Lebanon Township, New Jersey
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Lebanon Township is a Township located at the northernmost point of Hunterdon County, New Jersey. As of the United States 2000 Census, the township population was 5,816.
Lebanon Township is the extreme northern township of Hunterdon County. It borders on both Warren and Morris Counties. Old Lebanon Township was created in 1731. Its original borders were from the Musconetcong River all the way down to Readington Township. Out of this large township were formed the townships of Clinton and Tewksbury as well as High Bridge and Glen Gardner boroughs and Clinton Town.
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[edit] Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 82.2 km² (31.7 mi²). 82.1 km² (31.7 mi²) of it is land and 0.1 km² (0.04 mi²) of it (0.13%) is water.
Lebanon Township borders Tewksbury Township, Califon Borough, Clinton Township, High Bridge Borough, Union Township, Bethlehem Township, Glen Gardner Borough, and Hampton Borough. Lebanon Township also borders Warren County and Morris County.
[edit] Demographics
As of the census2 of 2000, there were 5,816 people, 1,963 households, and 1,556 families residing in the township. The population density was 70.9/km² (183.5/mi²). There were 2,020 housing units at an average density of 24.6/km² (63.7/mi²). The racial makeup of the township was 96.97% White, 0.81% African American, 0.10% Native American, 0.93% Asian, 0.02% Pacific Islander, 0.38% from other races, and 0.79% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.72% of the population.
There were 1,963 households out of which 38.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 71.1% were married couples living together, 5.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 20.7% were non-families. 15.5% of all households were made up of individuals and 5.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.79 and the average family size was 3.15.
In the township the population was spread out with 25.5% under the age of 18, 5.1% from 18 to 24, 28.9% from 25 to 44, 28.7% from 45 to 64, and 11.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females there were 97.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 96.1 males.
The median income for a household in the township was $77,662, and the median income for a family was $86,145. Males had a median income of $58,306 versus $40,474 for females. The per capita income for the township was $30,793. About 1.0% of families and 2.0% of the population were below the poverty line, including none of those under age 18 and 8.4% of those age 65 or over.
[edit] Government
[edit] Local government
Members of the Lebanon Township Committee are Mayor Patricia Schriver, Deputy Mayor Ed Post, Russ Monahan, George Piazza and Jay D. Weeks.[1]
[edit] Federal, state and county representation
Lebanon Township 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 through 8 attend the Lebanon Township Schools. Students attend Valley View School (for grades K-4) and Woodglen School (for grades 5-8). Both schools are in Califon.
Students in grades 9 through 12 attend Voorhees High School in Glen Gardner as part of the North Hunterdon-Voorhees Regional High School District. Voorhees High School serves students from Califon Borough, Glen Gardner Borough, Hampton Borough, High Bridge Borough, Lebanon Township]] and Tewksbury Township.
[edit] Transportation
Route 31 passes through the township, providing access to Interstate 78.
[edit] References
- ^ Lebanon Township Committee, accessed October 26, 2006
- ^ League of Women Voters: 2006 New Jersey Citizen's Guide to Government, p. 59, accessed August 30, 2006
[edit] External links
- Lebanon Township website
- Hunterdon County page for Lebanon Township
- Lebanon Township Schools
- Lebanon Township Schools's 2004-2005 School Report Card from the New Jersey Department of Education
- National Center for Education Statistics data for the Lebanon Township Schools
- North Hunterdon-Voorhees Regional High School District
- Hunterdon Land Trust Alliance
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| Boroughs | Bloomsbury | Califon | Flemington | Frenchtown | Glen Gardner | Hampton | High Bridge | Lebanon | Milford | Stockton |  |
| City | Lambertville | |
| Town | Clinton | |
| Townships | Alexandria | Bethlehem | Clinton | Delaware | East Amwell | Franklin | Holland | Kingwood | Lebanon | Raritan | Readington | Tewksbury | Union | West Amwell | |
| CDPs and Communities |
Annandale | Raven Rock | Ringoes | White House Station | |
