Manchester Township is a
township in
Ocean County,
New Jersey, United States. The township is noted for containing the
Lakehurst Naval Air Station, the site of the infamous
Hindenburg disaster of May 6, 1937. As of the
2010 United States Census, the township's population was 43,070, reflecting an increase of 4,142 (+10.6%) from the 38,928 counted in the
2000 Census, which had in turn increased by 2,952 (+8.2%) from the 35,976 counted in the
1990 Census. The 2010 population was the highest recorded in any decennial census.