Place:Lakewood, Ocean, New Jersey, United States

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NameLakewood
Alt namesBricksburgsource: USGS, GNIS Digital Gazetteer (1994) GNIS34003689
TypeCensus-designated place
Coordinates40.096°N 74.216°W
Located inOcean, New Jersey, United States
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Lakewood Township is the most populous township in Ocean County, New Jersey, United States. A rapidly growing community, as of the 2020 United States Census, the township had a total population of 135,158[1][2] representing an increase of 41,415 (+45.5%) from the 92,843 counted in the 2010 Census.[3] The township ranked as the fifth-most-populous municipality in the state in 2020, after having been ranked 7th in 2010 and 22nd in 2000. The sharp increase in population from 2000 to 2010 was led by increases in the township's Orthodox Jewish and Latino communities.

Lakewood is a hub of Orthodox Judaism, and is home to Beth Medrash Govoha (BMG), the largest yeshiva outside of Israel. The large Orthodox population, which comprises more than half the township's population, strongly influences the township's culture[4] and wields considerable political clout in the township as a voting bloc.

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