Mansfield Township, Warren County, New Jersey
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Mansfield Township is a township in Warren County, New Jersey, United States. As of the United States 2000 Census, the township population was 6,653. The township was created in 1754 out of Greenwich Township and was named after William Murray, 1st Earl of Mansfield.[1] The township is part of the eastern region of the Lehigh Valley.
Mansfield Township was formed from portions of Greenwich Township, while the area was still part of Sussex County, and was incorporated as a township by an Act of the New Jersey Legislature on February 21, 1798. Mansfield Township became part of the newly-formed Warren County on November 20, 1824. Portions of the township were taken to form Franklin Township (April 8, 1839) and Washington Township (April 9, 1849).[2]
Beattystown is a census-designated place and unincorporated area located within Mansfield Township.
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[edit] Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 77.5 km² (29.9 mi²). 77.5 km² (29.9 mi²) of it is land and 0.1 km² (0.04 mi²) of it (0.07%) is water.
[edit] Demographics
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| Census | Pop. | %± | |
| 1930 | 1,139 |
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| 1940 | 1,254 | 10.1% | |
| 1950 | 1,497 | 19.4% | |
| 1960 | 2,130 | 42.3% | |
| 1970 | 3,546 | 66.5% | |
| 1980 | 5,780 | 63.0% | |
| 1990 | 7,154 | 23.8% | |
| 2000 | 6,653 | -7.0% | |
| historical data source: [3] | |||
As of the census2 of 2000, there were 6,653 people, 2,334 households, and 1,750 families residing in the township. The population density was 85.9/km² (222.3/mi²). There were 2,415 housing units at an average density of 31.2/km² (80.7/mi²). The racial makeup of the township was 90.91% White, 4.51% African American, 0.24% Native American, 1.22% Asian, 1.59% from other races, and 1.53% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 4.37% of the population.
There were 2,334 households out of which 39.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 61.3% were married couples living together, 9.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 25.0% were non-families. 18.9% of all households were made up of individuals and 6.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.76 and the average family size was 3.18.
In the township the population was spread out with 27.0% under the age of 18, 6.2% from 18 to 24, 32.4% from 25 to 44, 22.7% from 45 to 64, and 11.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females there were 94.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 91.2 males.
The median income for a household in the township was $61,763, and the median income for a family was $76,102. Males had a median income of $50,295 versus $35,737 for females. The per capita income for the township was $26,277. About 2.7% of families and 3.9% of the population were below the poverty line, including 3.9% of those under age 18 and 5.9% of those age 65 or over.
[edit] Government
[edit] Local government
The governing body of Mansfield Township is composed of five committee members, each elected to a three-year term. The committee chooses a mayor and a deputy mayor from among its members annually. Members of the Mansfield Township Committee are Mayor Dick Appleby (term ends December 2007), Deputy Mayor George Baldwin (2007), Dick Appleby (2009), Ellen Nerbak (2008) and Cate Oakley (2008).[4]
[edit] Federal, state and county representation
Mansfield Township is in the Fifth Congressional District and is part of New Jersey's 23rd Legislative District.[5]
New Jersey's Fifth Congressional District, covering the northern portions of Bergen County, Passaic County and Sussex County and all of Warren County, is represented by Scott Garrett (R, Wantage Township). New Jersey is represented in the Senate by Frank Lautenberg (D, Cliffside Park) and Bob 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).
Warren County is governed by a three-member Board of Chosen Freeholders. Warren County's Freeholders are: Freeholder Director Richard D. Gardner (term ends 2006), Freeholder Deputy Director John DiMaio (2008) and Freeholder Everett A. Chamberlain (2007).
[edit] Education
Students in grades K-6 attend the Mansfield Township Elementary School as part of the Mansfield Township School District.
Students in grades 7 and up attend the schools of the Warren Hills Regional School District. Warren Hills is a Grade 7-12 district in Warren County that serves approximately 2,100 students from the municipalities of Washington Borough, Washington Township, Mansfield Township, Franklin Township and Oxford Township (for 9-12 only). Students in grades 7 and 8 attend Warren Hills Regional Middle School (745 students) and students in grades 9-12 attend Warren Hills Regional High School (1,377 students).
[edit] References
- ^ Snell, James P. (1881) History of Sussex and Warren Counties, New Jersey, With Illustrations and Biographical Sketches of its Prominent Men and Pioneers. (Centennial ed., Harmony, NJ: Harmony Press, 1981) p. 726
- ^ "The Story of New Jersey's Civil Boundaries: 1606-1968", John P. Snyder, Bureau of Geology and Topography; Trenton, New Jersey; 1969. p. 247.
- ^ New Jersey Resident Population by Municipality: 1930 - 1990. Retrieved on March 3, 2007.
- ^ Mansfield Township Committee, accessed May 27, 2006
- ^ League of Women Voters: 2006 New Jersey Citizen's Guide to Government, p. 60, accessed August 30, 2006
[edit] External links
- Mansfield Township website
- Warren County page for Mansfield Township
- Mansfield Township Elementary School
- Mansfield Township Elementary School's 2005-06 School Report Card from the New Jersey Department of Education
- National Center for Education Statistics data for the Mansfield Township Elementary School]
- Warren Hills Regional School District
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| Boroughs | Alpha | Washington |  |
| Towns | Belvidere | Hackettstown | Phillipsburg | |
| Townships | Allamuchy | Blairstown | Franklin | Frelinghuysen | Greenwich | Hardwick | Harmony | Hope | Independence | Knowlton | Liberty | Lopatcong | Mansfield | Oxford | Pahaquarry (defunct) | Pohatcong | Washington | White | |
| Communities | Allamuchy-Panther Valley | Beattystown | Brass Castle | Great Meadows-Vienna | |
| Rivers | Bear Creek | Beaver Brook | Cory's Brook | Dead River | Delaware River | Lopatcong Creek | Musconetcong River | Paulins Kill | Pequest River | Pohatcong Creek | Pophandusing Creek | Yard's Creek | |
