Location of Englishtown inMonmouth County highlighted in red (left). Inset map: Location of Monmouth County inNew Jersey highlighted in orange (right).
Englishtown was incorporated as a borough by an act of theNew Jersey Legislature on January 4, 1888, from portions ofManalapan Township, based on the results of areferendum held the previous day.[21] The borough was named for James English, an early settler.[22][23]
At theBattle of Monmouth, an American Revolutionary War battle fought on June 28, 1778, in Monmouth County, American GeneralCharles Lee led the advance and initiated the first attack on the column's rear. When the British turned to flank him, he ordered a general retreat without as much as firing a shot at the enemy, and his soldiers soon became disorganized.General George Washington continued the battle, earning respect for theContinental Army troops under his command. In the dining room of the Village Inn, located in the center of Englishtown, General Washington andLord Stirling drew up the court martial papers citing Lee for his conduct during and after the battle.[24]
According to theUnited States Census Bureau, the borough had a total area of 0.59 square miles (1.52 km2), including 0.57 square miles (1.48 km2) of land and 0.02 square miles (0.04 km2) of water (2.88%).[2][3]
The borough is entirely surrounded byManalapan Township,[25][26][27] making it part of 21 pairs of "doughnut towns" in the state, where one municipality entirely surrounds another.[28]
Of the 621 households, 40.6% had children under the age of 18; 55.1% were married couples living together; 14.3% had a female householder with no husband present and 26.2% were non-families. Of all households, 20.5% were made up of individuals and 5.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.84 and the average family size was 3.33.[18]
25.5% of the population were under the age of 18, 8.3% from 18 to 24, 27.2% from 25 to 44, 28.9% from 45 to 64, and 10.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38.6 years. For every 100 females, the population had 93.4 males. For every 100 females ages 18 and older there were 90.1 males.[18]
The Census Bureau's 2006–2010American Community Survey showed that (in 2010inflation-adjusted dollars)median household income was $70,795 (with a margin of error of +/− $8,336) and the median family income was $86,484 (+/− $8,333). Males had a median income of $65,625 (+/− $10,588) versus $43,333 (+/− $8,417) for females. Theper capita income for the borough was $30,313 (+/− $2,456). About 1.5% of families and 2.3% of the population were below thepoverty line, including 4.1% of those under age 18 and 5.4% of those age 65 or over.[35]
As of the2000 United States census[15] there were 1,764 people, 643 households, and 416 families residing in the borough. The population density was 3,102.1 inhabitants per square mile (1,197.7/km2). There were 680 housing units at an average density of 1,195.8 per square mile (461.7/km2). The racial makeup of the borough was 88.38%White, 4.14%African American, .11%Native American, 4.48%Asian, 1.64% fromother races, and 1.25% from two or more races.Hispanic orLatino of any race were 6.24% of the population.[33][34]
There were 643 households, out of which 39.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 51.8% weremarried couples living together, 10.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 35.3% were non-families. 28.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 14.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.74 and the average family size was 3.51.[33][34]
In the borough the population was spread out, with 29.1% under the age of 18, 6.0% from 18 to 24, 36.5% from 25 to 44, 17.5% from 45 to 64, and 11% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females, there were 91.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 82.4 males.[33][34]
The median income for a household in the borough was $57,557, and the median income for a family was $73,750. Males had a median income of $50,694 versus $33,068 for females. Theper capita income for the borough was $23,438. About 4% of families and 7.2% of the population were below thepoverty line, including 5.7% of those under age 18 and 13.4% of those age 65 or over.[33][34]
Englishtown is governed under theborough form of New Jersey municipal government, which is used in 218 municipalities (of the 564) statewide, making it the most common form of government in New Jersey.[36] The governing body is comprised of the mayor and the borough council, with all positions electedat-large on a partisan basis as part of the November general election. The mayor is elected directly by the voters to a four-year term of office. The borough council includes six members elected to serve three-year terms on a staggered basis, with two seats coming up for election each year in a three-year cycle.[6] The borough form of government used by Englishtown is a "weak mayor / strong council" government in which council members act as the legislative body with the mayor presiding at meetings and voting only in the event of a tie. The mayor canveto ordinances subject to anoverride by a two-thirds majority vote of the council. The mayor makes committee and liaison assignments for council members, and most appointments are made by the mayor with the advice and consent of the council.[37][38]
As of 2025[update], the mayor of the Borough of Englishtown isRepublican Daniel Francisco, whose term of office ends December 31, 2027. Members of the Borough Council are Kyle Jewusiak (R, 2027), Meaghan Lewis (R, 2025), William L. Lewis Jr. (R, 2027), Alexi Reque (R, 2025; elected to serve an unexpired term), William Sabin Sr. (R, 2026) and Louis E. Sarti Jr. (R, 2026).[4][39][40][41][42]
In January 2024, Alexi Reque was appointed to fill the seat expiring in December 2025 that became vacant following the resignation of Wayne Krawiec earlier that month.[43] Reque served in an interim basis until the November 2024 general election, when he was chosen to serve the balance of the term of office.[40]
In March 2020, Daniel Francisco was chosen to fill the seat expiring in December 2021 that had been held by Lori Cooke until her seat was declared to be vacant after she had missed three consecutive unexcused absences from council meetings.[44]
In April 2016, the borough council selected Eric Mann from three candidates nominated by the Republican municipal committee to fill the seat expiring December 2017 that had been held by Rudy Rucker until his resignation; Mann served on an interim basis until the November 2016 general election, when he was elected to fill the balance of the term.[45][46]
On March 28, 2012, Jayne Carr's seat on the borough council was officially vacated in accordance with state law after she failed to appear at eight consecutive meetings of the borough council dating back to December 2011. Carr claimed that she had stayed away from council meetings after receiving a death threat, and had informed the Monmouth County Prosecutor regarding the incident.[47] As of May 4, 2012, no official statement has ever been made from any law enforcement agency at the local, state, or federal level confirming Carr's claims. In November 2011, Carr had been censured "for conduct detrimental to the orderly conduct of borough governance and violating standards of decorum and debate of a public body", based on statements that she had made accusing a council member and borough employee of breaking state law, and of having claimed to have chaired meetings of the Englishtown Development Committee. According to official records, the meetings Carr claimed to have chaired were never held.[48]
On April 25, 2012, the council selected Lou Sarti, a retired police officer and long-time resident of Englishtown who had served as president of the Englishtown Fire Department, to fill the unexpired term of the vacated seat.[49]
Monmouth County is governed by aBoard of County Commissioners composed of five members who are electedat-large to serve three-year terms of office on a staggered basis, with either one or two seats up for election each year as part of the November general election. At an annual reorganization meeting held in the beginning of January, the board selects one of its members to serve as director and another as deputy director.[57]
As of March 2011, there were a total of 1,115 registered voters in Englishtown, of which 238 (21.3%) were registered asDemocrats, 252 (22.6%) were registered asRepublicans and 625 (56.1%) were registered asUnaffiliated. There were no voters registered to other parties.[72]
In the2012 presidential election, RepublicanMitt Romney received 54.3% of the vote (428 cast), ahead of DemocratBarack Obama with 44.5% (351 votes), and other candidates with 1.1% (9 votes), among the 794 ballots cast by the borough's 1,281 registered voters (6 ballots werespoiled), for a turnout of 62.0%.[73][74] In the2008 presidential election, RepublicanJohn McCain received 52.1% of the vote (411 cast), ahead of Democrat Barack Obama with 45.2% (357 votes) and other candidates with 1.0% (8 votes), among the 789 ballots cast by the borough's 1,118 registered voters, for a turnout of 70.6%.[75] In the2004 presidential election, RepublicanGeorge W. Bush received 55.8% of the vote (387 ballots cast), outpolling DemocratJohn Kerry with 42.7% (296 votes) and other candidates with 0.5% (5 votes), among the 693 ballots cast by the borough's 1,010 registered voters, for a turnout percentage of 68.6.[76]
United States Gubernatorial election results for Englishtown[77]
In the2013 gubernatorial election, RepublicanChris Christie received 72.7% of the vote (320 cast), ahead of DemocratBarbara Buono with 23.6% (104 votes), and other candidates with 3.6% (16 votes), among the 443 ballots cast by the borough's 1,283 registered voters (3 ballots were spoiled), for a turnout of 34.5%.[78][79] In the2009 gubernatorial election, Republican Chris Christie received 70.2% of the vote (358 ballots cast), ahead of DemocratJon Corzine with 22.9% (117 votes), IndependentChris Daggett with 5.9% (30 votes) and other candidates with 0.8% (4 votes), among the 510 ballots cast by the borough's 1,083 registered voters, yielding a 47.1% turnout.[80]
United States Senate election results for Englishtown1[77]
Public school students inpre-kindergarten througheighth grade attend theManalapan-Englishtown Regional School District, which also serves children fromManalapan Township.[81] As of the 2023–24 school year, the district, comprised of eight schools, had an enrollment of 4,653 students and 374.1 classroom teachers (on anFTE basis), for astudent–teacher ratio of 12.4:1.[82] Schools in the district (with 2023–24 enrollment from theNational Center for Education Statistics[83]) are John I. Dawes Early Learning Center[84] with 349 students in grades PreK–K, Clark Mills School[85] with 478 students in grades 1–5, Lafayette Mills School[86] with 427 students in grades 1–5, Milford Brook School[87] with 537 students in grades K–5, Taylor Mills School[88] with 532 students in grades K–5, Wemrock Brook School[89] with 559 students in grades 1–5, Pine Brook School[90] with 596 students in grade 6 and Manalapan-Englishtown Middle School[91] with 1,158 students in grades 7–8.[92][93][94][95] The district is overseen by a nine-memberboard of education, which sets policy and oversees the fiscal and educational operation of the district.[96][97] Seats on the nine-member board are allocated based on population, with one seat assigned to Englishtown.[98]
Students from Englishtown in public school forninth throughtwelfth grades attendManalapan High School, as part of theFreehold Regional High School District.[99][100] The Freehold Regional High School District also serves students fromColts Neck Township,Farmingdale,Freehold Borough,Freehold Township,Howell Township andMarlboro Township.[101] As of the 2023–24 school year, Manalapan High School had an enrollment of 1,740 students and 115.0 classroom teachers (on anFTE basis), for astudent–teacher ratio of 15.1:1.[102] Students may apply to attend one of the district's specialized learning centers, including the Science and Engineering Learning Center hosted at Manalapan High School.[103] The FRHSD board of education has nine members, who are elected to three-year terms from each of the constituent districts.[104] Each member is allocated a fraction of a vote that totals to nine points, with Englishtown allocated one member, who has 0.5 votes.[105]
As of May 2010[update], the borough had a total of 6.42 miles (10.33 km) of roadways, of which 4.44 miles (7.15 km) were maintained by the municipality and 1.98 miles (3.19 km) by Monmouth County.[107]
In the 19th and 20th centuries, Englishtown Borough and Manalapan Township had a major railway in the area, which was theFreehold and Jamesburg Agricultural Railroad. This railway was owned and operated by theCamden & Amboy Railroad Company (C&A), in which surveying for the line began on September 8, 1851, grading began on October 19, 1852, and the first track was laid on April 4, 1853.[110] The first section of line was opened on July 18, 1853.[111] The establishment of the Freehold & Jamesburg Agricultural Railroad allowed this region to become a transportation hub.[112] The Freehold and Jamesburg Railroad was abandoned by the early 1930s. A 2.8-mile-long (4.5 km) portion of the former railroad's right-of-way was later approved to be sold by theNew Jersey Board of Public Utility Commissioners (PUC) toJersey Central Power & Light Company in 1966, with occasional freight service still being utilized through theFreehold Industrial Track.
Old Bridge Airport and Mar Bar L Farms municipal airport are within2+1⁄2 miles (4.0 km) of Englishtown, offering short-distance flights to surrounding areas.
^DeMarco, Megan."Voters to decide whether to merge two Princetons into one",The Star-Ledger, November 3, 2011. Accessed January 8, 2017. "There are 22 sets of 'doughnut towns' in New Jersey, those where one town wraps around the other town". Note that following voter approval of the Princeton merger, 21 pairs of "doughnut towns" remain.
^Meeting Minutes for January 24, 2024, Borough of Englishtown. Accessed January 27, 2025. "Borough Attorney Jonathan Cohen provided an overview of the Municipal Vacancy Law and explained that this the Council will be making appointments to fill the vacancy created by the election of Mayor Daniel Francisco, and the resignation of Councilman Wayne Krawiec effective January 8th, 2024.... WHEREAS, there currently exists a vacancy on the Borough Council of the Borough of Englishtown due to the resignation of Councilman Wayne Krawiec... NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Borough Council of the Borough of Englishtown, County of Monmouth that Alexi Reque be and the same is hereby appointed as a member of the Borough Council to fill the vacancy created by the resignation of Councilman Wayne Krawiec for term until the election and qualification of successor pursuant to N.J.S.A. 40A:16-4(b)"
^Sockol, Matthew."Englishtown officials select Francisco to fill council seat", CentralJersey.com, October 29, 2019. Accessed March 29, 2020. "Daniel Francisco has been selected to fill an open seat on the Englishtown Borough Council. The seat on the governing body was previously held by Lori Cooke, who had been a member of the council since 2006. Borough officials said Cooke’s seat was vacated under a state statute after she was absent without an excuse from three consecutive meetings."
^Rosman, Mark."Englishtown council adopts $2.36M budget",News Transcript, April 28, 2016. Accessed March 29, 2020. "Finally, the council members appointed Eric Mann to fill the seat that was left open by the recent resignation of Rudolph Rucker. Mann will serve the remainder of 2016. Prior to his appointment, Mann had filed to run in the Nov. 8 election to serve the final year of Rucker's term (2017)."
^Rossos, Katrina."Englishtown Council Passes Resolution Vacating Councilwoman's Seat: Carr has not attended Englishtown Council meetings since December 2011, causing the council to deem her seat vacant according to New Jersey statute.",Manalapan, NJ Patch, March 30, 2012. Accessed March 31, 2012. "At the Englishtown Council Meeting on Wednesday, a resolution was unanimously passed deeming Councilwoman Jayne Carr's seat vacant; Carr was absent.... Carr has been absent from Englishtown Council meetings since December 2011, Youssouf said, so Carr's seat must be deemed vacant according to New Jersey law. The council was enforcing the state law by approving this resolution. Carr has not been at Englishtown Council meetings because she said she did not want to endanger the lives of the public and other council members since she received a death threat in the mail last year."
^Rosman, Mark." Englishtown council censures Councilwoman CarrBorough official says she has missed meetings because of a death threat",News Transcript, November 23, 2011. Accessed February 17, 2015. "The Englishtown Borough Council has passed a resolution censuring and reprimanding Councilwoman Jayne Carr.... According to the title of the resolution, Carr was censured 'for conduct detrimental to the orderly conduct of borough governance and violating standards of decorum and debate of a public body.'"
^Monmouth County Government, Monmouth County, New Jersey. Accessed July 19, 2022. "Monmouth County is governed by five commissioners elected at-large for three-year terms. Each January, the freeholders select one of their members to serve as the director of the board for the year to preside over the meetings and activities of the Board."
^Manalapan-Englishtown Board of Education District Policy 0110 - Identification, Manalapan-Englishtown Regional School District, adopted May 15, 2001. Accessed September 27, 2025. "Purpose: The Board of Education exists for the purpose of providing a thorough and efficient system of free public education in grades Kindergarten through 8 in the Manalapan-Englishtown Regional School District. Composition: The Manalapan-Englishtown Regional School District is comprised of all the area within the municipal boundaries of Manalapan Township and Englishtown Borough."
^Annual Comprehensive Financial Report of the Manalapan-Englishtown Regional School District,New Jersey Department of Education, for year ending June 30, 2024. Accessed September 27, 2025. "Manalapan-Englishtown Regional School District ("District") is organized under the Constitution of the State of New Jersey. The District operates under a locally elected Board form of government consisting of nine members elected to three-year terms, which are staggered.... The Board of Education (Board) is an instrumentality of the State of New Jersey, established to function as an educational institution. The Board consists of elected officials and is responsible for the fiscal control of the District. A superintendent is appointed by the Board and is responsible for the administrative control of the District." See "Roster of Officials" on page 14.
^Board Members, Manalapan-Englishtown Regional School District. Accessed September 27, 2025.
^Rosman, Mark."Manalapan-Englishtown school board reorganizes for 2020",News Transcript, January 10, 2020. "The school board has nine members – eight residents of Manalapan (Bruno, Parisi, Kane, Urgo, Dotty Porcaro, Brian Graime, Janet Lewis and Joanne Schechter) and one resident of Englishtown (Lori Semel)."
^Manalapan High School 2015 Report Card Narrative,New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed March 23, 2020. "Manalapan High School is a fully accredited comprehensive high school serving a community of nearly 39,000 residents living primarily in the Township of Manalapan and the Borough of Englishtown. One of six high schools in the Freehold Regional High School District, which opened in 1971, Manalapan High School has enjoyed an outstanding reputation throughout the state for its academic and extracurricular programs."
^Annual Comprehensive Financial Report of the Freehold Regional School DistrictArchived July 31, 2020, at theWayback Machine,New Jersey Department of Education, June 30, 2018. Accessed January 19, 2020. "The Freehold Regional High School District is a Type II District located in Monmouth County, New Jersey. The School District is an instrumentality of the State of New Jersey, established to function as an educational institution. The Board of Education of the Freehold Regional High School District, comprised of nine elected individuals, is the primary governing authority of the District."
^Vilacoba, Karl."Marlboro files challenge to FRHSD voting system", Central Jersey Archives, September 26, 2002. Accessed January 19, 2020. "Under the current weighted FRHSD vote apportionment, a nine-point voting system is in place. Howell has two board members for a combined 2 voting points; Marlboro, Manalapan and Freehold Township each have one vote worth 1.4 points; Colts Neck and Freehold Borough each have one vote worth 0.9 points; and Englishtown and Farmingdale each have one vote worth 0.5 voting points."
^"Krawiec Earns a Home-Town Win at Englishtown"Archived August 1, 2008, at theWayback Machine,Harley-Davidson Drag Racing press release, June 4, 2012. Accessed August 14, 2012. "Harley-Davidson® Screamin' Eagle®/Vance & Hines rider Ed Krawiec rode a Harley-Davidson® V-Rod® motorcycle to an emotional Pro Stock Motorcycle class win at the 43rd annual Toyota NHRA SuperNationals at Old Bridge Township Raceway Park. A native of the area and the former manager of the racetrack, Krawiec had never scored a Pro Stock win at the venerable New Jersey drag strip."
^"New Jersey kid is world’s youngest chess wiz",News Transcript, June 30, 2021. Accessed August 3, 2021. "Twelve-year-old Abhimanyu Mishra of Englishtown, NJ, became the world’s youngest grandmaster on Wednesday at a tournament in Budapest, Hungary, clinching the critical third and final norm with a win over Indian grandmaster Leon Mendonca, 15."
^Kaplan, Ron."From football to frum",New Jersey Jewish News, December 30, 2009. Accessed December 9, 2024. "Born in Brooklyn in 1963, Veingrad and his family moved to Englishtown when he was three and then to Miami in 1971."
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