Phalanx is an unincorporated community located within Colts Neck Township in Monmouth County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey.Locality Search
State of New Jersey. Accessed February 28, 2015. It is located near the

Swimming River Reservoir The Swimming River Reservoir is a reservoir in Monmouth County, New Jersey. It is located on the border of Colts Neck, Holmdel and Lincroft. The Swimming River ends up in the reservoir, as well as other small tributaries. The reservoir was b ...

and is across from Brookdale Community College in Lincroft. The community is named for the

North American Phalanx The North American Phalanx was a secular utopian socialist commune located in Colts Neck Township, Monmouth County, New Jersey. The community was the longest-lived of about 30 Fourierist Associations in the United States which emerged during a b ...

, a communal agricultural community that existed in the 19th century. The community disbanded in 1854 following a fireCharles Sears
''The North American Phalanx: An Historical and Descriptive Sketch.''
Prescott, WI: John M. Pryse, 1886. but the main residence stood until November 14, 1972 when another fire destroyed it. Homes began to replace the former farmland beginning in the late 1970s and is now the primary composition of the area.

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Colts Neck Township, New Jersey Unincorporated communities in Monmouth County, New Jersey Unincorporated communities in New Jersey {{MonmouthCountyNJ-geo-stub