Maplewood, New Jersey

Maplewood, New Jersey is proudly progressive full-service municipal government in Essex County, NJ located less than 20 miles from New York City with a direct train route into Penn Station in Midtown Manhattan. The Township celebrates its cultural and economic diversity year round with a vibrant Department of Recreation, Parks and Cultural Affairs. As of the 2010 United States Census, the township's population was 23,867. The Township is governed under the Township form of government with a five-member Township Committee. The Township Committee is elected directly by the voters in partisan elections to serve three-year terms of office on a staggered basis, with one or two seats coming up for election each year.