Demographics

As of the census

Census

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of 2000, there were 2,765 people, 980 households, and 750 families residing in the township. The population density

Population density

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 was 234.3 people per square mile (90.5/km²). There were 1,088 housing units at an average density of 92.2 per square mile (35.6/km²). 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

Race (United States Census)

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, 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

Marriage

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 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

Per capita income

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 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.

Local government

Liberty Township is governed under the Township

Township (New Jersey)

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 form of government with a five-member Township Committee. The Township Committee is elected directly by the voters in partisan elections to serve three-year terms of office on a staggered basis, with one or two seats coming up for election each year. At an annual reorganization meeting, the Township Committee selects one of its members to serve as Mayor.

The Liberty Township Committee consists of Mayor

Mayor

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 John E. Inscho (R

Republican Party (United States)

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, term ends December 31, 2012), Deputy Mayor Mark Tibak (R, 2011), John Fisher (R, 2013), Dan Grover (R, 2013) and Ron Petersen (R, 2011).

Federal, state and county representation

Liberty Township is in the 5th Congressional district.

Liberty Township is in the

Education

Public school students in grades K through 8 attend the Great Meadows Regional School District

Great Meadows Regional School District

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. Schools in the district (with 2008-09 school year enrollment from the National Center for Education Statistics

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) are
Independence Central School (393 students in K-5),
Liberty School (240 students in K-5) and Great Meadows Middle School (326 students in 6-8).

Students in public school for grades 9-12 attend Hackettstown High School

Hackettstown High School

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 which serves students from Hackettstown

Hackettstown, New Jersey

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, as well as students from the townships of Allamuchy

Allamuchy Township, New Jersey

-Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there were 3,877 people, 1,692 households, and 1,133 families residing in the township. The population density was 188.8 people per square mile . There were 1,774 housing units at an average density of 86.4 per square mile...

, Independence

Independence Township, New Jersey

-Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there were 5,603 people, 2,146 households, and 1,489 families residing in the township. The population density was 282.4 people per square mile . There were 2,210 housing units at an average density of 111.4 per square mile...

 and Liberty, as part of sending/receiving relationship

Sending/receiving relationship

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s with the Hackettstown School District

Hackettstown School District

The Hackettstown School District is a comprehensive community public school district that serves students in Hackettstown, in Warren County, New Jersey, United States...

.

Public school students in grades K through 5 attend Liberty Township Elementary School District. Students in grades 6 through 8 attend Great Meadowns Middle School with students from Liberty, Allamuchy and Independence. Hackettstown High School is a four year public High School that most students attend. Students from Liberty Township also have the option to attend Belvidere High School, although bus transportation is not provided.

External links

• Liberty Township website
• Warren County page for Liberty Township
• Great Meadows Regional School District
• Data for the Great Meadows Regional School District, National Center for Education Statistics
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• Hackettstown High School