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Mansfield Township is a Township located in Warren County , New Jersey . As of the United States 2000 Census , the township had a total population of 6,653. The township was created in 1754 out of Greenwich Township and was named after William Murray, 1st Earl Of Mansfield .Snell, James P. (1881) ''History of Sussex and Warren Counties, New Jersey, With Illustrations and Biographical Sketches of its Prominent Men and Pioneers''. (Centennial ed., Harmony, NJ: Harmony Press, 1981) p. 726 Beattystown is a Census-designated Place and Unincorporated area located within Mansfield Township. GEOGRAPHY According to the United States Census Bureau , the township has a total area of 77.5 Km&2 (29.9 Mi&2 ). 77.5 km&2 (29.9 mi&2) of it is land and 0.1 km&2 (0.04 mi&2) of it is water. The total area is 0.07% water. DEMOGRAPHICS As of the Census 2 of 2000, there were 6,653 people, 2,334 households, and 1,750 families residing in the township. The Population Density was 85.9/km&2 (222.3/mi&2). There were 2,415 housing units at an average density of 31.2/km&2 (80.7/mi&2). The racial makeup of the township was 90.91% White , 4.51% African American , 0.24% Native American , 1.22% Asian , 0.00% Pacific Islander , 1.59% from Other Races , and 1.53% from two or more races. 4.37% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. There were 2,334 households out of which 39.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 61.3% were Married Couples living together, 9.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 25.0% were non-families. 18.9% of all households were made up of individuals and 6.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.76 and the average family size was 3.18. In the township the population was spread out with 27.0% under the age of 18, 6.2% from 18 to 24, 32.4% from 25 to 44, 22.7% from 45 to 64, and 11.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females there were 94.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 91.2 males. The median income for a household in the township was $61,763, and the median income for a family was $76,102. Males had a median income of $50,295 versus $35,737 for females. The Per Capita Income for the township was $26,277. 3.9% of the population and 2.7% of families were below the Poverty Line . 3.9% of those under the age of 18 and 5.9% of those 65 and older were living below the poverty line. GOVERNMENT Local government The governing body of Mansfield Township is composed of five committee members, each elected to a three-year term. The committee chooses a mayor and a deputy mayor from among its members annually. Members of the Mansfield Township Committee are Mayor Dick Appleby (term ends December 2007), Deputy Mayor Ellen Nerbak (2005), George Baldwin (2007), Cate Oakley (2005) and Joseph Watters (2006). Federal, state and county representation Mansfield Township is in the Fifth Congressional District and is part of New Jersey's 23rd Legislative District. EDUCATION Students in grades K-6 attend the Mansfield Township Elementary School. Students in grades 7 and up attend the schools of the Warren Hills Regional School District . Warren Hills is a Grade 7-12 district in Warren County that serves approximately 2,100 students from the municipalities of Washington Borough , Washington Township , Mansfield Township , Franklin Township and Oxford Township (for 9-12 only). Students in grades 7 and 8 attend Warren Hills Regional Middle School (745 students) and students in grades 9 - 12 attend Warren Hills Regional High School (1,377 students). REFERENCES EXTERNAL LINKS
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