<page_title> Barnegat Township, New Jersey </page_title> <section_title> Demographics </section_title> <table> <cell> 1990 <col_header> Historical population </col_header> <col_header> Census </col_header> </cell> <cell> 12,235 <col_header> Historical population </col_header> <col_header> Pop. </col_header> </cell> <cell> 2000 <col_header> Historical population </col_header> <col_header> Census </col_header> </cell> <cell> 15,270 <col_header> Historical population </col_header> <col_header> Pop. </col_header> </cell> <cell> 24.8% <col_header> Historical population </col_header> <col_header> %± </col_header> </cell> <cell> 2010 <col_header> Historical population </col_header> <col_header> Census </col_header> </cell> <cell> 20,936 <col_header> Historical population </col_header> <col_header> Pop. </col_header> </cell> <cell> 37.1% <col_header> Historical population </col_header> <col_header> %± </col_header> </cell> </table>
As of the 2010 United States Census the Barnegat Township's population was 20,936, reflecting an increase of 5,666 (+37.1%) from the 15,270 counted in the 2000 Census, which had in turn increased by 3,035 (+24.8%) from the 12,235 counted in the 1990 Census.