Monroe Township, Middlesex County, New Jersey
Demographics
Monroe Township has experienced a rapid growth rate in its Indian American population, with an estimated 5,943 (13.6%) as of 2017, which was 23 times the 256 (0.9%) counted as of the 2000 Census; and Diwali is celebrated by the township as a Hindu holiday.

Monroe Township, Middlesex County, New Jersey

Section Title: Demographics
Table Section Text: Monroe Township has experienced a rapid growth rate in its Indian American population, with an estimated 5,943 (13.6%) as of 2017, which was 23 times the 256 (0.9%) counted as of the 2000 Census; and Diwali is celebrated by the township as a Hindu holiday.

Historical population

Census	Pop.	%±

1840	2,453	—

1850	3,001	22.3%

1860	3,132	*	4.4%

1870	3,253	3.9%

1880	3,017	*	−7.3%

1890	2,153	*	−28.6%

1900	1,829	−15.0%

1910	2,238	22.4%

1920	2,625	17.3%

1930	2,894	10.2%

1940	3,034	4.8%

1950	4,082	34.5%

1960	5,831	42.8%

1970	9,138	56.7%

1980	15,858	73.5%

1990	22,255	40.3%

2000	27,999	25.8%

2010	39,132	39.8%

Est. 2017	45,332	15.8%

Population sources: 1840–1920 1840 1850–1870 1850 1870 1880–1890 1890–1910 1910–1930 1930–1990 2000 2010 * = Lost territory in previous decade.

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As of the 2010 census, the Monroe Township population was 39,132, reflecting an increase of 11,133 (+39.8%) from the 27,999 counted in the 2000 census, which had in turn increased by 5,744 (+25.8%) from the 22,255 counted in the 1990 census.

final_sentence: As of the 2010 census, the Monroe Township population was 39,132, reflecting an increase of 11,133 (+39.8%) from the 27,999 counted in the 2000 census, which had in turn increased by 5,744 (+25.8%) from the 22,255 counted in the 1990 census.