| Mansfield Township, New Jersey | |
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| — Township — | |
| Map of Mansfield Township in Warren County. Inset: Location of Warren County highlighted in the State of New Jersey. | |
| Census Bureau map of Mansfield Township, Warren County, New Jersey | |
| Coordinates: | |
| Country | United States |
| State | New Jersey |
| County | Warren |
| Incorporated | February 21, 1798 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Township (New Jersey) |
| • Mayor | Ted J. Tomaszewski (R, 2011)[1] |
| Area | |
| • Total | 29.9 sq mi (77.5 km2) |
| • Land | 29.9 sq mi (77.5 km2) |
| • Water | 0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2) |
| Elevation[2] | 768 ft (234 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 7,725 |
| • Density | 258.4/sq mi (99.7/km2) |
| Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| ZIP code | 07865 - Port Murray |
| Area code(s) | 908 |
| FIPS code | 34-43320[3][4] |
| GNIS feature ID | 0882249[5] |
| Website | www.mansfieldtownship-nj.gov |
Mansfield Township is a township in Warren County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the township population was 7,725. The township was created in 1754 out of Greenwich Township and was named after William Murray, 1st Earl of Mansfield.[6] 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 one of New Jersey's initial group of 104 townships 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).[7]
Beattystown is a census-designated place and unincorporated area located within Mansfield Township.
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According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 29.9 square miles (77.5 km²), of which, 29.9 square miles (77.5 km²) of it is land and 0.04 square miles (0.1 km²) of it (0.07%) is water.
| Liberty Twp | Independence Twp | Hackettstown | ||
| Oxford Twp and White Twp | Washington Twp | |||
| Mansfield Twp | ||||
| Washington Twp | Lebanon Twp |
| Historical populations | |||
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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% | |
| 2010 | 7,725 | 16.1% | |
| Population 1930 - 1990.[8] | |||
As of the census[3] of 2000, there were 6,653 people, 2,334 households, and 1,750 families residing in the township. The population density was 222.3 people per square mile (85.9/km²). There were 2,415 housing units at an average density of 80.7 per square mile (31.2/km²). 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.
Mansfield Township is governed under the Township form of government with a five-member Township Committee. The Township Committee is elected directly by the voters in partisan elections to serve three-year terms of office on a staggered basis, with one or two seats coming up for election each year.[9] At an annual reorganization meeting, the Township Committee selects one of its members to serve as Mayor and another to serve as Deputy Mayor.
As of 2011[update], members of the Mansfield Township Committee are Mayor Ted J. Tomaszewski (R, term ends December 31, 2011), Deputy Mayor Joseph Watters (R, 2012), Michael Clancy (R, 2012), Ellen Nerbak (R, 2011) and Brad Smith (R, 2013).[10][11]
Mansfield Township is in the 5th Congressional district. New Jersey's Fifth Congressional District is represented by Scott Garrett (R, Wantage Township). New Jersey is represented in the United States Senate by Frank Lautenberg (D, Cliffside Park) and Bob Menendez (D, Hoboken).
Mansfield is in the 23rd Legislative District (New Jersey) of the New Jersey Legislature, which is represented in the New Jersey Senate by Michael J. Doherty (R, Oxford Township) and in the New Jersey General Assembly by John DiMaio (R, Hackettstown) and Erik Peterson (R, Franklin Township).[12]
Warren County is governed by a Board of Chosen Freeholders whose three members are elected at-large on a staggered basis with one seat coming up for election each year. As of 2011, Warren County's Freeholders are Freeholder Director Everett A. Chamberlain (Belvidere, term ends December 31, 2012), Freeholder Deputy Director Richard D. Gardner (Asbury, 2011) and Freeholder Jason Sarnoski (Lopatcong Township, 2013).[13]
Students in public school for grades PreK-6 attend the Mansfield Township Elementary School as part of the Mansfield Township School District. The school had an enrollment of 710 students as of the 2009-10 school year.[14]
Public school students in grades 7 to 12 attend the schools of the Warren Hills Regional School District. Warren Hills is a Grade 7-12 district in Warren County that serves students from the municipalities of Washington Borough, Washington Township, Mansfield Township, Franklin Township and Oxford Township (for 9-12 only).[15] Schools in the district (with 2009-10 enrollment data from the National Center for Education Statistics[16] are Warren Hills Regional Middle School (grades 7 and 8; 595 students) located in Washington Borough and Warren Hills Regional High School (grades 9 - 12; 1,354 students) located in Washington Township.
A small general aviation airport, named Hackettstown Airport and holding the official database designation of (FAA LID: N05) is in Mansfield Township, only a few hundred yards from the municipal border with Hackettstown proper.
The only major roads that pass through are Route 31 which passes through briefly in the west, and Route 57 in the southern part.
No limited access roads traverse through. However, they are accessible two towns over such as I-78 (in Franklin, Union, Clinton and Tewksbury) and I-80 (in Knowlton, Hope, Allamuchy and Mt. Olive).
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