Liberty Township, New Jersey | |
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 View westward of U.S. Route 46 in Liberty Township | |
 Location of Liberty Township in Warren County highlighted in yellow (right). Inset map: Location of Warren County in New Jersey highlighted in black (left). | |
 Census Bureau map of Liberty Township, New Jersey | |
  Liberty Township Location in Warren County  Liberty Township Location in New Jersey  Liberty Township Location in the United States | |
| Coordinates: 40°52′11″N 74°56′17″W / 40.86974°N 74.938072°W[1][2] | |
| Country |  United States |
| State |  New Jersey |
| County |  Warren |
| Incorporated | April 30, 1926 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Township |
| • Body | Township Committee |
| • Mayor | John E. Inscho (R, term ends December 31, 2023)[3][4] |
| • Administrator / Municipal clerk | Diane M. Pflugfelder[3] |
| Area | |
• Total | 11.93 sq mi (30.89 km2) |
| • Land | 11.67 sq mi (30.22 km2) |
| • Water | 0.26 sq mi (0.68 km2) 2.20% |
| • Rank | 194th of 565 in state 14th of 22 in county[1] |
| Elevation | 748 ft (228 m) |
| Population | |
• Total | 2,670 |
• Estimate (2023)[8] | 2,688 |
| • Rank | 461st of 565 in state 15th of 22 in county[9] |
| • Density | 228.9/sq mi (88.4/km2) |
| • Rank | 495th of 565 in state 14th of 22 in county[9] |
| Time zone | UTC−05:00 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−04:00 (Eastern (EDT)) |
| ZIP Codes | |
| Area code | 908[13] |
| FIPS code | 3404140110[1][14][15] |
| GNIS feature ID | 0882245[1][16] |
| Website | www |
Liberty Township is a township in Warren County in the U.S. state of New Jersey. As of the 2020 United States census, the township's population was 2,670,[7] a decrease of 272 (−9.2%) from the 2010 census count of 2,942,[17][18] which in turn reflected an increase of 177 (+6.4%) from the 2,765 counted in the 2000 census.[19]
Liberty Township was incorporated as a township by an act of the New Jersey Legislature on March 26, 1926, from portions of Hope Township, based on the results of a referendum held on April 30, 1926.[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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- ^ 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.
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- ^ Snyder, John P. The Story of New Jersey's Civil Boundaries: 1606-1968, Bureau of Geology and Topography; Trenton, New Jersey; 1969. p. 247. Accessed May 29, 2024.