Liberty Township, New Jersey
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Liberty Township is a Township in Warren County, New Jersey, United States. As of the United States 2000 Census, the township population was 2,765. It is part of the eastern region of the Lehigh Valley.
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[edit] Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 31.1 km² (12.0 mi²). 30.6 km² (11.8 mi²) of it is land and 0.5 km² (0.2 mi²) of it (1.75%) is water (most of which is Mountain Lake).
[edit] Demographics
As of the census2 of 2000, there were 2,765 people, 980 households, and 750 families residing in the township. The population density was 90.5/km² (234.3/mi²). There were 1,088 housing units at an average density of 35.6/km² (92.2/mi²). The racial makeup of the township was 97.40% White, 0.36% African American, 0.11% Native American, 0.58% Asian, 0.54% from other races, and 1.01% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.68% of the population.
There were 980 households out of which 40.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 68.2% were married couples living together, 5.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 23.4% were non-families. 17.6% of all households were made up of individuals and 6.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.79 and the average family size was 3.23.
In the township the population was spread out with 28.4% under the age of 18, 5.0% from 18 to 24, 33.1% from 25 to 44, 25.2% from 45 to 64, and 8.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 98.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 96.7 males.
The median income for a household in the township was $62,535, and the median income for a family was $68,529. Males had a median income of $48,446 versus $33,529 for females. The per capita income for the township was $24,743. About 2.0% of families and 3.5% of the population were below the poverty line, including 3.4% of those under age 18 and 6.7% of those age 65 or over.
[edit] Government
[edit] Local government
Liberty Township is governed by a five-member Township Commitee. Committee members serve three-year terms of office on a staggered basis with either one or two seats coming up for election each year. At an annual reorganization meeting, the Council selects one of its members to serve as Mayor, and another to serve as Deputy Mayor.
The Liberty Township Committee consists of Mayor John E. Inscho (term ends December 31, 2006), Deputy Mayor Ray Bolzan (2007), John Fisher (2007), Ron Petersen (2008) and Mark Tibak (2008).[1][2]
[edit] Federal, state and county representation
Liberty Township is in the Fifth Congressional District and is part of New Jersey's 23rd Legislative District.[3]
New Jersey's Fifth Congressional District, covering the northern portions of Bergen County, Passaic County and Sussex County and all of Warren County, is represented by Scott Garrett (R, Wantage Township). New Jersey is represented in the Senate by Frank Lautenberg (D, Cliffside Park) and Robert Menendez (D, Hoboken).
The 23rd legislative district of the New Jersey Legislature is represented in the State Senate by Leonard Lance (R, Flemington) and in the Assembly by Michael J. Doherty (R, Oxford) and Marcia A. Karrow (R, Raritan Township). The Governor of New Jersey is Jon Corzine (D, Hoboken).
Warren County is governed by a three-member Board of Chosen Freeholders. Warren County's Freeholders are: Freeholder Director Richard D. Gardner (term ends 2006), Freeholder Deputy Director John DiMaio (2008) and Freeholder Everett A. Chamberlain (2007).
[edit] Education
Students in grades K through 8 attend the Great Meadows Regional School District. The district consists of two schools serving grades K - 4 — Independence Central School serves 321 students and Liberty School serves 208 students — while Great Meadows Middle School serves 509 students on grades 6 - 8.
Students in grade 9-12 attend Hackettstown High School which serves students from Hackettstown, as well as students from the townships of Allamuchy, Independence and Liberty, as part of a sending/receiving relationship with the Hackettstown School District.
[edit] References
- ^ Warren County page for Liberty Township, accessed October 22, 2006
- ^ Liberty Township Officials for 2006, accessed October 22, 2006
- ^ League of Women Voters: 2006 New Jersey Citizen's Guide to Government, p. 59, accessed August 30, 2006
[edit] External links
- Liberty Township website
- Warren County page for Liberty Township
- Great Meadows Regional School District
- Great Meadows Regional School District's 2004-2005 School Report Card from the New Jersey Department of Education
- National Center for Education Statistics data for the Great Meadows Regional School District
- Hackettstown High School
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Warren County, New Jersey (County Seat: Belvidere) |
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| Townships | Allamuchy Township | Blairstown Township | Franklin Township | Frelinghuysen Township | Greenwich Township | Hardwick Township | Harmony Township | Hope Township | Independence Township | Knowlton Township | Liberty Township | Lopatcong Township | Mansfield Township | Oxford Township | Pohatcong Township | Washington Township | White Township |
| Towns | Belvidere | Hackettstown | Phillipsburg |
| Boroughs | Alpha | Washington |
| Communities | Allamuchy-Panther Valley | Beattystown | Brass Castle | Great Meadows-Vienna |
| Rivers | Bear Creek | Beaver Brook | Cory's Brook | Dead River | Delaware River | Lopatcong Creek | Musconetcong River | Paulins Kill | Pequest River | Pohatcong Creek | Pophandusing Creek | Yard's Creek |
