Editing Holmdel Township, New Jersey (section)

==Geography==
[[File:Holmdel twp nj 025.png|thumb|right|Map of Holmdel Township in [[Monmouth County, New Jersey|Monmouth County]]. Inset: Location of Monmouth County in the State of [[New Jersey]].]]
According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the township had a total area of 18.05 square miles (46.75&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup>), including 17.85 square miles (46.22&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup>) of land and 0.20 square miles (0.53&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup>) of water (1.13%).<ref name=CensusArea/><ref name=GR1 /> Holmdel Township is located roughly {{convert|40|miles}} south of [[Manhattan]]. It is also about 70 miles northeast of Philadelphia.

[[Crawford Hill]], located at {{coord|40.3904|-74.1840|type:landmark_region:US-NJ|format=dms|display=inline}} (40.3904, −74.1840),<ref>{{Cite GNIS |id=875714 |name=Crawford Hill |access-date=June 15, 2012}}</ref> is Monmouth County's highest point, standing {{convert|391|ft}} above [[sea level]].<ref>[http://www.visitmonmouth.com/page.aspx?ID=1538 Facts and Figures] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121016232305/http://visitmonmouth.com/page.aspx?ID=1538 |date=October 16, 2012 }}, [[Monmouth County, New Jersey]] Office of Economic Development. Accessed April 23, 2012. "Elevations: Highest - 391 ft above sea level (Crawford Hill, Holmdel)"</ref> The top portion of the hill is owned by [[Alcatel-Lucent]] and houses a research laboratory of [[Bell Laboratories]].

The township borders the Monmouth County communities of [[Aberdeen Township, New Jersey|Aberdeen]], [[Colts Neck Township, New Jersey|Colts Neck]], [[Hazlet, New Jersey|Hazlet]], [[Marlboro Township, New Jersey|Marlboro]] and [[Middletown Township, New Jersey|Middletown]].<ref>[https://global.mapit.mysociety.org/area/1085070/touches.html Areas touching Holmdel Township] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200224180841/https://global.mapit.mysociety.org/area/1085070/touches.html |date=February 24, 2020 }}, MapIt. Accessed July 13, 2015.</ref><ref>[http://co.monmouth.nj.us/documents/24/Figure%201.1__.png Regional Location Map] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200728113221/https://www.co.monmouth.nj.us/documents/24/Figure%201.1__.png |date=July 28, 2020 }}, [[Monmouth County, New Jersey]]. Accessed February 24, 2020.</ref><ref>[https://www.state.nj.us/transportation/gis/maps/polnoroads.pdf New Jersey Municipal Boundaries] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20031204213712/https://www.state.nj.us/transportation/gis/maps/polnoroads.pdf |date=December 4, 2003 }}, [[New Jersey Department of Transportation]]. Accessed November 15, 2019.</ref>

[[Local government in New Jersey#Unincorporated communities|Unincorporated communities]], localities and place names located partially or completely within the township include:<ref>[http://www.state.nj.us/infobank/localnames.txt Locality Search] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160709092825/http://www.state.nj.us/infobank/localnames.txt |date=July 9, 2016 }}, State of [[New Jersey]]. Accessed April 20, 2015.</ref> Beers, [[Centerville, Monmouth County, New Jersey|Centerville]],{{citation needed|date=April 2015}} [[Crawford Corners, New Jersey|Crawford Corners]], [[Everett, New Jersey|Everett]], [[Morrells Corner, New Jersey|Morrells Corner]] and [[Pleasant Valley Crossroads, New Jersey|Pleasant Valley Crossroads]].{{citation needed|date=April 2015}}