Demographics

As of the census

Census

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of 2000, there were 6,653 people, 2,334 households, and 1,750 families residing in the township. The population density

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, 4.51% African American, 0.24% Native American, 1.22% Asian, 1.59% from other races

Race (United States Census)

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, 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

Marriage

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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 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

Per capita income

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 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.

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 to serve as Deputy Mayor.

, members of the Mansfield Township Committee are Mayor

Mayor

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 Ted J. Tomaszewski (R

Republican Party (United States)

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, term ends December 31, 2011), Deputy Mayor

Deputy Mayor

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 Joseph Watters (R, 2012), Michael Clancy (R, 2012), Ellen Nerbak (R, 2011) and Brad Smith (R, 2013).

Federal, state and county representation

Mansfield Township is in the 5th Congressional district.

Mansfield is in the

Education

Students in public school for grades PreK-6 attend the Mansfield Township Elementary School as part of the Mansfield Township School District

Mansfield Township School District

The Mansfield Township School District is a community public school district that serves students in kindergarten through sixth grade from Mansfield Township, in Warren County, New Jersey, United States....

. The school had an enrollment of 710 students as of the 2009-10 school year.

Public school students in grades 7 to 12 attend the schools of the Warren Hills Regional School District

Warren Hills Regional School District

The Warren Hills Regional School District is a Grade 7-12 comprehensive public school district located in Warren County, New Jersey that serves approximately 2,100 students from the municipalities of Washington Borough, Washington Township, Mansfield Township and Franklin Township, along with...

. Warren Hills is a Grade 7-12 district in Warren County

Warren County, New Jersey

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 that serves students from the municipalities of Washington Borough

Washington, New Jersey

Washington is a borough in Warren County, New Jersey, United States. As of the United States 2010 Census, the borough population was 6,461. The borough is located in the eastern most region of the Lehigh Valley....

, Washington Township

Washington Township, Warren County, New Jersey

Washington Township is a Township in Warren County, New Jersey, United States. As of the United States 2010 Census, the township population was 6,651. It is part of the eastern most region of the Lehigh Valley. It is one of six municipalities in New Jersey under the name Washington...

, Mansfield Township, Franklin Township

Franklin Township, Warren County, New Jersey

- Local government :Franklin 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...

 and Oxford Township

Oxford Township, New Jersey

Oxford Township is a Township in Warren County, New Jersey, United States. As of the United States 2010 Census, the township population was 2,514...

 (for 9-12 only). Schools in the district (with 2009-10 enrollment data from the National Center for Education Statistics

National Center for Education Statistics

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 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.

Transportation

A small general aviation airport, named Hackettstown Airport

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

Hackettstown, New Jersey

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 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

Interstate 78 in New Jersey

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 (in Franklin

Franklin Township, Warren County, New Jersey

- Local government :Franklin 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...

, Union

Union Township, Hunterdon County, New Jersey

-Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there were 6,160 people, 1,666 households, and 1,162 families residing in the township. The population density was 324.8 people per square mile . There were 1,725 housing units at an average density of 90.9 per square mile...

, Clinton

Clinton Township, New Jersey

Clinton Township is a Township in Hunterdon County, New Jersey, United States. As of the United States 2010 Census, the township population was 13,478....

 and Tewksbury

Tewksbury Township, New Jersey

Tewksbury Township is a Township located in Hunterdon County, New Jersey and is located within the New York Metropolitan Area. As of the United States 2010 Census, the township population was 5,993...

) and I-80

Interstate 80 in New Jersey

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 (in Knowlton

Knowlton Township, New Jersey

- Local government :The Knowlton Township Committee consists of Mayor Frank Van Horn , Deputy Mayor Ronald Farber , Theresa Capriccio , René Mathez and Scott Odorizzi ....

, Hope

Hope Township, New Jersey

-Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there were 1,891 people, 697 households, and 538 families residing in the township. The population density was 102.2 people per square mile . There were 747 housing units at an average density of 40.4 per square mile...

, Allamuchy

Allamuchy Township, New Jersey

-Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there were 3,877 people, 1,692 households, and 1,133 families residing in the township. The population density was 188.8 people per square mile . There were 1,774 housing units at an average density of 86.4 per square mile...

 and Mt. Olive

Mount Olive Township, New Jersey

-Transportation:The major roads that pass through include U.S. Route 46 through the center, U.S. Route 206 in the east and northeast part and Interstate 80 in the north .-Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there were 24,193 people, 9,068 households, and 6,374 families residing in the...

).

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
  National Center for Education Statistics
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• Warren Hills Regional School District