<page_title> Maurice River 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> 6,648 <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> 6,928 <col_header> Historical population </col_header> <col_header> Pop. </col_header> </cell> <cell> 4.2% <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> 7,976 <col_header> Historical population </col_header> <col_header> Pop. </col_header> </cell> <cell> 15.1% <col_header> Historical population </col_header> <col_header> %± </col_header> </cell> </table>
As of the 2010 United States Census, the Maurice River township's population was 7,976, reflecting an increase of 1,048 (+15.1%) from the 6,928 counted in the 2000 Census, which had in turn increased by 280 (+4.2%) from the 6,648 counted in the 1990 Census.