<page_title> Monroe Township, Gloucester 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> 26,703 <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> 28,967 <col_header> Historical population </col_header> <col_header> Pop. </col_header> </cell> <cell> 8.5% <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> 36,129 <col_header> Historical population </col_header> <col_header> Pop. </col_header> </cell> <cell> 24.7% <col_header> Historical population </col_header> <col_header> %± </col_header> </cell> </table>
As of the 2010 Census, Monroe township's population was 36,129, reflecting an increase of 7,162 (+24.7%) from the 28,967 counted in the 2000 Census, which had in turn increased by 2,264 (+8.5%) from the 26,703 counted in the 1990 Census.