Mansfield Township is a
township
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Although the term is occasionally associated with an urban area, that tends to be an exception to the rule. In Australia, Ca ...
in
Burlington County,
New Jersey
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, United States. As of the
2010 United States Census
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, the township's population was 8,544.
[ The population increased by 3,454 (+67.9%) from the 5,090 counted in the 2000 Census, which had in turn increased by 1,216 (+31.4%) from the 3,874 counted in the 1990 Census.
]
History
Mansfield was first formed on November 6, 1688, and reformed by Royal charter
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on May 9, 1770. Mansfield was incorporated by an act of the New Jersey Legislature
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on February 21, 1798, as one of New Jersey's initial group of 104 townships. Portions of the township were taken to form Fieldsboro (March 7, 1850, within township; became fully independent c. 1894), Bordentown Township (March 8, 1852) and Florence Township (March 7, 1872).[Snyder, John P]
''The Story of New Jersey's Civil Boundaries: 1606-1968''
Bureau of Geology and Topography; Trenton, New Jersey; 1969. p. 96. Accessed June 20, 2012.
The township was named for Mansfield
Mansfield is a market town and the administrative centre of Mansfield District in Nottinghamshire, England. It is the largest town in the wider Mansfield Urban Area (followed by Sutton-in-Ashfield). It gained the Royal Charter of a market tow ...
, England.
File:Keeler Oak Tree - distance photo, May 2013.jpg, Historic White Oak Tree, known as the "Keeler Oak"
File:Keeler Oak Tree - close up photo, May 2013.jpg, Keeler Oak Tree, May 2013
File:Keeler Oak Tree - sign, May 2013.jpg, Keeler Oak Sign
Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau
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, the township had a total area of 21.89 square miles (56.69 km2), including 21.73 square miles (56.29 km2) of land and 0.16 square miles (0.40 km2) of water (0.71%).
The township borders the Burlington County municipalities of Bordentown Township (to the north and northeast), Chesterfield Township (northeast), Florence Township (southwest) and Springfield Township (south).
Unincorporated communities
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, localities and place names located partially or completely within the township include Bishops Barn, Columbus
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* Columbus, Ohio, capital of the U.S. state of Ohio
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(where the town hall is located), Georgetown, Hedding, Kinkora, Mansfield, Rising Sun Square (also known as Mansfield Square) and Three Tuns. Homestead, a retirement village, consists of 1,200 homes in Columbus.
Liberty Lake is a freshwater spring-fed lake, that allows boating, swimming and fishing.
Demographics
2010 Census
The Census Bureau's 2006–2010 American Community Survey
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showed that (in 2010 inflation-adjusted dollars) median household income
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was $74,671 (with a margin of error of +/− $7,953) and the median family income was $97,774 (+/− $17,454). Males had a median income of $62,215 (+/− $5,997) versus $57,917 (+/− $10,212) for females. The per capita income
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Per capita i ...
for the borough was $38,899 (+/− $4,224). About 2.5% of families and 2.7% of the population were below the poverty line
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, including 2.6% of those under age 18 and 3.6% of those age 65 or over.
2000 Census
As of the 2000 United States Census
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there were 5,090 people, 2,077 households, and 1,561 families residing in the township. The population density was . There were 2,122 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the township was 95.42% White
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, 1.91% African American
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, 0.18% Native American, 1.49% Asian
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, 0.04% Pacific Islander
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, 0.22% from other races
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, and 0.75% from two or more races. Hispanic
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or Latino
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of any race were 1.83% of the population.[Census 2000 Profiles of Demographic / Social / Economic / Housing Characteristics for Mansfield township, Burlington County, New Jersey]
, United States Census Bureau
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. Accessed August 22, 2013.[DP-1: Profile of General Demographic Characteristics: 2000 - Census 2000 Summary File 1 (SF 1) 100-Percent Data for Mansfield township, Burlington County, New Jersey]
, United States Census Bureau
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. Accessed August 22, 2013.
There were 2,077 households, out of which 23.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 68.4% were married couples
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living together, 4.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 24.8% were non-families. 22.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and 17.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.45 and the average family size was 2.86.[
In the township the population was spread out, with 18.7% under the age of 18, 4.9% from 18 to 24, 21.4% from 25 to 44, 23.1% from 45 to 64, and 31.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 49 years. For every 100 females, there were 92.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 87.8 males.][
The median income for a household in the township was $50,757, and the median income for a family was $59,040. Males had a median income of $45,560 versus $40,968 for females. The ]per capita income
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Per capita i ...
for the township was $26,559. About 2.9% of families and 4.5% of the population were below the poverty line
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, including 2.9% of those under age 18 and 4.3% of those age 65 or over.[
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Government
Local government
Mansfield Township is governed under the Township
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form of government, one of 141 municipalities (of the 564) statewide that use this form of government. The Township Committee is comprised of five members who are elected directly by the voters at-large
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in partisan elections to serve three-year terms of office on a staggered basis, with either one or two seats coming up for election each year as part of the November general election in a three-year cycle.[''2012 New Jersey Legislative District Data Book'', ]Rutgers University
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Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy
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, March 2013, p. 103. At an annual reorganization meeting, the Township Committee selects one of its members to serve as Mayor and another as Deputy Mayor. Legislative and executive powers of the township are exercised by the Township Committee as a whole, with the mayor presiding over meetings and voting as a member of the committee.[
, members of the Mansfield Township Committee are ]Mayor
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Marcial Mojena ( R, term on committee ends in 2025; and as mayor ends December 31, 2023), Deputy Mayor
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Many elected dep ...
Rudy Ocello (R, term on committee ends 2022; term as deputy mayor ends 2022), Dan Golenda ( I, 2023), Brian Sisz (R, 2024) and Robert Tallon (I, 2023).[Township Committee]
Mansfield Township. Accessed May 22, 2022. "The Township Committee is the governing body established by State law for the Township form of government. Mansfield has five members who are elected to serve as Township Committee members. The terms of the members are for three years staggered terms, so that at least one member is up for election every year. One member is chosen annually to serve as Mayor."[November 2, 2021 Summary Report Burlington County Official Results]
Burlington County, New Jersey
Burlington County is a county in the U.S. state of New Jersey. The county is the largest by area in New Jersey. Its county seat is Mount Holly. , updated November 18, 2021. Accessed January 1, 2022.[November 3, 2020 Summary Report Burlington County Official Results]
Burlington County, New Jersey
Burlington County is a county in the U.S. state of New Jersey. The county is the largest by area in New Jersey. Its county seat is Mount Holly. , updated November 23, 2020. Accessed January 1, 2021.[November 5, 2019 Summary Report Burlington County Official Results]
Burlington County, New Jersey
Burlington County is a county in the U.S. state of New Jersey. The county is the largest by area in New Jersey. Its county seat is Mount Holly. , updated November 16, 2019. Accessed January 1, 2020.
Local elections
In 2020, independent candidates Dan Golenda and Bob Tallon ran a successful write-in campaign against incumbent Republicans Janice DiGiuseppe and her running mate Efthimios 'Paul' Tsiknakis, winning 4,812 total votes versus 4,262.[ This was in response to a public outcry of Mansfield losing an affordable housing litigation suit, and the then-committee voting several actively-farmed parcels as "redevelopment" to cover financial issues in the township, which started a warehousing boom in the community. The following year 2021, Marcial Mojena (R) and Paul 'Brian' Sisz (R) ran a similarly successful "No More Warehouses" campaign.][ In 2022, the committee adopted an ordinance to remove warehousing as a permitted use in all zones of the township, until the impact from the currently approved warehouses in the township could be evaluated.
Janice A. DiGiuseppe resigned in August 2015, citing personal reasons for leaving office after five years. The following month, the council selected Laverne Cholewa from a list of three candidates nominated by the Republican municipal committee to fill the vacancy. In November 2015, Cholewa was elected to serve the two years remaining on the term of office previously held by DiGiuseppe.][November 3, 2015 Summary Report Burlington County Official Results / Recounts Appended]
Burlington County, New Jersey
Burlington County is a county in the U.S. state of New Jersey. The county is the largest by area in New Jersey. Its county seat is Mount Holly. , November 25, 2015. Accessed June 20, 2016.
2013 revaluation issues
After a property revaluation was completed in 2013 and based on changes in tax levies by the municipality and the local school districts, the property tax rate increased by almost 50%, from $2.01 per $100 in assessed value in 2012 to $2.93 in 2013. A group of residents has complained to the New Jersey Division of Taxation, claiming that home values had been calculated incorrectly and arbitrarily, showing data that a sample of smaller homes saw taxes drop 8% while taxes on larger homes increased by 10%. The Mansfield Township tax assessor denied the claims and responded that the revaluation complied with all state legal requirements.
Federal, state and county representation
Mansfield Township is located in the 3rd Congressional District[Plan Components Report]
New Jersey Redistricting Commission
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, December 23, 2011. Accessed February 1, 2020. and is part of New Jersey's 8th state legislative district.[Municipalities Sorted by 2011-2020 Legislative District]
New Jersey Department of State
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. Accessed February 1, 2020.[''2019 New Jersey Citizen's Guide to Government'']
New Jersey League of Women Voters
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. Accessed October 30, 2019. Prior to the 2010 Census, Mansfield Township had been part of the , a change made by the New Jersey Redistricting Commission
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that took effect in January 2013, based on the results of the November 2012 general elections.[''2011 New Jersey Citizen's Guide to Government'']
, p. 60, New Jersey League of Women Voters
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. Accessed May 22, 2015.
Burlington County is governed by a Board of County Commissioners comprised of five members who are chosen at-large
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in partisan elections to serve three-year terms of office on a staggered basis, with either one or two seats coming up for election each year; at an annual reorganization meeting, the board selects a director and deputy director from among its members.[Board of County Commissioners]
Burlington County, New Jersey. Accessed February 26, 2022. , Burlington County Board of County Commissioners
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are
Commissioner Director Daniel J. O'Connell ( D, Delran Township; term as commissioner ends December 31, 2024; term as director ends 2022)
Commissioner Deputy Director Tom Pullion (D, Edgewater Park, term as commissioner ends 2023; term as deputy director ends 2022),
Allison Eckel (D, Medford, 2022; appointed to fill an unexpired term),
Felicia Hopson (D, Willingboro Township, 2024) and
Balvir Singh
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(D, Burlington Township, 2023).[
Burlington County's Constitutional Officers are
County Clerk Joanne Schwartz (R, Southampton Township, 2023),
Sheriff Anthony Basantis (D, Burlington Township, 2022) and
Surrogate Brian J. Carlin (D, Burlington Township, 2026).
]
Politics
As of March 23, 2011, there were a total of 6,195 registered voters in Mansfield Township, of which 1,838 (29.7% vs. 33.3% countywide) were registered as Democrats, 1,957 (31.6% vs. 23.9%) were registered as Republicans and 2,396 (38.7% vs. 42.8%) were registered as Unaffiliated. There were 4 voters registered as Libertarians
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or Greens.[Voter Registration Summary - Burlington]
New Jersey Department of State
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Division of Elections, March 23, 2011. Accessed December 25, 2014. Among the township's 2010 Census population, 72.5% (vs. 61.7% in Burlington County) were registered to vote, including 91.3% of those ages 18 and over (vs. 80.3% countywide).[
In the 2012 presidential election, Democrat ]Barack Obama
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received 2,499 votes here (49.6% vs. 58.1% countywide), ahead of Republican Mitt Romney
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with 2,447 votes (48.6% vs. 40.2%) and other candidates with 43 votes (0.9% vs. 1.0%), among the 5,037 ballots cast by the township's 6,411 registered voters, for a turnout of 78.6% (vs. 74.5% in Burlington County). In the 2008 presidential election, Democrat Barack Obama received 2,612 votes here (50.2% vs. 58.4% countywide), ahead of Republican John McCain
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with 2,500 votes (48.0% vs. 39.9%) and other candidates with 56 votes (1.1% vs. 1.0%), among the 5,206 ballots cast by the township's 6,277 registered voters, for a turnout of 82.9% (vs. 80.0% in Burlington County). In the 2004 presidential election, Republican George W. Bush
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received 2,494 votes here (57.0% vs. 46.0% countywide), ahead of Democrat John Kerry
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with 2,237 votes (51.1% vs. 52.9%) and other candidates with 38 votes (0.9% vs. 0.8%), among the 4,379 ballots cast by the township's 5,822 registered voters, for a turnout of 75.2% (vs. 78.8% in the whole county).
In the 2013 gubernatorial election, Republican Chris Christie
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received 2,254 votes here (68.1% vs. 61.4% countywide), ahead of Democrat Barbara Buono
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with 974 votes (29.4% vs. 35.8%) and other candidates with 28 votes (0.8% vs. 1.2%), among the 3,312 ballots cast by the township's 6,427 registered voters, yielding a 51.5% turnout (vs. 44.5% in the county). In the 2009 gubernatorial election, Republican Chris Christie received 1,986 votes here (53.3% vs. 47.7% countywide), ahead of Democrat Jon Corzine
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with 1,485 votes (39.9% vs. 44.5%), Independent Chris Daggett
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with 149 votes (4.0% vs. 4.8%) and other candidates with 86 votes (2.3% vs. 1.2%), among the 3,724 ballots cast by the township's 6,263 registered voters, yielding a 59.5% turnout (vs. 44.9% in the county).
Education
Students in public school for kindergarten
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through sixth grade
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attend the Mansfield Public Schools
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. As of the 2017–2018 school year, the district, comprised of two schools, had an enrollment of 562 students and 58.1 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio
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of 9.7:1.[District information for Mansfield Township School District]
National Center for Education Statistics
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. Accessed November 1, 2019. Schools in the district (with 2017–2018 enrollment data from the National Center for Education Statistics
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) are
John Hydock Elementary School with 198 students in grades K–2 and
Mansfield Township Elementary School with 362 students in grades 3–6.
Children in public school for seventh
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through twelfth grade
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s attend the schools of the Northern Burlington County Regional School District
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, which also serves students from Chesterfield Township, North Hanover Township and Springfield Township, along with children of military personnel based at Joint Base McGuire–Dix–Lakehurst
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. The schools in the district (with 2017–2018 enrollment data from the National Center for Education Statistics
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) are
Northern Burlington County Regional Middle School with 834 students in grades 7–8 and
Northern Burlington County Regional High School
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with 1,335 students in grades 9–12. Both schools are in the Columbus
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section of Mansfield Township. Using a formula that reflects the population and the value of the assessed property in each of the constituent municipalities, taxpayers in Mansfield Township pay 46.5% of the district's tax levy, with the district's 2013–2014 budget including $35.6 million in spending. The 7–12 district's board of education
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has nine members, who are elected directly by voters to serve three-year terms of office on a staggered basis, with three seats up for election each year. The nine seats on the Board of Education are allocated based on the population of the constituent municipalities, with two seats assigned to Mansfield Township.
Students from Mansfield Township, and from all of Burlington County, are eligible to attend the Burlington County Institute of Technology
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, a countywide public school district that serves the vocational and technical education needs of students at the high school and post-secondary level at its campuses in Medford and Westampton Township.
Transportation
Roads and highways
, the township had a total of of roadways, of which were maintained by the municipality, by Burlington County and by the New Jersey Department of Transportation
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and by the New Jersey Turnpike Authority.
Mansfield is the location where Interstate 95
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(I-95) joins the New Jersey Turnpike
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at Interchange 6. I-95 stretches for through the township, connecting Florence Township in the west (via the turnpike's Pennsylvania Extension) to Bordentown Township on the township's northern border (via the mainline turnpike). The mainline of the turnpike continues south from its junction with I-95 into Springfield Township. Local access to Mansfield is via interchanges with U.S. Route 206 in neighboring Bordentown Township and with U.S. Route 130 in neighboring Florence Township.
Interstate 295 also passes through Mansfield, with one interchange, Exit 52, located within the township. Route 68 and County Route 543 also pass through Mansfield.
Public transportation
NJ Transit
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provides bus service in the township between Trenton and Philadelphia
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on the 409 route.
Notable people
People who were born in, residents of, or otherwise closely associated with Mansfield Township include:
* Rosey Brown
Roosevelt "Rosey" Brown Jr. (October 20, 1932 – June 9, 2004) was an American professional football player who was an offensive tackle in the National Football League (NFL) for the New York Giants from 1953 to 1965. He previously played coll ...
(1932–2004), offensive tackle
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* Offensive, the former name of the Dutch political party Socialist Alternative
* Offensive (military), an attack
* Offensive language
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who played in the NFL for the New York Giants
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and was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame
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* Oliver Cromwell
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(1752–1853), African-American
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soldier, who served with the 2nd New Jersey Regiment of the Continental Army
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during the American Revolutionary War
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* Willie Drewrey (born 1963), wide receiver who played for nine seasons in the NFL, for the Houston Oilers
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and Tampa Bay Buccaneers
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* Cedric Jackson
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(born 1986), professional basketball player
* Henry Miller Shreve
Henry Miller Shreve (October 21, 1785 – March 6, 1851) was the American inventor and steamboat captain who opened the Mississippi, Ohio, and Red rivers to steamboat navigation. Shreveport, Louisiana, is named in his honor.
Shreve was also instru ...
(1785–1851), inventor and steamboat captain who opened the Mississippi River
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to steamboat navigation, becoming the namesake of Shreveport, Louisiana
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* Israel Shreve
Israel Shreve (December 24, 1739 – December 14, 1799) was a colonel in the 2nd New Jersey Regiment during the American Revolution. He fought at the Battle of Brandywine and at the Battle of Germantown and wintered at Valley Forge.
Early ...
(1739–1799), colonel in the 2nd New Jersey Regiment during the American Revolution War
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who fought at the Battle of Springfield
* Eddie Smith (1913–1994), starting pitcher
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who played for 10 seasons in Major League Baseball
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and gave up the first hit in Joe DiMaggio
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's 56-game hitting streak[Jensen, Chris]
''Baseball State by State: Major and Negro League Players, Ballparks, Museums and Historical Sites''
McFarland & Company
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, 2012. . Accessed November 26, 2013. "Eddie Smith (Mansfield) of the White Sox gave up the first hit to Joe DiMaggio when he started his 56-game hitting streak on May 15, 1941."
References
External links
Mansfield Township website
Mansfield Public Schools
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Data for the Mansfield Public Schools
National Center for Education Statistics
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Northern Burlington County Regional School District
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Data for the Northern Burlington County Regional School District
National Center for Education Statistics
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{{Geographic location
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, North = Bordentown Township
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, East = Chesterfield Township
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, South = Springfield Township
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, West = Florence Township
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1688 establishments in New Jersey
Populated places established in 1688
Township form of New Jersey government
Townships in Burlington County, New Jersey