<page_title> Monroe Township, Middlesex County, 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> 22,255 <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> 27,999 <col_header> Historical population </col_header> <col_header> Pop. </col_header> </cell> <cell> 25.8% <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> 39,132 <col_header> Historical population </col_header> <col_header> Pop. </col_header> </cell> <cell> 39.8% <col_header> Historical population </col_header> <col_header> %± </col_header> </cell> </table>
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.