Mansfield Township, Warren County, New Jersey facts for kids
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Mansfield Township, New Jersey
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Looking east along Route 57 in Mansfield Township
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Location of Mansfield Township in Warren County highlighted in yellow (right). Inset map: Location of Warren County in New Jersey highlighted in black (left).
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Census Bureau map of Mansfield Township, Warren County, New Jersey
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 Mansfield Township, New Jersey
Location in Warren County, New Jersey
Mansfield Township, New Jersey
Location in New Jersey
Mansfield Township, New Jersey
Location in the United States
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| Country |  United States |
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| State |  New Jersey |
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| County |  Warren |
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| Formed | May 30, 1754, as Mansfield-Woodhouse Township | |
| Incorporated | February 21, 1798 | |
| Named for | William Murray, 1st Earl of Mansfield | |
| Government | ||
| • Type | Township | |
| • Body | Township Committee | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 29.69 sq mi (76.90 km2) | |
| • Land | 29.59 sq mi (76.63 km2) | |
| • Water | 0.11 sq mi (0.27 km2) 0.35% | |
| Area rank | 90th of 565 in state 3rd of 22 in county |
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| Elevation | 820 ft (250 m) | |
| Population
(2020)
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| • Total | 7,781 | |
| • Estimate
(2023)
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7,876 | |
| • Rank | 299th of 565 in state 4th of 22 in county |
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| • Density | 263.0/sq mi (101.5/km2) | |
| • Density rank | 488th of 565 in state 12th of 22 in county |
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| Time zone | UTC−05:00 (Eastern (EST)) | |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−04:00 (Eastern (EDT)) | |
| ZIP Code |
07865 – Port Murray
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| Area code(s) | 908 | |
| FIPS code | 3404143320 | |
| GNIS feature ID | 0882249 | |
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Mansfield Township is a township in Warren County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. As of the 2020 United States census, the township's population was 7,781, its highest decennial census count ever, and an increase of 56 (+0.7%) from the 2010 census count of 7,725, which in turn reflected reflected an increase of 1,072 (+16.1%) from the 6,653 counted in the 2000 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. 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). The township was named after William Murray, 1st Earl of Mansfield.
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Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, 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 (with a 2010 Census population of 342), Beattystown (4,554) and Port Murray (129) are unincorporated communities and census-designated places (CDPs) located within the township.
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; and Washington Township in Morris County.
Demographics
| Historical population | |||
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| Census | Pop. | %± | |
| 1810 | 2,058 | — | |
| 1820 | 2,787 | 35.4% | |
| 1830 | 3,310 | 18.8% | |
| 1840 | 3,057 | * | −7.6% |
| 1850 | 1,615 | * | −47.2% |
| 1860 | 1,688 | 4.5% | |
| 1870 | 1,997 | 18.3% | |
| 1880 | 1,709 | −14.4% | |
| 1890 | 1,362 | −20.3% | |
| 1900 | 1,324 | −2.8% | |
| 1910 | 1,238 | −6.5% | |
| 1920 | 1,133 | −8.5% | |
| 1930 | 1,139 | 0.5% | |
| 1940 | 1,254 | 10.1% | |
| 1950 | 1,497 | 19.4% | |
| 1960 | 2,130 | 42.3% | |
| 1970 | 3,546 | 66.5% | |
| 1980 | 5,780 | 63.0% | |
| 1990 | 7,154 | 23.8% | |
| 2000 | 6,653 | −7.0% | |
| 2010 | 7,725 | 16.1% | |
| 2020 | 7,781 | 0.7% | |
| 2023 (est.) | 7,876 | 2.0% | |
| Population sources: 1810–1920 1840 1850–1870 1850 1870 1880–1890 1890–1910 1910–1930 1940–2000 2000 2010 2020 * = Lost territory in previous decade |
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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.
2010 census
The 2010 United States census counted 7,725 people, 2,972 households, and 2,000 families in the township. The population density was 259.1 per square mile (100.0/km2). There were 3,316 housing units at an average density of 111.2 per square mile (42.9/km2). The racial makeup was 86.73% (6,700) White, 4.89% (378) Black or African American, 0.18% (14) Native American, 3.21% (248) Asian, 0.03% (2) Pacific Islander, 3.06% (236) from other races, and 1.90% (147) from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 10.94% (845) of the population.
Of the 2,972 households, 31.4% had children under the age of 18; 51.8% were married couples living together; 10.7% had a female householder with no husband present and 32.7% were non-families. Of all households, 25.5% were made up of individuals and 7.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.54 and the average family size was 3.08.
22.9% of the population were under the age of 18, 7.9% from 18 to 24, 26.8% from 25 to 44, 29.7% from 45 to 64, and 12.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40.7 years. For every 100 females, the population had 94.6 males. For every 100 females ages 18 and older there were 93.4 males.
The Census Bureau's 2006–2010 American Community Survey showed that (in 2010 inflation-adjusted dollars) median household income 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 for the borough was $32,259 (+/− $2,751). About 5.1% of families and 6.3% of the population were below the poverty line, including 8.3% of those under age 18 and 3.9% of those age 65 or over.
Education
Students in public school for pre-kindergarten through sixth grade are served by the Mansfield Township School District at Mansfield Township Elementary School. 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 of 10.7:1.
Public school students in seventh through twelfth grades attend the schools of the Warren Hills Regional School District, which also serves students from the municipalities of Franklin Township, Washington Borough and Washington Township, along with those from Oxford Township (for 9–12 only, attending on a tuition basis). Schools in the district (with 2018–19 enrollment data from the National Center for Education Statistics) are Warren Hills Regional Middle School with 542 students in grades 7 and 8 (located in Washington Borough) and Warren Hills Regional High School 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 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 in Oxford Township (for PreK–12).
Transportation
Roads and highways
As of May 2010[update], the township had a total of 72.40 miles (116.52 km) of roadways, of which 46.85 miles (75.40 km) were maintained by the municipality, 16.79 miles (27.02 km) by Warren County and 8.76 miles (14.10 km) by the New Jersey Department of Transportation.
The only major roads that pass through are Route 31 which passes through briefly in the west and Route 57 runs for 7.9 miles (12.7 km) in the southern part.
No limited access roads traverse through. However, they are accessible two towns over such as Interstate 78 (in Franklin, Union, Clinton and Tewksbury townships) and Interstate 80 (in Knowlton, Hope, Allamuchy and Mount Olive townships).
Public transportation
A small general aviation airport, named Hackettstown Airport and holding the official database designation of (FAA LID: N05) is in Mansfield Township, only a few hundred yards from the municipal border with Hackettstown.
Rail service is provided into Hackettstown by NJ Transit. South of Hackettstown, Norfolk Southern's Washington Secondary 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:
- John Eugene Kunzler (1923– 2006), scientist and physicist who conducted pioneering research into the field of superconducting magnets.
- Michael Weiner (1961–2013), attorney who served as the fifth executive director of the Major League Baseball Players Association
