Lakewood Township is the most populous township in Ocean County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. A rapidly growing community, as of the 2020 United States census, the township's population was 135,158, its highest decennial count ever and an increase of 42,315 from the 2010 census count of 92,843, which in turn reflected an increase of 32,491 from the 60,352 counted in the 2000 census.
