States census, the township's population was 37,117, its highest decennial count ever and an increase of 988 (+2.7%) from the 36,129 recorded at the 2010 census, which in turn reflected an increase of 7,162 (+24.7%) from the 28,967 counted in the 2000 census. The township is part of the South Jersey region of the state and a suburb of Philadelphia, within the Philadelphia metropolitan area. Monroe Township was originally formed as a township by an act of the New Jersey Legislature on March 3, 1859, from portions of Washington Township while the area was still part of Camden County. Mon…
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The public schools Monroe’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, trail 58% of New Jersey’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they sit near the middle.
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