Eagleswood Township is a township in Ocean County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. As of the 2020 United States census, the township's population was 1,722,

Eagleswood Township was incorporated as a township by an act of the New Jersey Legislature on March 17, 1874, from portions of Stafford Township. Portions of the township were taken to form Beach Haven (November 11, 1890) and Long Beach Township (March 23, 1899).

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the township had a total area of 18.96 square miles (49.11&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup>), including 16.10 square miles (41.71&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup>) of land and 2.86 square miles (7.41&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup>) of water (15.08%).

The township borders the Ocean County municipalities of Little Egg Harbor Township, Long Beach Township and Stafford Township.

Demographics