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
Warren County Warren County is the name of fourteen counties in the USA. Some are named after General Joseph Warren, who was killed in the Battle of Bunker Hill in the American Revolutionary War:
* Warren County, Georgia
* Warren County, Illinois
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,
New Jersey
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, United States. As of the
2010 United States Census
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, the township's population was 7,725, reflecting an increase of 1,072 (+16.1%) from the 6,653 counted in the 2000 Census, which had in turn declined by 501 (−7.0%) from the 7,154 counted in the 1990 Census.
What is now Mansfield Township was formed on May 30, 1754, as Mansfield-Woodhouse Township from portions of Greenwich Township, while the area was still part of Sussex County, and was incorporated as Mansfield Township on February 21, 1798, as one of New Jersey's initial group of 104 townships by an act of the
New Jersey Legislature
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. The 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).Snyder, John P ''The Story of New Jersey's Civil Boundaries: 1606-1968'' Bureau of Geology and Topography; Trenton, New Jersey; 1969. p. 247. Accessed June 10, 2013. The township was named after
William Murray, 1st Earl of Mansfield
William Murray, 1st Earl of Mansfield, PC, SL (2 March 170520 March 1793) was a British barrister, politician and judge noted for his reform of English law. Born to Scottish nobility, he was educated in Perth, Scotland, before moving to Lond ...
United States Census Bureau
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, the township had a total area of 29.69 square miles (76.90 km2), including 29.59 square miles (76.63 km2) of land and 0.11 square miles (0.27 km2) of water (0.35%).
Anderson
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unincorporated communities
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and
census-designated place
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United States Census Bureau
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, p. III-5, August 2012. Accessed June 10, 2013.
Other unincorporated communities, localities and place names located partially or completely within the township include Karrsville, Mount Bethel, Penwell, Rockport and Stephensburg.
The township borders the municipalities of Hackettstown, Independence Township, Liberty Township, Oxford Township and Washington Township in Warren County; Lebanon Township in
Hunterdon County
Hunterdon County is a county located in the western section of the U.S. state of New Jersey. As of the 2020 U.S. census, the county's population was 128,947, making it the state's 18th-most populous county,Washington Township in Morris County.
Demographics
The Township's economic data (as is all of Warren County) is calculated by the U.S. Census Bureau as part of the
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ Metropolitan Statistical Area
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.
Census 2010
The Census Bureau's 2006–2010
American Community Survey
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showed that (in 2010
inflation-adjusted
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dollars)
median household income
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was $74,063 (with a margin of error of +/− $8,316) and the median family income was $87,434 (+/− $8,330). Males had a median income of $56,567 (+/− $5,612) versus $41,583 (+/− $1,597) for females. The
per capita income
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Per capita i ...
for the borough was $32,259 (+/− $2,751). About 5.1% of families and 6.3% of the population were below the
poverty line
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, including 8.3% of those under age 18 and 3.9% of those age 65 or over.
Census 2000
As of the
2000 United States census
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there were 6,653 people, 2,334 households, and 1,750 families residing in the township. The
population density
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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
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, 4.51%
African American
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Asian
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, 1.59% from
other races
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, and 1.53% from two or more races.
Hispanic
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The term commonly applies to countries with a cultural and historical link to Spain and to Vic ...
or
Latino
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* Hispanic and Latino Americans in the United States
* The people or cultures of Latin America;
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United States Census Bureau
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United States Census Bureau
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. Accessed June 10, 2013.
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
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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 ownship 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
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Per capita i ...
for the township was $26,277. About 2.7% of families and 3.9% of the population were below the
poverty line
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, including 3.9% of those under age 18 and 5.9% of those age 65 or over.
Government
Local government
Mansfield Township is governed under the
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 ...
form of New Jersey municipal government, one of 141 municipalities (of the 564) statewide that use this form, the second-most commonly used form of government in the state. 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 conducted during the first week of January, the Township Committee selects one of its members to serve as Mayor and another to serve as Deputy Mayor.
, members of the Mansfield Township Committee are
Mayor
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Joseph E. Watters ( R, term on committee ends December 31, 2024; term as mayor ends 2022),
Deputy mayor
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Duties and functions
Many elected dep ...
Warren County, New Jersey
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, updated November 12, 2019. Accessed January 1, 2020.
In January 2020, Tony Cardell, who had been elected as a Republican in November 2019, announced that he would not be taking office for the seat expiring in December 2022. Glen McGuinness was elected in November 2021 to fill the balance of the term of office.
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New Jersey Department of State
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League of Women Voters
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. Accessed October 30, 2019.
Politics
As of March 23, 2011, there were a total of 4,443 registered voters in Mansfield Township, of which 779 (17.5% vs. 21.5% countywide) were registered as Democrats, 1,784 (40.2% vs. 35.3%) were registered as Republicans and 1,877 (42.2% vs. 43.1%) were registered as Unaffiliated. There were three voters registered as
Libertarians
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New Jersey Department of State
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Division of Elections, March 23, 2011. Accessed June 10, 2013. Among the township's 2010 Census population, 57.5% (vs. 62.3% in Warren County) were registered to vote, including 74.6% of those ages 18 and over (vs. 81.5% countywide).
In the 2012 presidential election, Republican
Mitt Romney
Willard Mitt Romney (born March 12, 1947) is an American politician, businessman, and lawyer serving as the junior United States senator from Utah since January 2019, succeeding Orrin Hatch. He served as the 70th governor of Massachusetts f ...
received 1,789 votes (57.6% vs. 56.0% countywide), ahead of Democrat
Barack Obama
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with 1,232 votes (39.7% vs. 40.8%) and other candidates with 45 votes (1.4% vs. 1.7%), among the 3,105 ballots cast by the township's 4,596 registered voters, for a turnout of 67.6% (vs. 66.7% in Warren County). In the 2008 presidential election, Republican
John McCain
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received 1,925 votes (57.5% vs. 55.2% countywide), ahead of Democrat Barack Obama with 1,328 votes (39.7% vs. 41.4%) and other candidates with 50 votes (1.5% vs. 1.6%), among the 3,349 ballots cast by the township's 4,504 registered voters, for a turnout of 74.4% (vs. 73.4% in Warren County). In the 2004 presidential election, Republican
George W. Bush
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received 2,043 votes (64.6% vs. 61.0% countywide), ahead of Democrat
John Kerry
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with 1,076 votes (34.0% vs. 37.2%) and other candidates with 34 votes (1.1% vs. 1.3%), among the 3,163 ballots cast by the township's 4,227 registered voters, for a turnout of 74.8% (vs. 76.3% in the whole county).
In the 2013 gubernatorial election, Republican
Chris Christie
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Christie, who was born in Ne ...
received 74.1% of the vote (1,251 cast), ahead of Democrat
Barbara Buono
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with 23.7% (401 votes), and other candidates with 2.2% (37 votes), among the 1,715 ballots cast by the township's 4,683 registered voters (26 ballots were spoiled), for a turnout of 36.6%. In the 2009 gubernatorial election, Republican Chris Christie received 1,415 votes (66.5% vs. 61.3% countywide), ahead of Democrat
Jon Corzine
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with 482 votes (22.6% vs. 25.7%), Independent
Chris Daggett
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with 171 votes (8.0% vs. 9.8%) and other candidates with 29 votes (1.4% vs. 1.5%), among the 2,129 ballots cast by the township's 4,360 registered voters, yielding a 48.8% turnout (vs. 49.6% in the county).
Education
Students in public school for
pre-kindergarten
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through
sixth grade
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are served by the
Mansfield Township School District
The Mansfield Township School District is a community public school district that serves students in pre-kindergarten through sixth grade from Mansfield Township, in Warren County, New Jersey, United States.
Warren County, New Jersey
Warren County is a county located in the U.S. state of New Jersey. As of the 2020 U.S. census, the county's population was 109,632, representing an increase of 940 (0.9%) from the 108,692 residents counted at the 2010 census. The county borde ...
. Accessed December 27, 2022.As of the 2018–19 school year, the district, comprised of one school, had an enrollment of 607 students and 56.8 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a
student–teacher ratio
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National Center for Education Statistics
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. Accessed April 1, 2020.
Public school students in
seventh
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through
twelfth grade
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s attend the schools of the
Warren Hills Regional School District
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National Center for Education Statistics
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) are
Warren Hills Regional Middle School with 542 students in grades 7 and 8 (located in Washington Borough) and
Warren Hills Regional High School
Warren Hills Regional High School is a four-year public high school located on Jackson Valley Road in Washington Township in Warren County, New Jersey, United States, operating as part of the Warren Hills Regional School District. The school of ...
with 1,205 students in grades 9–12 (located in Washington Township). Seats on the high school district's nine-member board of education are allocated to based on the population of the constituent municipalities, with three seats assigned to Mansfield Township.
Students from the township and from all of Warren County are eligible to attend Ridge and Valley Charter School in Frelinghuysen Township (for grades K–8) or
Warren County Technical School
Warren County Technical School (WCTS) is a technical and vocational public high school located in Washington, which serves students in ninth through twelfth grades as well as adult learners from across Warren County, United States, as part of t ...
in Washington borough (for 9–12), with special education services provided by local districts supplemented throughout the county by the
Warren County Special Services School District
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New Jersey is a st ...
in Oxford Township (for PreK–12).
Transportation
Roads and highways
, the township had a total of of roadways, of which were maintained by the municipality, by Warren County and by the
New Jersey Department of Transportation
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.
The only major roads that pass through are Route 31 which passes through briefly in the west and Route 57 runs for in the southern part.
No limited access roads traverse through. However, they are accessible two towns over such as
Interstate 78
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(in
Franklin
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People
* Franklin (given name)
* Franklin (surname)
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,
Union
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* Trade union, an organization of workers
* Union (set theory), in mathematics, a fundamental operation on sets
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Music
* Union (band), an American rock group
** ''Un ...
Interstate 80
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Hope
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Hackettstown Airport
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and holding the official database designation of is in Mansfield Township, only a few hundred yards from the municipal border with Hackettstown.
Rail service is provided into Hackettstown by
NJ Transit
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over
Norfolk Southern
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's Washington Secondary line which, in the Rockport section of Mansfield Township, passes the location of the Rockport Wreck, a train accident that occurred on June 16, 1925, that resulted in 50 fatalities.
Notable people
People who were born in, residents of, or otherwise closely associated with Mansfield Township include:
* Michael Weiner (1961–2013), attorney who served as the fifth executive director of the
Major League Baseball Players Association
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The Star-Ledger
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'', January 6, 2013. Accessed May 3, 2015. "From childhood to college, law school to labor relations, his role as executive director of the MLB Players Association to his home in Mansfield Township, Michael Weiner drew people together."