Demographics

As of the census

Census

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of 2000, there were 5,090 people, 2,077 households, and 1,561 families residing in the township. The population density

Population density

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 was 234.3 people per square mile (90.5/km²). There were 2,122 housing units at an average density of 97.7 per square mile (37.7/km²). The racial makeup of the township was 95.42% White, 1.91% African American, 0.18% Native American, 1.49% Asian, 0.04% Pacific Islander, 0.22% from other races

Race (United States Census)

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, and 0.75% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.83% of the population.

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

Marriage

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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

Per capita income

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 for the township was $26,559. About 2.9% of families and 4.5% of the population were below the poverty line, including 2.9% of those under age 18 and 4.3% of those age 65 or over.

Local government

Mansfield Township is governed under the Township

Township (New Jersey)

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 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 as Deputy Mayor. The Mayor presides at the meetings and votes as a member of the Committee. All formal legislative and executive powers are exercised by the Committee as a whole.

The Township Committee has allocated coordination of administrative and departmental functions among its members. Every Township board and department has at least one member of Committee as a liaison.

Members of the Mansfield Township Committee are Mayor

Mayor

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 Arthur Pugglia, Deputy Mayor

Deputy Mayor

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 Kenneth Denti, Robert Higgins, LaVerne Cholewa and Terri Tallon-Hammill.

Federal, state and county representation

Mansfield Township is in the 4th Congressional district.

Mansfield is in the

Education

Children in grades K - 6 attend the Mansfield Public Schools

Mansfield Public Schools

The Mansfield Public Schools are a comprehensive community public school district, serving students in kindergarten through sixth grade from Mansfield Township, in Burlington County, New Jersey, United States....

. Schools in the district (with 2005-06 enrollment data from the National Center for Education Statistics

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.) are John Hydock Elementary School, serving grades Pre-K through 2 "Home of the Cougars" (302 students) and Mansfield Township Elementary School serving Grades 3-6 "Home of the Mustangs" (372 students).

Children in public school for grades 7 - 12 attend the schools of the Northern Burlington County Regional School District

Northern Burlington County Regional School District

The Northern Burlington County Regional School District serves children in grades 7 through 12 from four communities in Burlington County, New Jersey, United States...

, which also serves students from Chesterfield Township

Chesterfield Township, New Jersey

-Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there were 5,955 people, 899 households, and 744 families residing in the township. The population density was 278.1 people per square mile . There were 924 housing units at an average density of 43.1 per square mile...

, North Hanover Township

North Hanover Township, New Jersey

-Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there were 7,347 people, 2,498 households, and 2,020 families residing in the township. The population density was 423.7 people per square mile . There were 2,670 housing units at an average density of 154.0 per square mile...

 and Springfield Township

Springfield Township, Burlington County, New Jersey

-Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there were 3,227 people, 1,098 households, and 906 families residing in the township. The population density was 107.4 people per square mile . There were 1,138 housing units at an average density of 37.9 per square mile...

, along with children of United States Air Force

United States Air Force

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 personnel based at McGuire Air Force Base

McGuire Air Force Base

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. The schools in the district (with 2005-06 enrollment data from the National Center for Education Statistics

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) are
Northern Burlington County Regional Middle School for grades 7 and 8 (665 students) and
Northern Burlington County Regional High School

Northern Burlington County Regional High School

Northern Burlington County Regional High School is a four-year comprehensive public high school that serves students in ninth through twelfth grade from four communities in Burlington County, New Jersey, United States, as part of the Northern Burlington County Regional School District...

 for grades 9-12 (1,264 students). Both schools are in the Columbus

Columbus, New Jersey

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 section of Mansfield Township.

Transportation

Interstate 95

Interstate 95 in New Jersey

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 (the New Jersey Turnpike

New Jersey Turnpike

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) and Interstate 295

Interstate 295 (Delaware-New Jersey)

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 pass through the township, as do U.S. Route 130

U.S. Route 130

U.S. Route 130 is a north–south U.S. Highway completely within the state of New Jersey. It runs from Interstate 295 and US 40 at Deepwater in Pennsville Township, Salem County, where the road continues east as Route 49, north to US 1 in North Brunswick Township, Middlesex County, where...

, U.S. Route 206

U.S. Route 206

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 and Route 68.
Mansfield Township houses Interchange 6 on the turnpike, which connects to the Pennsylvania Extension

Pennsylvania Turnpike

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 and Route 130. The 6 tollgate is located further west on the Penn Ext. in the township of Florence

Florence Township, New Jersey

-Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there were 10,746 people, 4,149 households, and 2,891 families residing in the township. The population density was 1,106.5 people per square mile . There were 4,391 housing units at an average density of 452.1 per square mile...

.

On December 1, 2004, the Turnpike Authority announced a plan to extend the 'dual-dual' setup of the turnpike from Exit 8A in Monroe Township

Monroe Township, Middlesex County, New Jersey

Monroe Township is a Township in Middlesex County, New Jersey, United States. As of the United States 2000 Census, the township population was 27,999. Monroe was incorporated as a township by an Act of the New Jersey Legislature on April 9, 1838, from portions of South Amboy Township, based on the...

 to Exit 6. This widening would change the current configuration (from 3-3) to "3-3-3-3" and is anticipated to be completed by 2014.

New Jersey Transit

New Jersey Transit

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 provides bus service to Philadelphia on the 409  route.

External links

• Mansfield Township website
• Mansfield Public Schools
• Data for the Mansfield Public Schools, National Center for Education Statistics
  National Center for Education Statistics
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• Northern Burlington County Regional School District
• Data for the Northern Burlington County Regional School District, National Center for Education Statistics
  National Center for Education Statistics
  The National Center for Education Statistics is the part of the United States Department of Education's Institute of Education Sciences that collects, analyzes, and publishes statistics on education and public school district finance information in the United States...