LEBANON TOWNSHIP, NEW JERSEY

'Lebanon Township' is a Township located at the northernmost point of Hunterdon County, New Jersey, USA. As of the United States 2000 Census, the township population was 5,816.
Lebanon Township was first mentioned on October 26, 1731, as having been formed partly from the now-defunct Amwell Township, though the exact circumstances of its formation are unknown. Lebanon was incorporated as one of New Jersey's initial 104 townships by an Act of the New Jersey Legislature on February 21, 1798. Portions of the township have been take to form Tewksbury Township (March 11, 1755), Clinton Township (April 12, 1841), High Bridge borough (February 19, 1898), Junction borough (February 20, 1895, now known as Hampton borough), Califon borough (April 2, 1898) and Glen Gardner borough (March 26, 1919)."The Story of New Jersey's Civil Boundaries: 1606-1968", John P. Snyder, Bureau of Geology and Topography; Trenton, New Jersey; 1969. p. 154
Lebanon Township is the extreme northern township of Hunterdon County. It borders on both Warren and Morris Counties. When Lebanon Township was created in 1731, its original borders were from the Musconetcong River all the way down to Readington Township.^[1]

Contents

Geography

Demographics

Government

Local government

Federal, state and county representation

Education

Transportation

Notable residents

References

External links

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 82.2 km² (31.7 mi²). 82.1 km² (31.7 mi²) of it is land and 0.1 km² (0.04 mi²) of it (0.13%) is water.
Lebanon Township borders Tewksbury Township, Califon Borough, Clinton Township, High Bridge Borough, Union Township, Bethlehem Township, Glen Gardner Borough, and Hampton Borough. Lebanon Township also borders Warren County and Morris County.

Demographics

As of the census² of 2000, there were 5,816 people, 1,963 households, and 1,556 families residing in the township. The population density was 70.9/km² (183.5/mi²). There were 2,020 housing units at an average density of 24.6/km² (63.7/mi²). The racial makeup of the township was 96.97% White, 0.81% African American, 0.10% Native American, 0.93% Asian, 0.02% Pacific Islander, 0.38% from other races, and 0.79% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.72% of the population.
There were 1,963 households out of which 38.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 71.1% were married couples living together, 5.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 20.7% were non-families. 15.5% of all households were made up of individuals and 5.5% 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 3.15.
In the township the population was spread out with 25.5% under the age of 18, 5.1% from 18 to 24, 28.9% from 25 to 44, 28.7% from 45 to 64, and 11.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females there were 97.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 96.1 males.
The median income for a household in the township was $77,662, and the median income for a family was $86,145. Males had a median income of $58,306 versus $40,474 for females. The per capita income for the township was $30,793. About 1.0% of families and 2.0% of the population were below the poverty line, including none of those under age 18 and 8.4% of those age 65 or over.

Government

Local government

Members of the Lebanon Township Committee are Mayor Ed Post, Deputy Mayor George Piazza, Russ Monahan, Patricia Schriver and Jay D. Weeks.^[2]

Federal, state and county representation

Lebanon Township is in the Seventh Congressional District and is part of New Jersey's 23rd Legislative District.^[3]

Education

Students in grades K through 8 for public school attend the Lebanon Township Schools. Students attend Valley View School (for grades K-4) and Woodglen School (for grades 5-8). Both schools are located in Lebanon Township, but have a Califon mailing address.
Public school students in grades 9 through 12 attend Voorhees High School in Lebanon Township (although the mailing address is Glen Gardner) as part of the North Hunterdon-Voorhees Regional High School District. Voorhees High School serves students from Califon Borough, Glen Gardner Borough, Hampton Borough, High Bridge Borough, Lebanon Township and Tewksbury Township.

Transportation

Route 31 passes through the township, providing access to Interstate 78.

Notable residents

Notable current and former residents of Lebanon Township include:

★ Merv Griffin (1925-2007), television producer, once owned a farm in Lebanon Township, though it had a Califon mailing address.^[4]

References

1. Hunterdon County page for Lebanon Township, accessed March 20, 2007
2. Lebanon Township Committee, Lebanon Township. Accessed February 22, 2007.
3. 2006 New Jersey Citizen's Guide to Government, New Jersey League of Women Voters, p. 59. Accessed August 30, 2006.
4. Holl, John. "To Califon, Merv was a regular farm guy", ''The Star-Ledger'', August 14, 2007. Accessed September 4, 2007. "Although it has been decades since he frequented the area, longtime residents remember him as the owner of a farm on Teetertown Road in Lebanon Township, which has a Califon mailing address."

External links

★ Lebanon Township website

★ Hunterdon County page for Lebanon Township

★ Lebanon Township Schools

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★ National Center for Education Statistics data for the Lebanon Township Schools

★ North Hunterdon-Voorhees Regional High School District

★ Hunterdon Land Trust Alliance