<page_title> Shamong 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> 5,765 <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> 6,462 <col_header> Historical population </col_header> <col_header> Pop. </col_header> </cell> <cell> 12.1% <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> 6,490 <col_header> Historical population </col_header> <col_header> Pop. </col_header> </cell> <cell> 0.4% <col_header> Historical population </col_header> <col_header> %± </col_header> </cell> </table>
As of the 2010 Census, the Shamong Township population was 6,490, an increase of 0.4% from the 6,462 in the 2000 Census, increased by 12.1% from the 5,765 in the 1990 Census.