Lebanon, New Jersey

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For other places with the same name, see Lebanon (disambiguation).

Lebanon is a Borough in Hunterdon County, New Jersey, United States. As of the United States 2000 Census, the borough population was 1,065.

Lebanon is located north of the Round Valley Reservoir. The Borough was known in the early part of the 19th century as Jacksonville and later as Lebanonville, Lebanonville Depot and finally Lebanon, a station on the Central Railroad of New Jersey. The Borough was officially formed from Clinton Township in 1926.

The quaint center of Lebanon has changed little in the past century. The Dutch Reformed Church is one of the oldest churches in the County. Records of the church begin in 1769, however, the church is cited as early as 1747.

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[edit] Geography

Lebanon is located at 40°38′36″N, 74°49′55″W (40.643465, -74.831873)GR1.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the borough has a total area of 2.3 km² (0.9 mi²), all land.

Lebanon is an independent municipality located entirely within Clinton Township.

[edit] Demographics

As of the censusGR2 of 2000, there were 1,065 people, 458 households, and 287 families residing in the borough. The population density was 472.6/km² (1,227.3/mi²). There were 477 housing units at an average density of 211.7/km² (549.7/mi²). The racial makeup of the borough was 95.40% White, 0.66% African American, 0.19% Native American, 3.10% Asian, 0.38% from other races, and 0.28% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.07% of the population.

There were 458 households out of which 30.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 50.4% were married couples living together, 9.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 37.3% were non-families. 33.0% of all households were made up of individuals and 10.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.33 and the average family size was 2.97.

In the borough the population was spread out with 24.1% under the age of 18, 3.7% from 18 to 24, 35.1% from 25 to 44, 25.4% from 45 to 64, and 11.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females there were 92.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 82.4 males.

The median income for a household in the borough was $68,542, and the median income for a family was $83,436. Males had a median income of $52,316 versus $37,396 for females. The per capita income for the borough was $34,066. About 0.7% of families and 3.6% of the population were below the poverty line, including 2.0% of those under age 18 and 5.1% of those age 65 or over.

[edit] Government

[edit] Local government

Lebanon uses the Borough Form of Government. The Lebanon Borough Common Council consists of six Council Members and a Mayor, all chosen in partisan elections on an at-large basis. The Mayor serves a four-year term of office. Borough Council members serve a three-year term of office on a staggered basis, with two seats coming up for election each year. Organization of governing body is held the first week of January.

The Mayor is head of the municipal government. Responsibilities include seeing that state laws and borough ordinances are executed. Presides over Council. Votes only to break a tie. Can veto ordinance subject to override by ⅔ majority of Council. Appoints subordinate officers with Council approval. The Council is the Legislative body of municipality and has all executive responsibility not placed in office of mayor.

The Mayor of Lebanon Borough is Lisa Uchrin. Members of the Lebanon Borough Council are Council President Mark E. Paradis, Frank Clark, Christopher Foley, Mary Logan, R. Gary Quick and Michael Reino.[1]

[edit] Federal, state and county representation

Lebanon Borough is in the Seventh Congressional District and is part of New Jersey's 23rd Legislative District.[2]

New Jersey's Seventh Congressional District, covering portions of Hunterdon County, Middlesex County, Somerset County and Union County, is represented by Mike Ferguson (R). New Jersey is represented in the Senate by Frank Lautenberg (D, Cliffside Park) and Robert Menendez (D, Hoboken).

The 23rd legislative district of the New Jersey Legislature is represented in the State Senate by Leonard Lance (R, Flemington) and in the Assembly by Michael J. Doherty (R, Oxford) and Marcia A. Karrow (R, Raritan Township). The Governor of New Jersey is Jon Corzine (D, Hoboken).

Hunterdon County is governed by a five-member Board of Chosen Freeholders. Hunterdon County's Freeholders are: Freeholder Director Nancy I. Palladino, Freeholder Deputy Director Marcia A. Karrow, George B. Melick, George D. Muller, Erik C. Peterson.

[edit] Education

Students in grades K to 6 attend the Lebanon Borough School, as part of the Lebanon Borough School District.

Students in grades 7 and 8 attend Round Valley Middle School in Clinton Township, as part of a sending/receiving relationship with the Clinton Township School District.

Students in grades 9 through 12 attend North Hunterdon High School in Annandale as part of the North Hunterdon-Voorhees Regional High School District. North Hunterdon High School serves students from Bethlehem Township (261 students), Clinton Town (132 students), Clinton Township (743 students), Franklin Township (146 students), Lebanon Borough (45 students) and Union Township (245 students).

[edit] Points of interest

[edit] References

  1. ^ Hunterdon County webpage for Lebanon Borough, accessed October 26, 2006
  2. ^ League of Women Voters: 2006 New Jersey Citizen's Guide to Government, p. 59, accessed August 30, 2006

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