for other New Jersey townships with the same name see Mansfield Township, New Jersey

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. 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).

Beattystown is a census-designated place and unincorporated area located within Mansfield Township.

Geography

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.

Demographics

As of the census 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/sq mi (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.

Government

Local government

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. At an annual reorganization meeting, 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 Ellen Nerbak (R, term ends December 31, 2008), Deputy Mayor George Baldwin (R, 2010), Robert Jewell (R, 2010), Cate Oakley (R, 2008) and Joseph Watters (R, 2009).

Federal, state and county representation

Mansfield Township is in the Fifth Congressional District and is part of New Jersey's 23rd Legislative District.

Education

Students in public school for grades K-6 attend the Mansfield Township Elementary School as part of the Mansfield Township School District. The school had an enrollment of 711 students as of the 2005-06 school year.

Public school 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).

A small general aviation airport, named Hackettstown Airport and holding the official database designation of is in Mansfield Township, only a few hundred yards from the municipal border with Hackettstown proper.

References

External links

• Mansfield Township website
• Warren County page for Mansfield Township
• Mansfield Township Elementary School
• Data for the Mansfield Township Elementary School, National Center for Education Statistics
• Warren Hills Regional School District