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A township of 8,659 people in Ocean County, New Jersey
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Conserved land20%4,971 of 25,157 acres
Trails15 mi0.4 mi per sq mi
Parks & preserves2574 conserved acres per 1,000 residents

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Township in Ocean County, New Jersey, US
1845Established
8,072Population
40.1 sq miArea
105 ftElevation

Plumsted Township is a township in Ocean County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. As of the 2020 United States census, the township's population was 8,072, a decrease of 349 (−4.1%) from the 2010 census count of 8,421, which in turn reflected an increase of 1,146 (+15.8%) from the 7,275 counted in the 2000 census. The 2010 population was the highest recorded in any decennial census. Plumsted Township was incorporated as a township by an act of the New Jersey Legislature on March 11, 1845, from portions of Jackson Township, while the area was still part of Monmouth County. Plumsted Township became part of the newly created Ocean County on February 15, 1850. The township was named for Clement…

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A grade needs all of the FBI's latest years (2023–2025). Plumsted's police department reported only 2023, so we don't grade it yet. The figures below are still real.

Violent crime per 1,000
Plumsted 0.5
New Jersey 2.3
U.S. 3.9
Property crime per 1,000
Plumsted 3.6
New Jersey 15.5
U.S. 19.5
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School Grade B

The public schools Plumsted’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, outperform 62% of New Jersey’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the top.

#159Best public schoolsof 457 in NJ
DistrictPlumsted Township School DistrictSchools3

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