Geography and Geology
Middletown Township is located at 40°24′26″N 74°04′16″W / 40.407306°N 74.071121°W / 40.407306; -74.071121 (40.407306,-74.071121). According to the United States Census Bureau, the township had a total area of 58.735 square miles (152.122 km2), of which, 40.989 square miles (106.160 km2) of it is land and 17.746 square miles (45.962 km2) of it (30.21%) is water.
Belford (2010 Census population of 1,768), Fairview (3,806), Leonardo (2,757), Lincroft (6,135), Navesink (2,020), North Middletown (3,295) and Port Monmouth (3,818) are all census-designated places and unincorporated areas located within Middletown Township.
Other unincorporated areas that are part of the township are Locust, New Monmouth and Sandy Hook. The Sandy Hook peninsula is not connected to the rest of the township by land. However, one could sail along Raritan Bay from the mainland to Sandy Hook and remain within Middletown Township.
Poricy Creek (Poricy Park, Oak Hill Road) is locally well known for its deposits of Cretaceous marine fossils, including belemnites.
| Climate data for Middletown Township, NJ | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Average high °F (°C) | 38 (3) |
41 (5) |
48 (9) |
59 (15) |
69 (21) |
79 (26) |
83 (28) |
83 (28) |
77 (25) |
65 (18) |
54 (12) |
44 (7) |
61.7 (16.4) |
| Average low °F (°C) | 27 (−3) |
27 (−3) |
34 (1) |
42 (6) |
52 (11) |
62 (17) |
68 (20) |
68 (20) |
61 (16) |
50 (10) |
41 (5) |
32 (0) |
47 (8.3) |
| Precipitation inches (mm) | 3.50 (88.9) |
2.98 (75.7) |
3.90 (99.1) |
3.85 (97.8) |
4.02 (102.1) |
4.40 (111.8) |
4.91 (124.7) |
4.19 (106.4) |
3.84 (97.5) |
4.00 (101.6) |
3.46 (87.9) |
3.70 (94) |
46.75 (1,187.5) |
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