![]() Clarksburg is served by post office ZIP Code 08510 and Perrineville is served as ZIP code 08535. There are two unincorporated communities within the township served by the United States Postal Service as post offices. Geography Īccording to the United States Census Bureau, the township had a total area of 37.18 square miles (96.30 km 2), including 36.61 square miles (94.81 km 2) of land and 0.58 square miles (1.49 km 2) of water (1.55%). Based on data from the American Community Survey for 2013–2017, Millstone Township residents had a median household income of $156,891, ranked 9th in the state among municipalities with more than 10,000 residents, more than double the statewide median of $76,475. The township has been one of the state's highest-income communities. On May 29, 1937, portions of the township were taken to form the borough of Jersey Homesteads (now Roosevelt). The portions taken from Monroe Township were relinquished in 1845. Millstone was formed as a township by an act of the New Jersey Legislature on February 28, 1844, from portions of Freehold Township and Upper Freehold Township, as well as part of Monroe Township in Middlesex County. History The Thomas Baird Homestead, owned by one of the first families to settle in Millstone, seen at twilight Based on data from the American Community Survey for 2013–2017, Millstone residents had a median household income of $156,891, more than double the statewide median of $76,475 and ranked ninth in the state among municipalities with more than 10,000 residents. ![]() ![]() The township has been ranked as one of the state's highest-income communities. The headwaters for the Millstone River originate in the township. The township was named after the Millstone River, a major tributary of the Raritan River, and whose name originated from an incident in which a millstone was dropped into the river. As of the 2020 United States census, the township's population was 10,376, a decrease of 190 (−1.8%) from the 2010 census count of 10,566, which in turn reflected an increase of 1,596 (+17.8%) from the 8,970 counted in the 2000 census. The Township is located within the Raritan Valley region and is a part of the New York metropolitan area. ![]() Millstone Township is a township in western Monmouth County, in the U.S. ![]()
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