Middletown Township, New Jersey

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Welcome To Middletown Township, New Jersey

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   The first people to occupy what would one day become Middletown Township were Lenni Lenape native Americans. English explorer Henry Hudson, searching for the mythical Northwest Passage, came to the area in 1609 and landed along Sandy Hook Bay. Middletown Township was established in 1664 after the English conquered New Amsterdam (now New York City). Middletown and most of eastern Monmouth County was ruled by the British until the Battle of Monmouth in the Revolutionary War when the British retreated from Freehold Township, New Jersey down King’s Highway in Middletown to their embarkation points in the bay.

   The town began growing rapidly after a railroad junction was constructed in 1875, and it became a fast-growing suburban area at the turn of the 20^th century. Today, the population of Middletown Township, Monmouth County, New Jersey, is 66,327 (2000 Census). The town does not have a recognizable town “center” being made up of various smaller named areas within its geographical boundaries.

   Middletown’s families were extremely hard hit in the September 11, 2001 terrorist attack on the World Trade Center in New York City. Thirty-seven residents, the largest number for any New Jersey municipality, died in the attack. A memorial to the victims stands next to the Middletown Train Station.

   Note that Middletown is a great recreation choice because there are four beaches where people can go to have fun, and the best part may be the fact that admission and parking are both free at the beaches and in the parks. Also note that lifeguards are on duty in the summer at Ideal Beach and Leonardo Beach, but that there are no lifeguards at Bayshore Waterfront Park and Port Monmouth beaches.

Houses of Worship:

Calvary Chapel of Monmouth County Middletown 732-291-1641 Clinton Chapel Middletown 732-671-1905 Old First Church 69 Kings Highway, Middletown, NJ  Telephone: 732 671-1905 Fax: 732 671-6969 New Monmouth Baptist Church Middletown 732-671-5998 Middletown Assembly of God Middletown 732-495-4245 Leonardo Baptist Church Leonard and Highland Avenue Leonardo 732-291-0669 Christ Episcopal Church Middletown 732-671-2524 Lincroft Bible Church Middletown 732-747-1231 Jehovah's Witness Congregation Middletown 732-872-9119 Lutheran Church of Good Shepard Middletown 732-842-4596 Middletown United Methodist Church 924 Middletown-Lincroft Rd Middletown, New Jersey  07748 Telephone: (732) 671-0707 New Life Presbyterian Church 185 Ocean Avenue North Middletown, NJ 07748-5660 732-787-7640 Westminster Presbyterian Middletown 732-671-2585 St. Catherine's Roman Catholic Middletown 732-787-1318 St. Mary Roman Catholic Middletown 732-671-0071 St. Leo the Great Roman Catholic Middletown 732-747-5466 All Saint's Memorial Episcopal Church Middletown 732-291-0214 Saint Clement's Episcopal Middletown 732-787-2374 Monmouth Chinese Christian Fellowship Middletown 732-842-1315 King of Kings Lutheran Middletown 732-671-3348 Belford United Methodist Middletown 732-787-4688 Navesink United Methodist Middletown 732-291-8088 Lincroft Presbyterian Middletown 732-741-8921 Unitarian-Universalist Meeting House 1475 W. Front St. Lincroft  732-747-0707 Ocean View Community Church Burlington and Appleton Avenue Leonardo 732-291-8002 Middletown Reformed Church 121 Kings Highway  Middletown   732-671-1786 Grace Bible Fellowship of Monmouth County 732-542-4021