[19] The township is part of the South Jersey region of the state and a suburb of Philadelphia, within the Delaware Valley.

[1][2] Victory Lakes (with a 2010 census population of 2,111,[22]) and Williamstown (15,567 residents as of 2010[23]) are unincorporated communities and census-designated places located in Monroe Township.

[24] Other unincorporated communities, localities, and places located partially or completely within the township include Berryland, Broad Lane, Cecil, Cross Keys, Downer, New Brooklyn and Radix.

[26][27] The 2010 United States census counted 36,129 people, 12,815 households, and 9,445 families in the township.

Of all households, 21.5% were made up of individuals and 9.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.

21.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 9.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.

[40] Monroe Township is governed within the Faulkner Act system of municipal government, formally known as the Optional Municipal Charter Law, under Mayor-Council (Plan F), enacted by direct petition as of January 1, 1971.

Officials are chosen in partisan voting as part of the November general election in even-numbered years on a staggered basis, with the Mayor and the three council at-large seats up for vote together and two years later the four ward council seats.

[6][43][44][45] As of 2025[update], the Mayor of Monroe Township is Democrat Gregory A. Wolfe, whose term of office ends December 31, 2026.

[46][47][48][49][50] In January 2019, Cody Miller was selected to fill the Ward 2 seat expiring in December 2020 that was vacated by Richard DiLucia when he took office as mayor.

[52] In March 2022, Mayor Richard DiLucia switched parties and became a Republican, as did councilmembers Katherine Falcone and Steven McKinney.

[55][56][57] For the 119th United States Congress, New Jersey's 1st congressional district is represented by Donald Norcross (D, Camden).

[90] The Monroe Township Public Schools is a comprehensive district serving the educational needs of resident students from pre-kindergarten through twelfth grade.

[100][101][102] Students from across the county are eligible to apply to attend Gloucester County Institute of Technology, a four-year high school in Deptford Township that provides technical and vocational education.

[106] Black Horse Pike is a four-lane, arterial highway which traverses the entire township northwest-to-southeast and provides direct access to downtown Philadelphia (30 minutes) and Atlantic City (35 minutes).

It provides access to the New Jersey Turnpike, north and south (30 minutes), with access to the Commodore Barry Bridge and Delaware Memorial Bridge to Interstate 95 (40 minutes).

[112] Hall Street School was built in 1887 and was added to the National Register of Historic Places on September 27, 2006.

[113] People who were born in, residents of, or otherwise closely associated with Monroe Township include: