Lebanon Township, New Jersey
Township in Hunterdon County, New Jersey, US / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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This article is about the Township in Hunterdon County. For the borough, see Lebanon, New Jersey.
Lebanon Township is the northernmost township in Hunterdon County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. As of the 2020 United States census, the township's population was 6,195,[8][9] a decrease of 393 (−6.0%) from the 2010 census count of 6,588,[17][18] which in turn reflected an increase of 772 (+13.3%) from the 5,816 counted in the 2000 census.[19]
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Lebanon Township, New Jersey | |
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Coordinates: 40.726369°N 74.894408°W / 40.726369; -74.894408[1][2] | |
Country | United States |
State | New Jersey |
County | Hunterdon |
First mention | October 26, 1731 |
Incorporated | February 21, 1798 |
Government | |
• Type | Township |
• Body | Township Committee |
• Mayor | Beverly Koehler (R, term ends December 31, 2023)[4][5] |
• Municipal clerk | Karen Sandorse[6] |
Area | |
• Total | 31.68 sq mi (82.05 km2) |
• Land | 31.43 sq mi (81.40 km2) |
• Water | 0.25 sq mi (0.66 km2) 0.80% |
• Rank | 81st of 565 in state 7th of 26 in county[1] |
Elevation | 925 ft (282 m) |
Population | |
• Total | 6,195 |
• Estimate | 6,225 |
• Rank | 339th of 565 in state 5th of 26 in county[11] |
• Density | 197.1/sq mi (76.1/km2) |
• Rank | 504th of 565 in state 18th of 26 in county[11] |
Time zone | UTC−05:00 (Eastern (EST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC−04:00 (Eastern (EDT)) |
ZIP Code | 07830, 07865, 07882, 08809, 08826, 08827[12] |
Area code | 908[13] |
FIPS code | 3401939660[1][14][15] |
GNIS feature ID | 0882191[1][16] |
Website | www |
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Located within the Raritan Valley region, the township is situated in the northernmost part of Hunterdon County bordering both Morris and Warren counties. When Lebanon Township was created in 1731, its original borders extended from the Musconetcong River to Readington Township.[20]