Maplewood is a township located in Essex County within the state of New Jersey in the United States. It functions as an inner-ring suburban bedroom community serving the New York City metropolitan area.
According to the 2020 United States census, the township had a population of 25,684. This figure represents an increase of 1,817 residents from the 2010 census count of 23,867, which followed a slight decline from the 2000 census count of 23,868.