Adelphia, New Jersey
Encyclopedia
Adelphia is an unincorporated area located within Howell Township
in Monmouth County
, New Jersey
, United States
. The area is served as United States Postal Service
ZIP code
07710.
word for 'brotherhood' (adelphia), the area was previously known as Turkey. The only remnants of Turkey happen to lie within the title of a nearby county park
, Turkey Swamp Park
.
of 17,000 (est.) people. The area is composed of various portions of Howell Township, New Jersey, and reaches into portions of Colts Neck Township
, Farmingdale
, and Freehold Township
.
, Howell Memorial Middle School
and Adelphia School
. Students from K-5 attend Adelphia School
, students from 6-8 attend Howell Memorial Middle School
, and students from 9-12 either attend Howell High School, Freehold Township High School
or Colts Neck High School
, depending on their location within the district.
The New Jersey Agricultural Experiment Station of Rutgers University
is also situated in Adelphia.
Howell Township, New Jersey
Howell is a Township in Monmouth County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the township population was 51,075.Howell Township was incorporated as a township by an Act of the New Jersey Legislature on February 23, 1801, from portions of Shrewsbury Township...
in Monmouth County
Monmouth County, New Jersey
Monmouth County is a county located in the U.S. state of New Jersey, within the New York metropolitan area. As of the 2010 Census, the population was 630,380, up from 615,301 at the 2000 census. Its county seat is Freehold Borough. The most populous municipality is Middletown Township with...
, New Jersey
New Jersey
New Jersey is a state in the Northeastern and Middle Atlantic regions of the United States. , its population was 8,791,894. It is bordered on the north and east by the state of New York, on the southeast and south by the Atlantic Ocean, on the west by Pennsylvania and on the southwest by Delaware...
, United States
United States
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. The area is served as United States Postal Service
United States Postal Service
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ZIP code
ZIP Code
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07710.
Nomenclature
Prior to the community adapting its name from the GreekGreek language
Greek is an independent branch of the Indo-European family of languages. Native to the southern Balkans, it has the longest documented history of any Indo-European language, spanning 34 centuries of written records. Its writing system has been the Greek alphabet for the majority of its history;...
word for 'brotherhood' (adelphia), the area was previously known as Turkey. The only remnants of Turkey happen to lie within the title of a nearby county park
County park
A county park is a park managed by a county. In the United States, county parks are lower in hierarchy than state parks. In the United Kingdom, similar parks for recreation are named country parks....
, Turkey Swamp Park
Turkey Swamp Park
Turkey Swamp Park is a 1,180-acre park located in Freehold Township, New Jersey on the northern fringe of the Pine Barrens. The chief attraction of this park is the lake suitable for bass, bluegill and catfish fishing, as well as recreational canoeing and paddle boating.The core of the park was...
.
Geography and demographics
The community of Adelphia has a total area of 35.41 km² (22 mi²) and a populationPopulation
A population is all the organisms that both belong to the same group or species and live in the same geographical area. The area that is used to define a sexual population is such that inter-breeding is possible between any pair within the area and more probable than cross-breeding with individuals...
of 17,000 (est.) people. The area is composed of various portions of Howell Township, New Jersey, and reaches into portions of Colts Neck Township
Colts Neck Township, New Jersey
Colts Neck is a township in Monmouth County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the population was 10,142.What is now Colts Neck Township was established by an act of the New Jersey Legislature as Atlantic Township on February 18, 1847, from portions of Freehold...
, Farmingdale
Farmingdale, New Jersey
Farmingdale is a borough in Monmouth County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the borough population was 1,329....
, and Freehold Township
Freehold Township, New Jersey
Freehold Township is a Township in Monmouth County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the township population was 36,184. Freehold Township was first formed on October 31, 1693, and was incorporated as a township by an Act of the New Jersey Legislature on February 21,...
.
Education
Adelphia is the home of the Talmudical Academy of Central New JerseyTalmudical Academy of Central New Jersey
The Talmudical Academy of Central New Jersey is a Jewish orthodox yeshiva high school and rabbinical college located in Howell Township, New Jersey....
, Howell Memorial Middle School
Howell Township Public Schools
The Howell Township Public Schools is a community public school district that serves students in kindergarten through eighth grade from Howell Township, in Monmouth County, New Jersey, United States....
and Adelphia School
Howell Township Public Schools
The Howell Township Public Schools is a community public school district that serves students in kindergarten through eighth grade from Howell Township, in Monmouth County, New Jersey, United States....
. Students from K-5 attend Adelphia School
Howell Township Public Schools
The Howell Township Public Schools is a community public school district that serves students in kindergarten through eighth grade from Howell Township, in Monmouth County, New Jersey, United States....
, students from 6-8 attend Howell Memorial Middle School
Howell Township Public Schools
The Howell Township Public Schools is a community public school district that serves students in kindergarten through eighth grade from Howell Township, in Monmouth County, New Jersey, United States....
, and students from 9-12 either attend Howell High School, Freehold Township High School
Freehold Township High School
Freehold Township High School is a four-year comprehensive public high school located within Freehold Township, New Jersey, and is part of the Freehold Regional High School District. The school serves students from portions of Freehold Township, and from parts of both Howell Township and Manalapan...
or Colts Neck High School
Colts Neck High School
Colts Neck High School is a four-year comprehensive public high school located in Colts Neck Township, New Jersey, operating as part of the Freehold Regional High School District. The school is located at the corner of County Route 537 and Five Points Road. The school serves students from all of...
, depending on their location within the district.
The New Jersey Agricultural Experiment Station of Rutgers University
Rutgers University
Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey , is the largest institution for higher education in New Jersey, United States. It was originally chartered as Queen's College in 1766. It is the eighth-oldest college in the United States and one of the nine Colonial colleges founded before the American...
is also situated in Adelphia.