Editing Marlboro Township, New Jersey (section)

==Geography==
According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the township had a total area of 30.45 square miles (78.85&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup>), including 30.34 square miles (78.58&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup>) of land and 0.11 square miles (0.27&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup>) of water (0.34%).<ref name=CensusArea/><ref name=GR1 /> The New Jersey Geological Survey map suggests the land is mostly made up of [[cretaceous]] soil consisting of sand, silt and clay.<ref>[http://www.state.nj.us/dep/njgs/ Geologic Map of New Jersey], New Jersey Geological Survey. Accessed June 29, 2011.</ref>

[[Morganville, New Jersey|Morganville]] (2010 Census population of 5,040<ref>[http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/DPDP1/1600000US3448030 DP-1 - Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2010 Demographic Profile Data for Morganville CDP, New Jersey] {{Webarchive|url=https://archive.today/20200212135438/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/DPDP1/1600000US3448030 |date=2020-02-12 }}, [[United States Census Bureau]]. Accessed August 7, 2012.</ref>) and [[Robertsville, New Jersey|Robertsville]] (2010 population of 11,297<ref>[http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/DPDP1/1600000US3463900 DP-1 - Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2010 Demographic Profile Data for Robertsville CDP, New Jersey] {{Webarchive|url=https://archive.today/20200212135354/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/DPDP1/1600000US3463900 |date=2020-02-12 }}, [[United States Census Bureau]]. Accessed August 7, 2012.</ref>) are [[census-designated place]]s and [[Local government in New Jersey#Unincorporated communities|unincorporated communities]] located within Marlboro Township.<ref>[https://www.census.gov/prod/cen2010/cph-2-32.pdf New Jersey: 2010 - Population and Housing Unit Counts - 2010 Census of Population and Housing (CPH-2-32)], [[United States Census Bureau]], August 2012. Accessed December 5, 2012.</ref><ref>[http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/GCTPH1.CY10/0500000US34025 GCT-PH1 - Population, Housing Units, Area, and Density: 2010 - County -- County Subdivision and Place from the 2010 Census Summary File 1 for Monmouth County, New Jersey] {{Webarchive|url=https://archive.today/20200212203413/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/GCTPH1.CY10/0500000US34025 |date=2020-02-12 }}, [[United States Census Bureau]]. Accessed August 7, 2012.</ref> Other unincorporated communities, localities and place names located partially or completely within the township include [[Beacon Hill, New Jersey|Beacon Hill]], [[Bradevelt, New Jersey|Bradevelt]], [[Claytons Corner, New Jersey|Claytons Corner]], [[Henningers Mills, New Jersey|Henningers Mills]], [[Herberts Corner, Monmouth County, New Jersey|Herberts Corner]], [[Hillsdale, Monmouth County, New Jersey|Hillsdale]], [[Marlboro, Monmouth County, New Jersey|Marlboro]] (also known as Marlboro Village{{citation needed|date=December 2014}}), [[Monmouth Heights, Marlboro, New Jersey|Monmouth Heights]], [[Montrose, New Jersey|Montrose]], [[Mount Pleasant, Monmouth County, New Jersey|Mount Pleasant]], [[Pleasant Valley, Monmouth County, New Jersey|Pleasant Valley]], [[Smocks Corner, New Jersey|Smocks Corner]], [[Spring Valley, New Jersey|Spring Valley]] and [[Wickatunk, New Jersey|Wickatunk]].<ref>[http://www.state.nj.us/infobank/localnames.txt Locality Search], State of [[New Jersey]]. Accessed December 15, 2014.</ref>

The township borders [[Aberdeen Township, New Jersey|Aberdeen Township]], [[Colts Neck Township, New Jersey|Colts Neck Township]], [[Freehold Township, New Jersey|Freehold Township]], [[Holmdel Township, New Jersey|Holmdel Township]], [[Manalapan Township, New Jersey|Manalapan Township]] and [[Matawan, New Jersey|Matawan]] in Monmouth County; and [[Old Bridge Township, New Jersey|Old Bridge Township]] in [[Middlesex County, New Jersey|Middlesex County]].<ref>[https://global.mapit.mysociety.org/area/883290/touches.html Areas touching Marlboro Township], MapIt. Accessed February 26, 2020.</ref><ref>[http://co.monmouth.nj.us/documents/24/Figure%201.1__.png Regional Location Map], [[Monmouth County, New Jersey]]. Accessed February 26, 2020.</ref><ref>[https://www.state.nj.us/transportation/gis/maps/polnoroads.pdf New Jersey Municipal Boundaries], [[New Jersey Department of Transportation]]. Accessed November 15, 2019.</ref>

===Weather===
Marlboro Township is located close to the Atlantic Ocean. Due to the Marlboro Township's location on the [[East Coast of the United States|Eastern Seaboard]], the following weather features are noted:<ref>[http://www.weather.com/weather/wxclimatology/monthly/graph/07746 Monthly Averages for Marlboro, NJ (07746)], [[The Weather Channel]]. Accessed June 29, 2011.</ref>
*On average, the warmest month is July where the average high is {{convert|85|F|C|abbr=on}} and the average low is {{convert|66|F|C|abbr=on}}.
*The highest recorded temperature was {{convert|106|F|C|abbr=on}} in 1936.
*On average, the coolest month is January reaching an average low of {{convert|24|F|C|abbr=on}} and an average high of {{convert|40|F|C|abbr=on}}.
*The lowest recorded temperature was {{convert|-20|F|C|abbr=on}} in 1934.
*The most precipitation on average occurs in July with an average {{convert|5.03|in|mm}} of rain.
*The least precipitation on average occurs in February with an average of {{convert|3.08|in|cm}} of rain.
*The average annual precipitation is {{convert|46.98|in|cm}}.<ref>Staff. [https://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/bplive/2005/snapshots/35033.html "Best Places to Live 2005 Contenders: Marlboro, NJ], ''[[Money (magazine)|Money]]''. Accessed June 29, 2011.</ref>
*The average number of freezing days is 179.<ref>[http://climate.rutgers.edu/stateclim_v1/njclimoverview.html The Climate of New Jersey], Office of the New Jersey State Climatologist at [[Rutgers University]]. Accessed June 29, 2011.</ref>
*The average snowfall {{convert|23.2|in|cm}}.<ref>[http://www.bestplaces.net/climate/zip-code/new_jersey/marlboro/07746 Climate in Marlboro (zip 07746), New Jersey], BestPlaces.net. Accessed June 29, 2011.</ref>

===Climate===
According to the [[Köppen climate classification]] system, Marlboro Township sits on the northern border between the [[humid subtropical climate]] (''Cfa'') zone and the [[humid continental climate]] (Dfa) zone, with the township being one of the most northern localities in [[North America]] that has a humid subtropical climate. ''Cfa'' climates are characterized by all months having an average temperature above {{convert|32.0|F|1}}, at least four months with an average temperature at or above {{convert|50.0|F|1}}, at least one month with an average temperature at or above {{convert|71.6|F|1}} and no significant precipitation difference between seasons.

{{Weather box
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| single line = Y
| location = Marlboro Township, New Jersey, 1991–2020 normals, extremes 1893–present
|Jan record high F = 73
|Feb record high F = 79
|Mar record high F = 87
|Apr record high F = 95
|May record high F = 96
|Jun record high F = 100
|Jul record high F = 106
|Aug record high F = 102
|Sep record high F = 99
|Oct record high F = 95
|Nov record high F = 83
|Dec record high F = 76
|year record high F = 106
|Jan avg record high F = 63
|Feb avg record high F = 64
|Mar avg record high F = 73
|Apr avg record high F = 85
|May avg record high F = 89
|Jun avg record high F = 93
|Jul avg record high F = 97
|Aug avg record high F = 94
|Sep avg record high F = 91
|Oct avg record high F = 82
|Nov avg record high F = 73
|Dec avg record high F = 66
|year avg record high F = 98
|Jan high F = 41.7
|Feb high F = 44.4
|Mar high F = 51.4
|Apr high F = 63.0
|May high F = 72.0
|Jun high F = 81.1
|Jul high F = 86.5
|Aug high F = 84.6
|Sep high F = 78.1
|Oct high F = 66.6
|Nov high F = 56.2
|Dec high F = 46.7
|year high F = 64.4
|Jan mean F = 32.3
|Feb mean F = 34.7
|Mar mean F = 41.4
|Apr mean F = 52.1
|May mean F = 61.3
|Jun mean F = 70.6
|Jul mean F = 76.0
|Aug mean F = 74.0
|Sep mean F = 67.1
|Oct mean F = 55.5
|Nov mean F = 45.9
|Dec mean F = 37.4
|year mean F = 54.0
|Jan avg record low F = 6
|Feb avg record low F = 10
|Mar avg record low F = 16
|Apr avg record low F = 28
|May avg record low F = 36
|Jun avg record low F = 46
|Jul avg record low F = 54
|Aug avg record low F = 54
|Sep avg record low F = 42
|Oct avg record low F = 30
|Nov avg record low F = 21
|Dec avg record low F = 15
|year avg record low F = 5
|Jan low F = 22.9
|Feb low F = 25.0
|Mar low F = 31.3
|Apr low F = 41.2
|May low F = 50.6
|Jun low F = 60.1
|Jul low F = 65.5
|Aug low F = 63.4
|Sep low F = 56.1
|Oct low F = 44.3
|Nov low F = 35.7
|Dec low F = 28.0
|year low F = 43.7
|Jan record low F = −14
|Feb record low F = −20
|Mar record low F = -2
|Apr record low F = 17
|May record low F = 28
|Jun record low F = 35
|Jul record low F = 42
|Aug record low F = 41
|Sep record low F = 32
|Oct record low F = 20
|Nov record low F = 7
|Dec record low F = −5
|year record low F = −20
|precipitation colour = green
|Jan precipitation inch = 3.87
|Feb precipitation inch = 3.10
|Mar precipitation inch = 4.20
|Apr precipitation inch = 3.83
|May precipitation inch = 3.81
|Jun precipitation inch = 4.44
|Jul precipitation inch = 4.65
|Aug precipitation inch = 4.13
|Sep precipitation inch = 4.19
|Oct precipitation inch = 4.13
|Nov precipitation inch = 3.54
|Dec precipitation inch = 4.68
|year precipitation inch = 48.57
|Jan snow inch = 5.4
|Feb snow inch = 6.3
|Mar snow inch = 2.4
|Apr snow inch = 0.4
|May snow inch = 0
|Jun snow inch = 0
|Jul snow inch = 0
|Aug snow inch = 0
|Sep snow inch = 0
|Oct snow inch = 0
|Nov snow inch = trace
|Dec snow inch = 4.1
|unit precipitation days = 0.01 in
|Jan precipitation days = 10.7
|Feb precipitation days = 9.2
|Mar precipitation days = 9.9
|Apr precipitation days = 11.6
|May precipitation days = 12.5
|Jun precipitation days = 11.8
|Jul precipitation days = 9.8
|Aug precipitation days = 10.7
|Sep precipitation days = 9.1
|Oct precipitation days = 10.2
|Nov precipitation days = 9.4
|Dec precipitation days = 10.1
|year precipitation days = 125.0
|unit snow days = 0.01 in
|Jan snow days = 2
|Feb snow days = 2
|Mar snow days = 1
|Apr snow days = 0
|May snow days = 0
|Jun snow days = 0
|Jul snow days = 0
|Aug snow days = 0
|Sep snow days = 0
|Oct snow days = 0
|Nov snow days = 0
|Dec snow days = 1
| source = NOAA<ref name=noaa>{{cite web |url=https://w2.weather.gov/climate/xmacis.php?wfo=phi|title=National Weather Service Forecast Office|access-date=October 19, 2021}}</ref>}}

===Tornado===
* On October 16, 1925, Marlboro Township experienced a tornado. It was reported to be less than a mile wide in destruction. "Large trees were uprooted, small buildings overturned and telephone poles went down".<ref>"A Destructive Storm Visited this place Last Friday", Red Bank Register, October 21, 1925, Page 1</ref>
* On May 27, 2001, Marlboro Township had a strong F2 tornado – the tornado was located in southwest Marlboro Township. Four houses had severe roof damage and about a dozen others suffered minor damage. A construction trailer was tossed and two vehicles were overturned. Between 150 and 200 trees were either uprooted or damaged. Tree damage was so extensive that Hawkins Road Park was closed.<ref>[https://data.mycentraljersey.com/tornado-archive/new-jersey/5244852/ "EF2 tornado on May. 27, 2001 18:45 PM EDT"], ''[[Courier News]]''. Accessed March 18, 2022. "A strong tornado (F2 on the Fujita Scale) struck extreme northern Manalapan and extreme southwest Marlboro Townships. Four houses had severe roof damage and about a dozen others suffered minor damage."</ref>