Monroe Township, NJ
Real Estate Agents

Monroe Township covers about 46 square miles, the second largest municipality in Gloucester County, and counted 37,117 residents in the 2020 Census. Williamstown sits at its center, surrounded by Cecil, Cross Keys, Downer, New Brooklyn, Robanna and Victory Lakes.

• Getting around

  • Route 42 and Route 322, both known as the Black Horse Pike, run through the township.

• Landmarks

  • Owens Park on North Tuckahoe Road has ball fields, pickleball, a dog park, pavilions and a nature trail.
  • The Glassboro Wildlife Management Area reaches into Monroe, Glassboro and Clayton.
  • The Downer Methodist Episcopal Church on Fries Mill Road, a brownstone and frame Gothic Revival church built in 1886 and rebuilt in 1900 after a fire, is on the National Register of Historic Places.

• Around town

  • The township calls itself one of the pine townships for its pine timber, and part of it lies in the Pinelands.
  • Its eastern side drains to the Great Egg Harbor River through Four Mile Branch and Squankum Branch.
  • The township's bike path runs 6.25 miles on asphalt from Williamstown to Glassboro.

• Schools

  • Monroe Township Public Schools runs four elementary schools for pre-K through grade 4, Williamstown Middle School for grades 5 to 8 and Williamstown High School for grades 9 to 12.

• History

  • Monroe was formed on March 3, 1859, from Washington Township, while both were in Camden County, and moved to Gloucester County in 1871.

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