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GEOGRAPHY According to the United States Census Bureau , the township has a total area of 42.2 Km&2 (16.3 Mi&2 ). 41.9 km&2 (16.2 mi&2) of it is land and 0.3 km&2 (0.1 mi&2) of it is water. The total area is 0.80% water. HISTORY In November 1823, the southern portion of Sussex County was set off to create Warren County . The northern portions of both Hardwick and Independence Townships, remained in Sussex County and became Green Township on December 27, 1824. In 1829 part of Green Township became Byram Township , but in 1853 Green Township was expanded to include a section of the old Newton Township. In 1904 a portion of Green became Fredon Township . In 1881, the area was listed as 19.65 square miles; and today Green encompasses 16.5 square miles. The township was named after Ephraim Green, who settled near Greendell in 1770. Many sections of Green retain their identity as Tranquility, Huntsville, Greendell, and Yellow Frame. Tranquility was originally known as Kennedytown, named for Amos Kennedy who settled here. When the location for the Tranquility Methodist Church was being decided, a disagreement arose over erecting it in Allamuchy Township or Kennedytown. A compromise was affected, with the church being erected halfway between the two points. To memorialize the agreement, the church was named Tranquility. Later, Kennedytown took the church's name as it's own. (From the Green Township Website www.greentwp.com) DEMOGRAPHICS As of the Census 2 of 2000, there were 3,220 people, 1,046 households, and 890 families residing in the township. The Population Density was 76.8/km&2 (199.0/mi&2). There were 1,069 housing units at an average density of 25.5/km&2 (66.1/mi&2). The racial makeup of the township was 96.49% White , 0.93% African American , 0.03% Native American , 0.96% Asian , 0.00% Pacific Islander , 0.28% from Other Races , and 1.30% from two or more races. 3.20% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. There were 1,046 households out of which 45.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 78.9% were Married Couples living together, 3.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 14.9% were non-families. 11.0% of all households were made up of individuals and 3.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.07 and the average family size was 3.34. In the township the population was spread out with 30.8% under the age of 18, 5.0% from 18 to 24, 31.7% from 25 to 44, 26.5% from 45 to 64, and 6.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females there were 104.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 97.3 males. The median income for a household in the township was $84,847, and the median income for a family was $89,788. Males had a median income of $61,576 versus $33,393 for females. The Per Capita Income for the township was $34,127. 1.6% of the population and 0.9% of families were below the Poverty Line . 1.7% of those under the age of 18 and 4.5% of those 65 and older were living below the poverty line. GOVERNMENT Local government Members of the Green Township Committee are Mayor Daniel Conkling, Deputy Mayor Roger Michaud, Dede Esenlohr, Clifford Morgan and Laszlo Raffay, Jr. Federal, state and county representation Green Township is in the Fifth Congressional District and is part of New Jersey's 24th Legislative District. EDUCATION Students in grades K through 8 attend the Green Hills School, which serves 502 students in grades K through 8. Students in grades 9 - 12 attend Newton High School in Newton , together with students from Andover Borough and Andover Township . EXTERNAL LINKS
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