Township in Hunterdon County, New Jersey, US
This article is about the Township in Hunterdon County. For the borough, see
Lebanon, New Jersey .
Township in New Jersey, United States
Lebanon Township, New Jersey
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Show map of the United States Coordinates: 40°43′35″N 74°53′40″W / 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 • Type Township • Body Township Committee • Mayor Beverly Koehler (R , term ends December 31, 2023)[ 3] [ 4] • Municipal clerk Karen Sandorse[ 5] • 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) • Total
6,195 6,212 • 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 ID0882191[ 1] [ 16] Website www .lebanontownship .net
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]
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]
^ a b c d e 2019 Census Gazetteer Files: New Jersey Places , United States Census Bureau . Accessed July 1, 2020.
^ US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990 , United States Census Bureau . Accessed September 4, 2014.
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^ 2023 New Jersey Mayors Directory , New Jersey Department of Community Affairs , updated February 8, 2023. Accessed February 10, 2023. As of date accessed, Koehler is listed with a term-end year of 2025, which is the end of her three-year committee term, not her one-year mayoral term of office.
^ Clerk / Deputy Clerk , Lebanon Township. Accessed June 26, 2022.
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^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Township of Lebanon , Geographic Names Information System . Accessed March 7, 2013.
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^ a b Population Density by County and Municipality: New Jersey, 2020 and 2021 , New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development . Accessed March 1, 2023.
^ Overview of the Lebanon Township, Hunterdon County, New Jersey , statisticalatlas.com. Accessed February 11, 2019
^ Area Code Lookup - NPA NXX for Lebanon, NJ , Area-codes.com. Accessed January 4, 2015.
^ U.S. Census website , United States Census Bureau . Accessed September 4, 2014.
^ Geographic Codes Lookup for New Jersey , Missouri Census Data Center. Accessed April 1, 2022.
^ US Board on Geographic Names , United States Geological Survey . Accessed September 4, 2014.
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^ Table 7. Population for the Counties and Municipalities in New Jersey: 1990, 2000 and 2010 , New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development , February 2011. Accessed May 1, 2023.
^ History of Hunterdon and Somerset Counties, New Jersey With Illustrations and Biographical Sketches of Its Prominent Men and Pioneers , pg. 445. Everts & Peck, 1881. Accessed November 20, 2019.