A
township, in the context of
New Jersey local government, refers to one of five
types and one of eleven
forms of
municipal government. As a political entity, a township in
New Jersey is a full-fledged municipality, on par with any
town,
city,
borough, or
village, collecting property taxes and providing services such as maintaining roads, garbage collection, water, sewer, schools, police and fire protection. The Township form of local government is used by 27% of New Jersey municipalities; however, slightly over 50% of the state's population resides within them.