Maplewood, New Jersey
Maplewood, New Jersey | |
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| Coordinates: 40°44′01″N 74°16′16″W / 40.733607°N 74.271159°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | New Jersey |
| County | Essex |
| Incorporated | April 1, 1861 as South Orange Township |
| Renamed | November 7, 1922 as Maplewood township |
| Government | |
| • Type | Township |
| • Body | Township Committee |
| • Mayor | Victor De Luca (D, term ends December 31, 2026) |
| • Administrator | Patrick Wherry |
| • Municipal clerk | Elizabeth J. Fritzen |
| Area | |
• Total | 3.88 sq mi (10.04 km2) |
| • Land | 3.87 sq mi (10.03 km2) |
| • Water | 0.0039 sq mi (0.01 km2) 0.08% |
| • Rank | 302nd of 565 in state 11th of 22 in county |
| Elevation | 115 ft (35 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 25,684 |
• Estimate (2024) | 26,127 |
| • Rank | 101st of 565 in state 11th of 22 in county |
| • Density | 6,629.8/sq mi (2,559.8/km2) |
| • Rank | 74th of 565 in state 9th of 22 in county |
| Time zone | UTC−05:00 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−04:00 (Eastern (EDT)) |
| ZIP Code | 07040 |
| Area code | 973 |
| FIPS code | 3401343800 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0882220 |
| Website | maplewoodnj |
Maplewood is a township in Essex County in the U.S. state of New Jersey. The township is an inner-ring suburban bedroom community of New York City in the New York metropolitan area. As of the 2020 United States census, the township's population was 25,684, an increase of 1,817 (+7.6%) from the 2010 census count of 23,867, which in turn reflected a decline of one person from the 23,868 counted in the 2000 census.