Wall Township is a

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in Monmouth County,

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, United States. It is located in the

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and is a

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. As of the

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, the township's population was 26,164, reflecting an increase of 903 (+3.6%) from the 25,261 counted in the 2000 Census, which had in turn increased by 5,017 (+24.8%) from the 20,244 counted in the 1990 Census. Wall Township was formally incorporated as a township by an act of the

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on March 7, 1851. Over the years, portions of the township have been taken to form North Spring Lake (May 1884), Ocean Beach (March 9, 1885, now Belmar), Manasquan (December 30, 1887), Spring Lake (March 14, 1892),

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(April 10, 1919), South Belmar (March 12, 1924, now

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) and Spring Lake Heights (March 19, 1927).Snyder, John P
''The Story of New Jersey's Civil Boundaries: 1606–1968''
Bureau of Geology and Topography; Trenton, New Jersey; 1969. p. 186–187. Accessed January 22, 2012. Wall Township was named for General

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(1783–1850), a lawyer who commanded a Trenton volunteer company during the

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and was stationed at

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. Wall served five years as clerk of the

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and as quartermaster general of the state for more than 20 years before being chosen to represent the state in the

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from 1835 to 1841.

History

The Greenville Cemetery was established in 1734, when a casualty of the

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was buried there. The original structure of the Glendola Protestant Bible Church was built in 1776; The congregation dedicated a new church in 1964.

Allaire Village Allaire Village is a living history museum located within New Jersey's Allaire State Park in Wall Township, Monmouth County, New Jersey. The property was initially an Indian ceremonial ground prior to 1650, by 1750 a sawmill had been established ...

dates back to 1822, when

James P. Allaire James Peter Allaire (July 12, 1785 – May 20, 1858) was a noted master mechanic and steam engine builder, and founder of the Allaire Iron Works (est. 1815), the first marine steam engine company in New York City, and later Howell Works (est. 1822) ...

purchased what became known as the

Howell Works Howell Works (later the Howell Works Company) was a bog iron-based production facility for pig iron which was established in New Jersey in the early 19th century by American engineer and philanthropist James P. Allaire. It is notable as one of ...

in Wall, and though it was the largest producing

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manufacturing site in New Jersey by 1836, the ironworks were shut down in 1846. The village and surrounding acres were later preserved and gifted to the State of New Jersey to form

Allaire State Park Allaire State Park is a park located in Howell and in Wall Township in Monmouth County, New Jersey, United States, near the borough of Farmingdale, operated and maintained by the New Jersey Division of Parks and Forestry and is part of the New ...

as a memorial to Hearst editor

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, the last private owner of the site, who purchased the land in 1907 and built a palatial residence on that property that would later serve as the Arthur Brisbane Child Treatment Center. The Brisbane family donated the property to the State of New Jersey to establish Allaire State Park and the Historic Village at Allaire. Allaire Village Inc., a non-profit organization, is licensed by the State of New Jersey to operate the site now known as "The Historic Village at Allaire." Historic_Rowhouses

The Allgor-Barkalow Homestead at 1701 New Bedford Road was constructed in 1840, although some accounts indicate construction of part of the building began in the 18th century. The building now houses the museum of the Old Wall Historical Society. The Blansingburg schoolhouse at Sea Girt Avenue opened in 1855; The building was relocated in 1999 to the Allgor-Barkalow Homestead Museum property for refurbishing. Wall Township was formed in 1851, from portions of Howell Township. The newly formed

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, with its home office in England, purchases a farm around 1900 that became the site of the company's receiver equipment for commercial transatlantic radio operation. The Marconi signal site was abandoned in 1924, but it was later occupied by the

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until they were ejected in March 1928. The

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purchased the Marconi site in November 1941 and named it

Camp Evans Camp Evans Historic District is an area of the Camp Evans Formerly Used Defense Site in Wall Township, New Jersey. The site of the military installation () is noted for a 1914 transatlantic radio receiver and various World War II/Cold War labo ...

. The Allenwood Hospital, located at the corner of Squankum-Allenwood and Hospital Roads, opened in January 1921 as a

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for

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patients. In 1957, a 16-room building is dedicated to Geraldine L. Thompson, who served as president of the hospital's board of managers. In the 1960s, the facility becomes an annex to the John L. Montgomery Medical Home in Freehold Township, a county-run nursing home, and was renamed the Geraldine L. Thompson Care Center. In early 2016, Monmouth County finalized the sale of the nursing home to Preferred Care Holdings LLC for $15 million, which was renamed Preferred Care at Wall. Howell_Works

In 1940, Edward I. Brown used an old

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tank converted into a

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to clear land for an airport that he turned into what is now

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after completing his service in the

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as a pilot during

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; The airport was sold by the Brown family in 2007 to a private equity firm, despite lengthy attempts by Monmouth County to acquire the facility.

Wall Stadium Wall Stadium (also known briefly as Wall Township Speedway) is a 1/4-mile (0.25 miles inside measurement and 0.29 miles outside by the guardrail), high banked (30° in corners) paved oval track in Wall Township, New Jersey, United States. The track ...

, which opened in 1950, is located just south of Monmouth Executive Airport and north of Interstate 195 on Route 34 and was the first track that NASCAR champion Richard Petty raced on in the United States. In 2019, plans were announced to close the track after the 2020 season and construct houses on the site. The Roadside Diner, formerly the Circle Diner and Rusty's, was delivered to its Route 34 site by the Silk City Diner Co. in the 1940s. The diner was used for filming of a scene for the 1983 movie ''

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'' and appears on the cover of the 1994

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album ''Cross Road: 14 Classic Grooves'', as well as having been featured in the 2008 music video for "

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" by

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. Wall High School opened in September 1959, while Wall Intermediate School opened in 1967. Interstate 195 was extended into Wall Township in 1981, giving direct high-speed access to Trenton. A suit filed by the

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in December 1999 against the township over a holiday display that included a

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and a Hannukah menorah, contending that the religious symbols violate the constitutional

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, was dismissed by a judge who ruled that the organization had filed its suit too close to the start of the holiday season. The

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issued a ruling in April 2001 vacating the decision of the district court in the case that the township's holiday display as modified in 2000 to include other seasonal decorations did not violate the Establishment Clause or the

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and ruling that the ACLU lacked standing to file the case. Even though many of the surrounding municipalities sprung out of Wall Township, the only ZIP code that exclusively serves areas of Wall is Allenwood, but even it relies solely on a

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system for regular mail services.

Geography

According to the

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, the township had a total area of 31.69 square miles (82.08 km²), including 30.66 square miles (79.41 km²) of land and 1.03 square miles (2.67 km²) of water (3.25%). Allenwood (2010 Census population of 925) and West Belmar (2010 population 2,493) are

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s and

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located within Wall Township. Other unincorporated communities, localities and place names located partially or completely within the township include Algers Mills, Allaire, Baileys Corner, Blansingburg, Carmerville, Collingwood Park, Glendola, Hurleys Mills, Lake Como,

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, Old Mill, Osborn Island, Osbornes Mills, Remsen Mills, Shark River, Sterling Woods, Treasure Island and Wallington.

Wreck Pond Wreck Pond is a coastal freshwater tidal pond located on the coast of the Atlantic Ocean in Monmouth County, New Jersey, United States. It is surrounded by Wall Township and the boroughs of Spring Lake, Spring Lake Heights, and Sea Girt. The p ...

is a tidal pond located on the coast of the

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, surrounded by Wall Township and the boroughs of Spring Lake, Spring Lake Heights, and

Sea Girt Sea Girt is a borough in Monmouth County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. As of the 2010 United States census, the borough's population was 1,828,Belmar,

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, Colts Neck Township, Howell Township,

, Manasquan, Neptune Township,

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Tinton Falls Tinton Falls is a borough in Monmouth County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the borough's population was 17,892,Brick Township in

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Demographics

Census 2010

The Census Bureau's 2006–2010

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showed that (in 2010

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dollars)

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was $89,278 (with a margin of error of +/− $6,640) and the median family income was $108,865 (+/− $6,748). Males had a median income of $75,198 (+/− $3,706) versus $51,969 (+/− $5,806) for females. The

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for the borough was $46,514 (+/− $2,483). About 3.1% of families and 4.1% of the population were below the

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, including 4.7% of those under age 18 and 4.5% of those age 65 or over.

Census 2000

As of the

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there were 25,261 people, 9,437 households, and 6,926 families residing in the township. The

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was 825.1 people per square mile (318.5/km²). There were 9,957 housing units at an average density of 325.2 per square mile (125.6/km²). The racial makeup of the township was 97.09%

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, 0.61%

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, 0.10% Native American, 1.26%

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, 0.04%

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, 0.32% from

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, and 0.58% from two or more races.

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of any race were 1.55% of the population.Census 2000 Profiles of Demographic / Social / Economic / Housing Characteristics for Wall township, New Jersey
,

. Accessed October 31, 2016.DP-1: Profile of General Demographic Characteristics: 2000 - Census 2000 Summary File 1 (SF 1) 100-Percent Data for Wall township, Monmouth County, New Jersey
,

. Accessed August 9, 2012. There were 9,437 households, out of which 33.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 63.0% were

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living together, 8.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 26.6% were non-families. 22.7% of all households were made up of individuals, and 9.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.64 and the average family size was 3.14. In the township the population was spread out, with 25.2% under the age of 18, 5.1% from 18 to 24, 28.4% from 25 to 44, 26.8% from 45 to 64, and 14.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females, there were 92.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 88.4 males. The 2000 Census showed that

for the township was $73,989 and the median family income was $83,795. Males had a median income of $61,022 versus $37,011 for females. The

for the township was $32,954. About 1.7% of families and 2.3% of the population were below the

, including 2.5% of those under age 18 and 2.9% of those age 65 or over.

Parks and recreation

Brick Township Reservoir The 120-acre Brick Township Reservoir site, located on Herbertsville and Sally Ike Roads is a source of municipal water for towns in Ocean County, New Jersey and is owned by the Brick Township Municipal Utilities Authority. The reservoir, while o ...

, with parts located in both Wall and Brick Township, covers and is encircled by a trail. Fishing is permitted on the reservoir. The reservoir can hold up to of water, which is pumped in from the

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. Wall also has around 20 locations for outdoor activities including public parks, playgrounds, recreational sports fields, and other open outdoor spaces for hiking, cycling, fishing, and hunting. Parts of

and the

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are found in Wall Township.

Government

Local government

Wall is governed under the

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form of New Jersey municipal government, one of 141 municipalities (of the 564) statewide that use this form, the second-most commonly used form of government in the state. It is the oldest form of government in New Jersey, having been first established in 1798, and enhanced by the Township Act of 1989. The Township Committee is comprised of five members, who are elected directly by the voters

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in partisan elections to serve three-year terms of office on a staggered basis, with either one or two seats coming up for election each year as part of the November general election in a three-year cycle.''2012 New Jersey Legislative District Data Book'',

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, March 2013, p. 67. Each year, at the annual reorganization meeting, the Township Committee selects one of its members to preside as mayor for the year, and another to serve as deputy mayor. It is the only form of government in which the mayor is not elected directly by the voters of the municipality. Wall is one of 11 Monmouth County municipalities that use the Township form of government. , the members of the Wall Township Committee are

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Kevin P. Orender ( R, term on committee and as mayor ends December 31, 2022), Deputy Mayor Daniel F. Becht (R, term on committee ends 2023; term as deputy mayor ends 2022), Timothy J. Farrell (R, 2024), Thomas M. Kingman (R, 2022) and Erin M. Mangan (R, 2023).Wall Township Committee
Wall Township. Accessed May 2, 2022. "Wall Township operates under the township form of municipal government. The Township Committee, which is the Governing Body, consists of 5 members elected at-large for 3-year, overlapping terms. At the annual reorganization meeting, the Township Committee selects a Mayor and Deputy Mayor."November 2, 2021 General Election Official Results

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, December 13, 2021. Accessed January 1, 2022.November 3, 2020 General Election Official Results

, updated November 3, 2020. Accessed January 1, 2021.General Election November 5, 2019 Official Results

Clerk, updated December 16, 2019. Accessed January 1, 2020. Jeffrey Foster resigned from his position on the Township Committee in July 2014 to seek a position with the township. Dominick DiRocco was appointed later that month to fill the vacant seat expiring in December 2016 and won election to serve the balance of the term of office.

Public safety

Law enforcement

The Wall Township Police Department, consisting of approximately 68 sworn officers, provides primary law enforcement services for the township from their headquarters at 2700 Allaire Road.

Fire protection

Wall Township is served by three fire districts.Emergency Services and Information
Accessed December 8, 2016. Wall Fire Company # 1 (52-1), the first volunteer fire company to serve the township, and known for years as the West Belmar Fire Company, was created in December 1909. Today this company remains all volunteer and serves the residents of the West Belmar section of town, also known as Wall Fire District #1. The headquarters station is located at 1511 18th Avenue, while the original 1910 fire station located at 1619 State Highway 71 is still in service as a satellite station. Glendola Fire Company (52-2), also known as Wall Fire District #2, was formed in May 1931. Their headquarters station is located at 3404 Belmar Boulevard. South Wall Fire-Rescue (52-3), protecting Wall Fire District #3, was established in 1946. Headquartered at 2605 Atlantic Avenue, South Wall responds to calls for service in the south end of town. Fire inspection services for the entire township are provided by Wall Fire District #1 through the Fire Prevention Bureau. The fire marshal's office is located at 2700 Allaire Road.

Emergency medical services

Wall Township is served by three first aid squads. Wall First Aid was formed in September 1939 and is known as Wall Township First Aid & Rescue Squad (52-21). Their station is located at 1900 Monmouth Boulevard, just off State Route 18. Wall Community First Aid Squad (52-22) was established on November 15, 1960. They operate from 1417 Lakewood Road, and primarily respond to the south end of the township. The Wall Township Police Department established a paid EMS squad (52-23) in 1999 to supplement the volunteer squads during the weekday daytime hours when they were prone to manpower shortages. Wall EMS continues to be operated as part of the Wall Township Police Department.

Federal, state and county representation

Wall Township is located in the 4th Congressional DistrictPlan Components Report

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, December 23, 2011. Accessed February 1, 2020. and is part of New Jersey's 30th state legislative district.Municipalities Sorted by 2011-2020 Legislative District

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. Accessed February 1, 2020.''2019 New Jersey Citizen's Guide to Government''
New Jersey

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. Accessed October 30, 2019. Prior to the 2011 reapportionment following the 2010 Census, Wall Township had been in the 11th state legislative district.''2011 New Jersey Citizen's Guide to Government''
, p. 65, New Jersey

. Accessed May 22, 2015. Monmouth County is governed by a Board of County Commissioners comprised of five members who are elected

to serve three year terms of office on a staggered basis, with either one or two seats up for election each year as part of the November general election. At an annual reorganization meeting held in the beginning of January, the board selects one of its members to serve as Director and another as Deputy Director. , Monmouth County's Commissioners are Commissioner Director Thomas A. Arnone ( R,

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Christine Giordano Hanlon (R, 2025; Ocean Township),

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Shaun Golden (R, 2022; Howell Township) and Surrogate Rosemarie D. Peters (R, 2026; Middletown Township).

Politics

As of March 23, 2011, there were a total of 18,809 registered voters in Wall Township, of which 3,256 (17.3%) were registered as Democrats, 6,373 (33.9%) were registered as Republicans and 9,171 (48.8%) were registered as Unaffiliated. There were 9 voters registered as

Libertarians Libertarianism (from french: libertaire, "libertarian"; from la, libertas, "freedom") is a political philosophy that upholds liberty as a core value. Libertarians seek to maximize autonomy and political freedom, and minimize the state's enc ...

or Greens. In the 2012 presidential election, Republican

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received 63.4% of the vote (8,855 cast), ahead of Democrat

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with 35.5% (4,954 votes), and other candidates with 1.1% (158 votes), among the 14,062 ballots cast by the township's 19,604 registered voters (95 ballots were spoiled), for a turnout of 71.7%. In the 2008 presidential election, Republican

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received 60.7% of the vote (9,243 cast), ahead of Democrat Barack Obama with 36.9% (5,607 votes) and other candidates with 1.1% (172 votes), among the 15,215 ballots cast by the township's 19,601 registered voters, for a turnout of 77.6%. In the 2004 presidential election, Republican

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received 64.4% of the vote (9,434 ballots cast), outpolling Democrat

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with 34.2% (5,013 votes) and other candidates with 0.7% (128 votes), among the 14,648 ballots cast by the township's 18,748 registered voters, for a turnout percentage of 78.1. In the 2013 gubernatorial election, Republican

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received 76.7% of the vote (7,109 cast), ahead of Democrat

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with 21.3% (1,977 votes), and other candidates with 1.9% (180 votes), among the 9,400 ballots cast by the township's 19,569 registered voters (134 ballots were spoiled), for a turnout of 48.0%. In the 2009 gubernatorial election, Republican Chris Christie received 70.0% of the vote (7,695 ballots cast), ahead of Democrat

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with 23.1% (2,542 votes), Independent

Chris Daggett Christopher Jarvis Daggett (born March 7, 1950) is an American businessman who is the president and CEO of the Geraldine R. Dodge Foundation, one of the largest foundations in New Jersey. A former regional administrator of the United States En ...

with 5.5% (604 votes) and other candidates with 0.7% (81 votes), among the 10,994 ballots cast by the township's 19,085 registered voters, yielding a 57.6% turnout.

Transportation

Roads and highways

, the township had a total of of roadways, of which were maintained by the municipality, by Monmouth County and by the

New Jersey Department of Transportation The New Jersey Department of Transportation (NJDOT) is the agency responsible for transportation issues and policy in New Jersey, including maintaining and operating the state's highway and public road system, planning and developing transportat ...

and by the New Jersey Turnpike Authority. Two major limited-access highways run through Wall Township: the

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(including interchange 98 for Belmar / Wall) and Interstate 195, which ends at Route 34 and continues as Route 138. Several state routes also pass through the township, including Route 18, which begins at a partial-cloverleaf interchange with Route 138, Route 33,

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(with its southern terminus at the interchange of Routes 35 and 70), Route 35, Route 70 (which has its eastern terminus at Route 34 and continues towards the east as Route 35), and Route 71. Major county roads that traverse through the township include CR 524 and CR 547.

Public transportation

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offers train service on the

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at the Belmar, Spring Lake and Manasquan stations. NJ Transit bus service is available between the township and

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on the 317 route, with local service offered on the

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and

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routes.

Education

The

Wall Township Public Schools The Wall Township Public Schools are a comprehensive community public school district that serves students in pre-kindergarten through twelfth grade from Wall Township, in Monmouth County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2020–21 schoo ...

serve students in

pre-kindergarten Pre-kindergarten (also called Pre-K or PK) is a voluntary classroom-based preschool program for children below the age of five in the United States, Canada, Turkey and Greece (when kindergarten starts). It may be delivered through a preschool ...

through

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. As of the 2020–21 school year, the district, comprised of seven schools, had an enrollment of 3,319 students and 377.1 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a

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of 8.8:1.District information for Wall Township Public School District

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. Accessed February 15, 2022. Schools in the district (with 2020–21 enrollment data from the

) are Wall Primary School with 51 students in grades PreK, Allenwood Elementary School with 402 students in grades K-5, Central Elementary School with 495 students in grades K-5, Old Mill Elementary School with 357 students in grades K-5, West Belmar Elementary School with 116981 students in grades K-5, Wall Intermediate School with 777 students in grades 6–8 and Wall High School with 1,052 students in grades 9–12.

Telecommunications

Wall Township is a landing point for multiple transatlantic subsea cables, including Havfrue AEC-2,

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' Seabras-1, and

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's TGN1 and TGN2.

Notable people

People who were born in, residents of, or otherwise closely associated with Wall Township include: *

James Peter Allaire James Peter Allaire (July 12, 1785 – May 20, 1858) was a noted master mechanic and steam engine builder, and founder of the Allaire Iron Works (est. 1815), the first marine steam engine company in New York City, and later Howell Works (est. 1822) ...

(1785–1858), master mechanic and steam engine builder, and founder of

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(est. 1815), the first steam engine company in New York City, and later Howell WorksSalmon, Alyce H
In-Depth History
, Wall Township. Accessed September 1, 2008. *

James Avery James La Rue Avery (November 27, 1945 – December 31, 2013) was an American actor. He was best known for his roles as Philip Banks in ''The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air'', Shredder in ''Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles'', Judge Michael Conover on ''L. ...

, professional sous chef on season 11 of ''Hell's Kitchen'' *

Dara Brown Dara Brown is a news anchor and senior producer for MSNBC.com. In 2006, she became an alternating host of Early Today on NBC and First Look on MSNBC. Biography Born Dara Evans Brown, she is the daughter of Karen (née Peterson) and David E. Bro ...

(born ), news anchor and actress *

Kim Clijsters Kim Antonie Lode Clijsters (; born 8 June 1983) is a Belgian former professional tennis player. Clijsters reached the world No. 1 ranking in both singles and doubles, having held both rankings simultaneously in 2003. She won six major titles, ...

(born 1983), retired professional tennis player (and wife of Brian Lynch) * George B. Cooper (1808–1866), politician who was elected to the

United States House of Representatives The United States House of Representatives, often referred to as the House of Representatives, the U.S. House, or simply the House, is the Lower house, lower chamber of the United States Congress, with the United States Senate, Senate being ...

in 1858, but left office after a year when Congress awarded the seat to his opponent in 1860 *

Peter Criss George Peter John Criscuola (born December 20, 1945), better known by his stage name Peter Criss, is a retired American musician, best known as a co-founder, original drummer, and vocalist of the hard rock band Kiss (band), Kiss. Criss establi ...

(born 1945), musician with the band

KISS A kiss is the touch or pressing of one's lips against another person or an object. Cultural connotations of kissing vary widely. Depending on the culture and context, a kiss can express sentiments of love, passion, romance, sexual attraction, ...

Ashley Alexandra Dupré Ashley is a place name derived from the Old English words '' æsc'' (“ash”) and '' lēah'' (“meadow”). It may refer to: People and fictional characters * Ashley (given name), a list of people and fictional characters with the given name ...

(born 1985 as Ashley Youmans), "high end call girl" whose dalliance with New York State Governor

Eliot Spitzer Eliot Laurence Spitzer (born June 10, 1959) is an American politician and attorney. A member of the Democratic Party (United States), Democratic Party, he was the 54th governor of New York from 2007 until his resignation in 2008. Spitzer was b ...

led to his resignation *

Dean Ehehalt Dean Ehehalt (born September 10, 1964) is an American college baseball coach, currently serving as head coach of the Monmouth Hawks baseball team. He was named to that position prior to the 1994 season. Raised in Middletown Township, New Jersey, ...

(born 1964), head coach of the

Monmouth Hawks baseball The Monmouth Hawks baseball team is a varsity intercollegiate athletic team of Monmouth University in West Long Branch, New Jersey, United States. The team is a member of the Colonial Athletic Association, which is part of the National Collegiate ...

team *

Theodore Fields Monmouth County, New Jersey has had sheriffs since Colonial history of New Jersey, colonial era, when it was part of East Jersey and later was the Province of New Jersey. After the Dutch surrender of New Netherland, Colonel Richard Nicolls, an En ...

, politician who served as a freeholder, and as sheriff of Monmouth County *

Fletcher Fletcher may refer to: People * Fletcher (occupation), a person who fletches arrows, the origin of the surname * Fletcher (singer) (born 1994), American actress and singer-songwriter * Fletcher (surname) * Fletcher (given name) Places United ...

(born 1994), singer-songwriter known for her single "

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" *

George Gelnovatch George Gelnovatch (born February 12, 1965) is the men's soccer coach at the University of Virginia. He played professionally in the MISL I, Major Indoor Soccer League and American Professional Soccer League. As head coach, he has led Virginia Cava ...

(born 1965), men's head soccer coach, University of Virginia, and former professional soccer player *

Deborah Gramiccioni Deborah Gramiccioni is a lawyer based in New Jersey who has worked in the administration of Governor Chris Christie and as the deputy executive director of the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey. She sits on the Ocean County Family Court. ...

, attorney who worked in the administration of Governor

and as the deputy executive director of the

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* Emily Grove (born 1991), singer-songwriter and musician *

Suzy Hansen Suzy Hansen (born 1978) is an American writer. Her book ''Notes on a Foreign Country: An American Abroad in a Post-America World'' was a finalist for the 2018 Pulitzer Prize for General Nonfiction. Early life and education Hansen was born in Wal ...

(born 1978), writer, whose book ''Notes on a Foreign Country: An American Abroad in a Post-America World'' was a finalist for the 2018

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Gary Hindley Gary Hindley (born May 8, 1947) is an American soccer coach. He has coached youth soccer, high school, college and professional teams. He won Coach of the Year honors in 1984 in the United Soccer League, 1991 American Professional Soccer League a ...

(born 1947),

soccer Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a team sport played between two teams of 11 players who primarily use their feet to propel the ball around a rectangular field called a pitch. The objective of the game is ...

coach *

Tom Kain Tom Kain (born July 1, 1963) was the director of sports marketing at Nike. He is also a retired U.S. soccer midfielder. He played collegiate soccer at the Duke University where he was named as the top collegiate player winner in the 1985 Herm ...

(born 1963), 1984 U.S. Olympic Soccer Team, top-rated college player in the country at Duke University, four-time All American * Sean T. Kean (born 1963), politician who represents the 30th legislative district in the

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, served on the Wall Township Planning Board from 2001 to 2002 * Brian Lynch (born 1978), retired professional basketball player and current coach (and husband of Kim Clijsters) *

Guglielmo Marconi Guglielmo Giovanni Maria Marconi, 1st Marquis of Marconi (; 25 April 187420 July 1937) was an Italians, Italian inventor and electrical engineering, electrical engineer, known for his creation of a practical radio wave-based Wireless telegrap ...

(1874–1937), radio pioneerCarney, Leo H
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''

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'', January 3, 1988. Accessed August 4, 2022. "Among its 20th-century residents have been the Italian electrical engineer and inventor Guglielmo Marconi and Russell L. Schweickart, one of the Apollo 9 astronauts." *

Gil McDougald Gilbert James McDougald (May 19, 1928 – November 28, 2010) was an American Major League Baseball (MLB) infielder who spent ten major league seasons playing for the New York Yankees from 1951 through 1960. McDougald was the 1951 American L ...

(1928–2010), infielder who played for the

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Jessica Poland Jessica Charlotte Poland (born January 15, 1988) is an American singer-songwriter, better known by her current and former stage names, JPOLND, Charlotte Sometimes, and Laces. Her debut album '' Waves and the Both of Us'' was released on May 6, ...

(born 1988), musician formerly signed to

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who performs under the stage name Charlotte Sometimes, who was a contestant on season 2 of ''The Voice'' *

Dan Prestup Daniel Benjamin Prestup (born November 13, 1984), better known as Dan Prestup, is an American drummer, percussionist, and drum instructor. He is the drummer for symphonic metal band Everdawn (formerly known as Midnight Eternal), hard rock band S ...

(born 1984), World's Fastest Drummer winner and drummer for Spider RocketsPardini, Patti
"Wall graduate wins World's Fastest Drummer competition"
''

Asbury Park Press The ''Asbury Park Press'' is a daily newspaper in Monmouth and Ocean counties of New Jersey and has the third largest circulation in the state. It has been owned by Gannett since 1997. Its reporting staff has been awarded numerous national hon ...

'', September 8, 2005. Accessed October 15, 2014. *

Dave Rible David P. Rible (born August 28, 1967) is an American Republican Party politician, who has served as Director of the New Jersey Division of Alcoholic Beverage Control since July 2017. He had previously served in the New Jersey General Assembly re ...

(born 1967), politician who has served in the

since 2008 *

Ed Sadowski Edward Roman Sadowski (January 19, 1931 – November 6, 1993) was a catcher in Major League Baseball who played in all or part of four seasons between and for the Boston Red Sox (1960), Los Angeles Angels (1961–1963) and Atlanta Braves (196 ...

(1917–1990), professional basketball player *

Athanasios Scheidt Athanasios Augustus Scheidt ( el, Αθανάσιος Αύγουστος Σέιντ; born 24 March 1998) is an American soccer player of Greek descent who plays as a midfielder for Cypriot club Ayia Napa. Club career Early career Scheidt is a pro ...

(born 1998),

player who plays as a

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for Polish club

Radomiak Radom Radomiak Spółka Akcyjna (''Radomiak S.A.''), commonly known as Radomiak Radom, is a Polish football (soccer), football club based in Radom, Poland. The club was founded in 1910 and competes in the Ekstraklasa, the top level of Football in Poland ...

Rusty Schweickart Russell Louis "Rusty" Schweickart (also Schweikart; born October 25, 1935) is an American aeronautical engineer, and a former NASA astronaut, research scientist, U.S. Air Force fighter pilot, as well as a former business executive and governm ...

(born 1935), astronaut *

Ned Thomson Edward H. "Ned" Thomson III (born 1953) is an American Republican Party politician who has represented the 30th Legislative District in the New Jersey General Assembly since August 2017. He replaced Dave Rible, who left office to serve as Dir ...

(born 1953), politician who has represented the 30th Legislative District in the

since 2017 *

F. Paul Wilson Francis Paul Wilson (born May 17, 1946, in Jersey City, New Jersey) is an American medical doctor and author of horror, adventure, medical thrillers, science fiction, and other genres of literary fiction. His books include the Repairman Jack n ...

(born 1946), author * Tim Wright (born 1990), football player for the

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and

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championStaff
"Tim Wright"
''

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'', April 30, 2013. Accessed August 11, 2013. "He joins Rutgers wide receiver Tim Wright of Wall Township, N.J., as a signed rookie free agent with the Bucs."

References

External links

Wall Township websiteWall Township Public Schools
*
School Data for the Wall Township Public Schools

Wall Township Police DepartmentSouth Wall Fire-RescueWall Fire Company #1Wall Community First Aid SquadWall Township First Aid & Rescue Squadwww.infoage.org:
Information on the former

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site and the science center being established there. {{Authority control 1851 establishments in New Jersey Populated places established in 1851 Township form of New Jersey government Townships in Monmouth County, New Jersey