LIBERTY TOWNSHIP, NEW JERSEY

'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.
Liberty Township was incorporated as a township by an Act of the New Jersey Legislature on March 26, 1926, from portions of Hope Township, based on the results of a referendum held on April 30, 1926."The Story of New Jersey's Civil Boundaries: 1606-1968", John P. Snyder, Bureau of Geology and Topography; Trenton, New Jersey; 1969. p. 247.

Contents

Geography

Demographics

Government

Local government

Federal, state and county representation

Education

References

External links

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).

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.

Government

Local government

Liberty Township is governed by a five-member Township Committee. 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 (R, term ends December 31, 2009), Deputy Mayor Ray Bolzan (R, 2007), John Fisher (R, 2007), Ron Petersen (R, 2008) and Mark Tibak (R, 2008).^[1][2]

Federal, state and county representation

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

Education

Public school students in grades K through 8 attend the Great Meadows Regional School District. The district consists of two schools serving grades K - 5 — 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 public school for grades 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 sending/receiving relationships with the Hackettstown School District.^[4]

References

1. Liberty Township, Warren County, New Jersey. Accessed June 15, 2007.
2. Officials & Contact Info, Liberty Township. Accessed June 15, 2007.
3. 2006 New Jersey Citizen's Guide to Government, New Jersey League of Women Voters, p. 59. Accessed August 30, 2006.
4. Hackettstown High School 2005-06 Report Card Narrative, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed June 15, 2007. "Hackettstown High School is a four year comprehensive High School with an enrollment of 951 students in grades 9-12 who come from the communities of Allamuchy, Hackettstown, Independence, and Liberty Township."

External links

★ Liberty Township website

★ Warren County page for Liberty Township

★ Great Meadows Regional School District

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★ National Center for Education Statistics data for the Great Meadows Regional School District

★ Hackettstown High School