Toms River

Summary

Toms River is a township of New Jersey^[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of township_of_new_jersey entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (366 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Toms River is located in Ocean County^[3].
• Toms River is in the country of United States^[4].
• Toms River is on the body of water Toms River^[5].
• Toms River is on the body of water Barnegat Bay^[6].
• Toms River's head of government is recorded as Maurice B. Hill^[7].
• Toms River's head of government is recorded as Daniel T. Rodrick^[8].
• Toms River's image is recorded as Ocean County Courthouse.jpg^[9].
• Toms River's instance of is recorded as township of New Jersey^[10].
• Toms River's shares border with is recorded as Jackson^[11].
• Toms River's shares border with is recorded as Lakewood^[12].
• Toms River's shares border with is recorded as Brick Township^[13].
• Toms River's shares border with is recorded as Lavallette^[14].
• Toms River's shares border with is recorded as Seaside Heights^[15].
• Toms River's shares border with is recorded as Island Heights^[16].
• Toms River's shares border with is recorded as South Toms River^[17].
• Toms River's shares border with is recorded as Berkeley Township^[18].
• Toms River's shares border with is recorded as Manchester Township^[19].
• Toms River is named after Toms River^[20].
• Toms River's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 150107512^[21].
• Toms River's locator map image is recorded as Map Ocean County NJ Toms River.gif^[22].
• Toms River's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n81082029^[23].
• Toms River's postal code is recorded as 08753^[24].
• Toms River's postal code is recorded as 08754^[25].
• Toms River's postal code is recorded as 08755^[26].
• Toms River's postal code is recorded as 08756^[27].

Body

Geography

Toms River is in the country of United States^[4]. It is located in Ocean County^[3]. Adjacent water bodies include it^[5], a river^[28], in United States^[29] and Barnegat Bay^[6], a bay^[30], in United States^[31].

Physical Characteristics

Toms River's area is recorded as {'unit': 'Q232291', 'amount': '+52.884'}^[32]. Its elevation above sea level is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+13'}^[33]. Population counts include {'amount': '+91239'}^[34] and {'amount': '+95438'}^[35].

Designation and Status

Toms River's instance of is recorded as township of New Jersey^[10].

History and Context

+1768-03-01T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Toms River^[36]. It is named after it^[20].

Why It Matters

Toms River ranks in the top 4% of township_of_new_jersey entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (366 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 19 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[37] It is known by 12 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[38]