Editing Neptune Township, New Jersey (section)

==Geography==
According to the [[United States Census Bureau|U.S. Census Bureau]], the township had a total area of 8.84 square miles (22.90&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup>), including 8.13 square miles (21.05&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup>) of land and 0.72 square miles (1.86&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup>) of water (8.11%).<ref name=CensusArea/><ref name=GR1 />

[[Ocean Grove, New Jersey|Ocean Grove]] (2010 Census population of 3,342<ref>[http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/DPDP1/1600000US3454480 DP-1 - Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2010 Demographic Profile Data for Ocean Grove CDP, New Jersey] {{Webarchive|url=https://archive.today/20200212135635/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/DPDP1/1600000US3454480 |date=February 12, 2020 }}, [[United States Census Bureau]]. Accessed July 30, 2012.</ref>) and [[Shark River Hills, New Jersey|Shark River Hills]] (2010 population of 3,697<ref>[http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/DPDP1/1600000US3466840 DP-1 - Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2010 Demographic Profile Data for Shark River Hills CDP, New Jersey] {{Webarchive|url=https://archive.today/20200212135545/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/DPDP1/1600000US3466840 |date=February 12, 2020 }}, [[United States Census Bureau]]. Accessed July 30, 2012.</ref>) are [[census-designated place]]s and [[Local government in New Jersey#Unincorporated communities|unincorporated communities]] located within Neptune 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=February 12, 2020 }}, [[United States Census Bureau]]. Accessed July 30, 2012.</ref> Other unincorporated communities, localities and place names located partially or completely within the township include Bradley Park, the Gables, [[Green Grove, New Jersey|Green Grove]], Hamilton, Hamilton Mills, Mid-Town, Summerfield, Seaview Island, The Observatory, West Grove, West Neptune and Whitesville.<ref name=Overview>[https://neptunetownship.org/community-overview Community Overview], Neptune Township. Accessed January 30, 2025. "Neptune is a community with several diverse neighborhoods including Ocean Grove, Shark River Hills, Mid-Town, Bradley Park, the Gables, Seaview Island and West Neptune."</ref><ref>[http://www.state.nj.us/infobank/localnames.txt Locality Search], State of [[New Jersey]]. Accessed April 23, 2015.</ref>

Neptune Township stretches from the [[Atlantic Ocean]] west to the [[Garden State Parkway]] (exit 100). The southern border is the [[Shark River (New Jersey)|Shark River]] estuary and the northern border is with Asbury Park and Ocean Township. Neptune Township is a diverse community, both in terms of population and landscape, extending from the seaside community of Ocean Grove, a national historic site, to Mid-town which is undergoing a municipal-led revitalization, to the [[river]]side residential community of Shark River Hills, to the open spaces of [[Shark River (New Jersey)|Shark River]] Park and the commercial corridor on [[New Jersey Route 66|Route 66]] in the west.

The township borders the Monmouth County communities of [[Asbury Park, New Jersey|Asbury Park]], [[Avon-by-the-Sea, New Jersey|Avon-by-the-Sea]], [[Belmar, New Jersey|Belmar]], [[Bradley Beach, New Jersey|Bradley Beach]], [[Neptune City, New Jersey|Neptune City]], [[Ocean Township, Monmouth County, New Jersey|Ocean Township]], [[Tinton Falls, New Jersey|Tinton Falls]] and [[Wall Township, New Jersey|Wall Township]].<ref>[https://global.mapit.mysociety.org/area/883295/touches.html Areas touching Neptune Township], MapIt. Accessed March 1, 2020.</ref><ref>[http://co.monmouth.nj.us/documents/24/Figure%201.1__.png Regional Location Map], [[Monmouth County, New Jersey]]. Accessed March 1, 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>

[[Deal Lake]] covers {{convert|158|acres}} and is overseen by the Deal Lake Commission, which was established in 1974. Seven municipalities border the lake, accounting for {{convert|27|mi|km}} of shoreline, also including [[Allenhurst, New Jersey|Allenhurst]], Asbury Park, [[Deal, New Jersey|Deal]], [[Interlaken, New Jersey|Interlaken]], [[Loch Arbour, New Jersey|Loch Arbour]] and Ocean Township.<ref>[http://www.deallake.org/ Home Page], Deal Lake Commission. Accessed July 8, 2015. "The Deal Lake Commission was created by the seven Monmouth County, NJ towns that surround Deal Lake. The Commission was chartered in 1974 by the Borough of Allenhurst, City of Asbury Park, Borough of Deal, Borough of Interlaken, Village of Loch Arbour, Neptune Township, and Ocean Township."</ref>