Editing Green Township, New Jersey

{{short description|Township in Sussex County, New Jersey, US}}
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|governing_body           = Township Committee
|leader_title             = [[Mayor]]
|leader_name              = Margaret "Peg" Phillips ([[New Jersey Republican Party|R]], term ends December 31, 2024)<ref name=Committee/>
|leader_title1            = [[City manager|Administrator]]
|leader_name1             = Mark Zschack<ref name=Committee/>
|leader_title2            = [[Municipal clerk]]
|leader_name2             = Mark Zschack<ref>[http://www.greentwp.com/Cit-e-Access/webpage.cfm?TID=147&TPID=14280 Township Clerk], Township of Green. Accessed May 20, 2024.</ref>
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|postal_code              = 07821 – [[Andover, New Jersey]]<ref>[http://tools.usps.com/go/ZipLookupResultsAction!input.action?resultMode=0&city=green%20township&state=NJ Look Up a ZIP Code for Green, NJ], [[United States Postal Service]]. Accessed August 30, 2012.</ref>
|area_code                = [[Area code 908|908]]<ref>[http://www.area-codes.com/search.asp?frmNPA=&frmNXX=&frmState=NJ&frmCity=Green&frmCounty=Sussex Area Code Lookup - NPA NXX for Green, NJ], Area-Codes.com. Accessed February 17, 2015.</ref>
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'''Green Township''' is a [[Township (New Jersey)|township]] in [[Sussex County, New Jersey|Sussex County]], in the [[U.S. state]] of [[New Jersey]]. As of the [[2020 United States census]], the township's population was 3,627,<ref name=LWD2020/> an increase of 26 (+0.7%) from the [[2010 United States census|2010 census]] count of 3,601,<ref name=Census2010/><ref name=LWD2010/> which in turn reflected increase of 381 (+11.8%) from the 3,220 counted in the [[2000 United States census|2000 census]].<ref>[https://www.nj.gov/labor/labormarketinformation/assets/PDFs/census/2010/2010data/table7cm.xls 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.</ref>

== History ==
On November 20, 1824, the southern portion of Sussex County was set off to create [[Warren County, New Jersey|Warren County]]. The northern portions of both [[Hardwick Township, New Jersey|Hardwick]] and [[Independence Township, New Jersey|Independence]] townships, remained in Sussex County and were incorporated as Green Township by an act of the [[New Jersey Legislature]] on December 27, 1824.<ref name=Story>Snyder, John P. [https://www.state.nj.us/dep/njgs/enviroed/oldpubs/bulletin67.pdf ''The Story of New Jersey's Civil Boundaries: 1606-1968''], Bureau of Geology and Topography; Trenton, New Jersey; 1969. p. 230. Accessed August 30, 2012.</ref>

In 1829, part of Green Township were transferred to [[Byram Township, New Jersey|Byram Township]], and in 1853 Green Township was expanded to include a section of the old [[Newton Township, Sussex County, New Jersey|Newtown Township]]. On February 24, 1904, [[Fredon Township, New Jersey|Fredon Township]] was incorporated from a portion of the township.<ref name=Story/> In 1881, the area was listed as {{convert|19.65|sqmi|km2}}; and today Green encompasses {{convert|16.5|sqmi|km2}}. The township was named after Ephraim Green, who settled near Greendell in 1770.<ref>Hutchinson, Viola L. [http://mapmaker.rutgers.edu/356/nj_place_names_origin.pdf#page=14 ''The Origin of New Jersey Place Names''], New Jersey Public Library Commission, May 1945. Accessed August 31, 2015.</ref> Many sections of Green retain their own unique identity, such as Tranquility, Huntsville, Greendell and Yellow Frame.<ref name=History>[http://www.greentwp.com/index.php/green-township-history History] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130822151644/http://www.greentwp.com/index.php/green-township-history |date=August 22, 2013 }}, Township of Green. Accessed August 30, 2012.</ref>

Tranquility was originally known as Kennedytown, named for Amos Kennedy who settled here. When the location for the Tranquility Methodist Church was being chosen, a disagreement arose over erecting it in [[Allamuchy Township, New Jersey|Allamuchy Township]] or Kennedytown. A compromise was affected, with the church being erected halfway between the two points. To memorialize the agreement, the church was named Tranquility. Later, Kennedytown took the church's name as its own.<ref name=History/><ref>[http://greentwphistoricalsociety.webs.com/historyofgreentwp.htm History of Green Township ] {{Webarchive|url=https://archive.today/20130909193205/http://greentwphistoricalsociety.webs.com/historyofgreentwp.htm |date=September 9, 2013 }}, Green Township Historical Society. Accessed September 9, 2013.</ref>[[Image:Pequest Fill - 1912.gif|thumb|300px|right|The westbound ''[[Lackawanna Limited]]'' coming off the Pequest Fill on the [[Lackawanna Cut-off]] in Tranquility, about {{convert|1|mi|km|adj=on}} east of the station in Greendell. This 1912 photo was the basis for a [[Phoebe Snow (character)|Phoebe Snow]] poster advertising how the Cut-Off cut off {{convert|11|mi|km}} from the trip to [[Buffalo, New York]]. The so-called "[[borrow pit]]s" that provided fill for the Pequest Fill can be seen to the right. The original Tranquility schoolhouse stood not far from this location, but was torn down to make way for the Pequest Fill. The [[Lackawanna Railroad]] paid for a new schoolhouse.]]

In 1911, the [[Lackawanna Cut-off]] rail line opened through Green Township, with a stop at [[Greendell station]]. The Cut-Off was part of the [[Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad]]'s mainline from [[Hoboken, New Jersey|Hoboken]] to Buffalo. The line was abandoned in 1980 and the tracks were removed four years later.<ref>Barnickel, Don; and Williams, Paula. [http://www.njskylands.com/hscutoff.htm "Touring the Lackawanna Cutoff"], Skylands Visitor. Accessed September 9, 2013.</ref> New Jersey Transit is considering reactivating passenger service on the line extending to [[Scranton, Pennsylvania]], with a proposed maintenance-of-way facility at Greendell that would incorporate the surviving station building.<ref>[http://www.njtransit.com/pdf/Lackawanna%20Draft%20EA.pdf "New Jersey - Pennsylvania Lackawanna Cut-Off Passenger Rail Service Restoration Project Environmental Assessment"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070621180823/http://www.njtransit.com/pdf/Lackawanna%20Draft%20EA.pdf |date=June 21, 2007 }}, [[NJ Transit]], December 2006. Accessed September 9, 2013.</ref>

In August 2006, a documentary titled ''The History of Green Township'' was produced by Kelsey Falkowski. The video includes historical landmarks, interviews with lifelong citizens of Green Township, and leads up to the contemporary view of the township. Copies can be obtained through the Green Township Historical Society.<ref>[http://greentwphistoricalsociety.webs.com/videohistoryproject.htm Video History Project] {{Webarchive|url=https://archive.today/20130909193236/http://greentwphistoricalsociety.webs.com/videohistoryproject.htm |date=September 9, 2013 }}, Green Township Historical Society. Accessed September 9, 2013.</ref>

==Geography==
According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], Green township had a total area of 16.30 square miles (42.21&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup>), including 16.03 square miles (41.53&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup>) of land and 0.27 square miles (0.69&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup>) of water (1.63%).<ref name=CensusArea/><ref name=GR1 />

[[Local government in New Jersey#Unincorporated communities|Unincorporated communities]], localities and place names located partially or completely within the township include Brighton Lakes, Buckmire Pond, [[Greendell, New Jersey|Greendell]], Huntsburg, Huntsville, Lincoln, [[Tranquility, New Jersey|Tranquility]], Whitehall and Yellow Frame.<ref>[http://www.state.nj.us/infobank/localnames.txt Locality Search], State of [[New Jersey]]. Accessed May 21, 2015.</ref>

Green Township borders the municipalities of [[Andover, New Jersey|Andover Borough]], [[Andover Township, New Jersey|Andover Township]], [[Byram Township, New Jersey|Byram Township]] and [[Fredon Township, New Jersey|Fredon Township]] in Sussex County; and [[Allamuchy Township, New Jersey|Allamuchy Township]] and [[Frelinghuysen Township, New Jersey|Frelinghuysen Township]] in [[Warren County, New Jersey|Warren County]].<ref>[https://www.sussex.nj.us/FCpdf/Sussex%20County%20Map%20-%207-1-03.pdf Sussex County Map], [[Sussex County, New Jersey]]. Accessed February 23, 2020.</ref><ref>[https://www.state.nj.us/transportation/gis/maps/polnoroads.pdf New Jersey Municipal Boundaries], [[New Jersey Department of Transportation]]. Accessed November 15, 2019.</ref>

==Demographics==

{{US Census population
| 1830=  801
| 1840=  777
| 1850=  823
| 1860= 1023
| 1870=  868
| 1880=  727
| 1890=  636
| 1900=  627
| 1910=  888 | 1910n=*
| 1920=  454
| 1930=  539
| 1940=  540
| 1950=  596
| 1960=  854
| 1970= 1343
| 1980= 2450
| 1990= 2709
| 2000= 3220
| 2010= 3601
| 2020= 3627
| estimate=3683
| estyear=2023
| estref=<ref name=PopEst>[https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/tables/2020-2023/mcds/totals/SUB-MCD-EST2023-POP-34.xlsx Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for Minor Civil Divisions in New Jersey: April 1, 2020 to July 1, 2023], [[United States Census Bureau]], released May 2024. Accessed May 16, 2024.</ref>
| footnote=Population sources:<small><br>1830–1920<ref>[https://dspace.njstatelib.org/xmlui/handle/10929/25218?show=full ''Compendium of censuses 1726-1905: together with the tabulated returns of 1905''], [[New Jersey Department of State]], 1906. Accessed July 31, 2013.</ref> 1840<ref>[[Francis Bowen|Bowen, Francis]]. [https://books.google.com/books?id=DnUFAAAAQAAJ&pg=PA231 ''American Almanac and Repository of Useful Knowledge for the Year 1843''], p. 231, David H. Williams, 1842. Accessed February 20, 2013.</ref> 1850–1870<ref>Raum, John O. [https://books.google.com/books?id=5qZ4AAAAMAAJ&pg=PA271 ''The History of New Jersey: From Its Earliest Settlement to the Present Time, Volume 1''], p. 271, J. E. Potter and company, 1877. Accessed February 20, 2013. "Greene contained in 1850, 823 inhabitants; in 1860, 1,023; and in 1870, 868."</ref><br>1850<ref>[[J. D. B. De Bow|Debow, James Dunwoody Brownson]]. [https://books.google.com/books?id=25TicJOdU0AC&pg=PA141 ''The Seventh Census of the United States: 1850''], p. 141. R. Armstrong, 1853. Accessed February 20, 2013.</ref> 1870<ref>Staff. [https://books.google.com/books?id=gNwIAAAAQAAJ&pg=PA260 ''A compendium of the ninth census, 1870''], p. 260. [[United States Census Bureau]], 1872. Accessed February 20, 2013.</ref> 1880–1890<ref>Porter, Robert Percival. [https://books.google.com/books?id=8gUkQkJdLpsC&pg=PA97 ''Preliminary Results as Contained in the Eleventh Census Bulletins: Volume III - 51 to 75''], p. 97. [[United States Census Bureau]], 1890. Accessed February 20, 2013.</ref><br>1890–1910<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=T9HrAAAAMAAJ&pg=PA338 ''Thirteenth Census of the United States, 1910: Population by Counties and Minor Civil Divisions, 1910, 1900, 1890''], [[United States Census Bureau]], p. 338. Accessed August 30, 2012.</ref> 1910–1930<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=kifRAAAAMAAJ&pg=PA719 ''Fifteenth Census of the United States : 1930 - Population Volume I''], [[United States Census Bureau]], p. 7194. Accessed February 20, 2013.</ref><br>1940–2000<ref>[https://www.nj.gov/labor/labormarketinformation/assets/PDFs/census/2kpub/njsdcp3.pdf#page=27 Table 6: New Jersey Resident Population by Municipality: 1940 - 2000], Workforce New Jersey Public Information Network, August 2001. Accessed May 1, 2023.</ref> 2000<ref name=Census2000/><ref name=Census2000SF1/><br>2010<ref name=Census2010>[http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/DPDP1/0600000US3403727420 DP-1 - Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2010 for Green township, Sussex County, New Jersey] {{Webarchive|url=https://archive.today/20200212101000/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/DPDP1/0600000US3403727420 |date=February 12, 2020 }}, [[United States Census Bureau]]. Accessed August 30, 2012.</ref><ref name=LWD2010>[http://lwd.dol.state.nj.us/labor/lpa/census/2010/dp/dp1_sus/green1.pdf Profile of General Demographic Characteristics: 2010 for Green township] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150529024227/http://lwd.dol.state.nj.us/labor/lpa/census/2010/dp/dp1_sus/green1.pdf |date=May 29, 2015 }}, [[New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development]]. Accessed August 30, 2012.</ref> 2020<ref name=LWD2020>[https://www.nj.gov/labor/labormarketinformation/assets/PDFs/census/2020/2020%20pl94%20Tables/2020_Mun/MCD%200_All.pdf Total Population: Census 2010 - Census 2020 New Jersey Municipalities], [[New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development]]. Accessed December 1, 2022.</ref><br>* = Lost territory in previous decade.<ref name=Story/></small>
}}

===2010 census===
The [[2010 United States census]] counted 3,601 people, 1,181 households, and 997 families in the township. The [[population density]] was 225.3 per square mile (87.0/km<sup>2</sup>). There were 1,251 housing units at an average density of 78.3 per square mile (30.2/km<sup>2</sup>). The racial makeup was 94.78% (3,413) [[White (U.S. census)|White]], 1.25% (45) [[Black (U.S. census)|Black or African American]], 0.03% (1) [[Native American (U.S. census)|Native American]], 1.72% (62) [[Asian (U.S. census)|Asian]], 0.00% (0) [[Pacific Islander (U.S. census)|Pacific Islander]], 0.78% (28) from [[Race and ethnicity in the United States census#Race|other races]], and 1.44% (52) from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. census)|Hispanic or Latino]] of any race were 4.80% (173) of the population.<ref name=Census2010/>

Of the 1,181 households, 43.0% had children under the age of 18; 76.0% were married couples living together; 5.2% had a female householder with no husband present and 15.6% were non-families. Of all households, 11.2% were made up of individuals and 4.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.04 and the average family size was 3.31.<ref name=Census2010/>

28.4% of the population were under the age of 18, 6.3% from 18 to 24, 21.5% from 25 to 44, 33.0% from 45 to 64, and 10.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 41.9 years. For every 100 females, the population had 100.7 males. For every 100 females ages 18 and older there were 98.9 males.<ref name=Census2010/>

The Census Bureau's 2006–2010 [[American Community Survey]] showed that (in 2010 [[inflation adjustment|inflation-adjusted]] dollars) [[median household income]] was $103,693 (with a margin of error of +/− $15,229) and the median family income was $113,971 (+/− $20,140). Males had a median income of $85,591 (+/− $9,018) versus $50,583 (+/− $7,305) for females. The [[per capita income]] for the borough was $37,546 (+/− $3,396). About 1.3% of families and 2.3% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 1.8% of those under age 18 and none of those age 65 or over.<ref>[http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/ACS/10_5YR/DP03/0600000US3403727420 DP03: Selected Economic Characteristics from the 2006-2010 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates for Green township, Sussex County, New Jersey] {{Webarchive|url=https://archive.today/20200212082915/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/ACS/10_5YR/DP03/0600000US3403727420 |date=February 12, 2020 }}, [[United States Census Bureau]]. Accessed August 29, 2012.</ref>

===2000 census===
As of the [[2000 United States census]]<ref name="GR2" /> there were 3,220 people, 1,046 households, and 890 families residing in the township. The population density was {{convert|199.0|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 1,069 housing units at an average density of {{convert|66.1|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the township was 96.49% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.93% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.03% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.96% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.28% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 1.30% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 3.20% of the population.<ref name=Census2000>[http://censtats.census.gov/data/NJ/0603403727420.pdf Census 2000 Profiles of Demographic / Social / Economic / Housing Characteristics for Green township, New Jersey] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150529033327/http://censtats.census.gov/data/NJ/0603403727420.pdf |date=May 29, 2015 }}, [[United States Census Bureau]]. Accessed August 30, 2012.</ref><ref name=Census2000SF1>[http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/00_SF1/DP1/0600000US3403727420 DP-1: Profile of General Demographic Characteristics: 2000 - Census 2000 Summary File 1 (SF 1) 100-Percent Data for Green township, Sussex County, New Jersey] {{Webarchive|url=https://archive.today/20200212092716/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/00_SF1/DP1/0600000US3403727420 |date=February 12, 2020 }}, [[United States Census Bureau]]. Accessed August 30, 2012.</ref>

There were 1,046 households, out of which 45.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 78.9% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 3.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 14.9% were non-families. 11.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 3.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.07 and the average family size was 3.34.<ref name=Census2000/><ref name=Census2000SF1/>

In the township the population was spread out, with 30.8% under the age of 18, 5.0% from 18 to 24, 31.7% from 25 to 44, 26.5% from 45 to 64, and 6.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females, there were 104.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 97.3 males.<ref name=Census2000/><ref name=Census2000SF1/>

The median income for a household in the township was $84,847, and the median income for a family was $89,788. Males had a median income of $61,576 versus $33,393 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the township was $34,127. About 0.9% of families and 1.6% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 1.7% of those under age 18 and 4.5% of those age 65 or over.<ref name=Census2000/><ref name=Census2000SF1/>

== Government ==

=== Local government ===
Green Township is governed under the [[Township (New Jersey)|Township]] form of New Jersey municipal government, one of 141 municipalities (of the 564) statewide that use this form, the second-most commonly used form of government in the state.<ref>[https://njdatabook.rutgers.edu/sites/njdatabook.rutgers.edu/files/documents/inventory_of_municipal_forms_of_government_in_new_jersey.pdf ''Inventory of Municipal Forms of Government in New Jersey''], [[Rutgers University]] Center for Government Studies, July 1, 2011. Accessed June 1, 2023.</ref> The Township Committee is comprised of five members, who are elected directly by the voters [[at-large]] in partisan elections to serve three-year terms of office on a staggered basis, with either one or two seats coming up for election each year as part of the November general election in a three-year cycle.<ref name=DataBook>''2012 New Jersey Legislative District Data Book'', [[Rutgers University]] [[Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy]], March 2013, p. 110.</ref><ref>[https://njdatabook.rutgers.edu/sites/njdatabook.rutgers.edu/files/documents/forms_of_municipal_government_in_new_jersey_9220.pdf#page=7 "Forms of Municipal Government in New Jersey"], p. 7. [[Rutgers University]] Center for Government Studies. Accessed June 1, 2023.</ref> At an annual reorganization meeting held during the first week of January, the Township Committee selects one of its members to serve as Mayor and another as Deputy Mayor.

{{As of|2024}}, members of the Green Township Committee are [[Mayor]] Margaret H. "Peg" Phillips ([[Republican Party (United States)|R]], term on committee ends December 31, 2026; term as mayor ends 2024), Deputy Mayor Virginia "Ginny" Raffay (R, term on committee ends 2026; term as deputy mayor ends 2024), James DeYoung (R, 2024; elected to serve an unexpired term), Bader G. Qarmout (R, 2025) and Michael Rose (R, 2025).<ref name=Committee>[http://www.greentwp.com/Cit-e-Access/webpage.cfm?TID=147&TPID=14238 Township Committee General Information], Green Township. Accessed May 20, 2024. "The Township Committee members are elected officials whose three year terms of office begin on January 1 following their election at the November General Election. At the reorganization meeting during the first week of January, the Township Committee elects one of their members to be the Mayor and another to be the Deputy Mayor."</ref><ref>[https://www.greentwp.com/documents/2024%20Adopted%20Budget.pdf 2024 Municipal Data sheet], Green Township. Accessed May 20, 2024.</ref><ref name=Sussex2023>[https://sussexcountyclerk.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/Nov-7-2023-GE-OFFICIAL-summary-rpt-with-write-ins-suppressed.pdf Summary Results Report Official Results November 7 2023 General Election], [[Sussex County, New Jersey]], November 22, 2023. Accessed February 1, 2024.</ref><ref name=Sussex2022>[https://sussexcountyclerk.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/NOV-8-2022-GE-Official-County-Summary.pdf Sussex County, New Jersey General Election November 8, 2022, Official Results Summary Report], [[Sussex County, New Jersey]], dated November 21, 2022. Accessed January 1, 2023.</ref><ref name=Sussex2021>[https://sussexcountyclerk.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/official-11-22-21.pdf Summary Results Report November 2, 2021 General Election Official Results], [[Sussex County, New Jersey]], updated November 22, 2021. Accessed January 1, 2022.</ref>

The Township Committee chose James DeYoung in March 2022 from the list of candidates submitted by the Republican municipal committee to fill the seat expiring in December 2024 that became vacant following the death of Daniel Conkling the previous month.<ref>[http://www.greentwp.com/uppages/Township%20Committee%20Minutes%20March%2015,%202022.pdf Township Committee Meeting Minutes for March 15, 2022], Green Township. Accessed July 28, 2022. "Mayor Phillips reviewed the procedure for conducting the interviews and the selection of a candidate to temporarily fill the Township Committee's vacancy through December 31, 2022, due to the passing of Committeeman Daniel Conkling on February 25, 2022.... Mr. Qarmout nominated Mr. James DeYoung to fill the Township Committee Vacancy.... Swearing-in ceremony to be held at the March 21, 2022, Township Committee meeting."</ref>

In March 2016, the Township Committee selected Bader Qarmout from a list of three candidates nominated by the Republican municipal committee to fill the seat expiring in December 2016 that had been held by Jason Joseph Reinbold until his resignation; Qarmout served on an interim basis until the November 2016 general election, when he was selected to serve the balance of the term.<ref>[http://www.greentwp.com/uppages/Township%20Committee%20Meeting%20Minutes%20March%2028,%202016.pdf March 28, 2016, Township Committee Meeting Minutes], Township of Green. Accessed August 2, 2016.</ref>

=== Federal, state, and county representation ===
Green Township is located in the 7th Congressional District<ref name=PCR2022>[https://www.njredistrictingcommission.org/documents/2021/Data2021/Plan%20Components.pdf 2022 Redistricting Plan], [[New Jersey Redistricting Commission]], December 8, 2022.</ref> and is part of New Jersey's 24th state legislative district.<ref name=Districts2011>[https://www.nj.gov/state/elections/assets/pdf/2011-legislative-districts/towns-districts.pdf Municipalities Sorted by 2011-2020 Legislative District], [[New Jersey Department of State]]. Accessed February 1, 2020.</ref><ref name=LWV2019>[https://uploads-ssl.webflow.com/5bae63366fd2b2e5b9f87e5e/5d30f0a94a82c66427e564d2_2019_CitizensGuide.pdf ''2019 New Jersey Citizen's Guide to Government''], New Jersey [[League of Women Voters]]. Accessed October 30, 2019.</ref><ref>[https://www.njleg.state.nj.us/districts/districtnumbers.asp#24 Districts by Number for 2011-2020], [[New Jersey Legislature]]. Accessed January 6, 2013.</ref>

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===Politics===
As of March 2011, there were a total of 2,449 registered voters in Green Township, of which 337 (13.8% vs. 16.5% countywide) were registered as [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democrats]], 1,015 (41.4% vs. 39.3%) were registered as [[Republican Party (United States)|Republicans]] and 1,096 (44.8% vs. 44.1%) were registered as [[Unaffiliated (New Jersey)|Unaffiliated]]. There was one voter registered to another party.<ref name=VoterRegistration>[http://www.state.nj.us/state/elections/election-results/2011-sussex-co-summary-report.pdf Voter Registration Summary - Sussex], [[New Jersey Department of State]] Division of Elections, March 23, 2011. Accessed February 20, 2013.</ref> Among the township's 2010 Census population, 68.0% (vs. 65.8% in Sussex County) were registered to vote, including 94.9% of those ages 18 and over (vs. 86.5% countywide).<ref name=VoterRegistration/><ref>[http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/GCTP7.ST16?slice=GEO~0400000US34 GCT-P7: Selected Age Groups: 2010 - State -- County Subdivision; 2010 Census Summary File 1 for New Jersey] {{Webarchive|url=https://archive.today/20200212202223/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/GCTP7.ST16?slice=GEO~0400000US34 |date=February 12, 2020 }}, [[United States Census Bureau]]. Accessed February 20, 2013.</ref>

In the [[United States presidential election in New Jersey, 2012|2012 presidential election]], Republican [[Mitt Romney]] received 1,206 votes (68.4% vs. 59.4% countywide), ahead of Democrat [[Barack Obama]] with 525 votes (29.8% vs. 38.2%) and other candidates with 28 votes (1.6% vs. 2.1%), among the 1,762 ballots cast by the township's 2,507 registered voters, for a turnout of 70.3% (vs. 68.3% in Sussex County).<ref>[http://www.sussexcountyclerk.com/election_results/General%20Election%20Results/Amended-2GNJSUSS-District-Detailed.html General Election November 6, 2012: District Report - Group Detail] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130606114607/http://www.sussexcountyclerk.com/election_results/General%20Election%20Results/Amended-2GNJSUSS-District-Detailed.html |date=June 6, 2013 }}, [[Sussex County, New Jersey]] Clerk, run date November 30, 2012. Accessed February 20, 2013.</ref> In the [[United States presidential election in New Jersey, 2008|2008 presidential election]], Republican [[John McCain]] received 1,271 votes (66.0% vs. 59.2% countywide), ahead of Democrat [[Barack Obama]] with 629 votes (32.7% vs. 38.7%) and other candidates with 19 votes (1.0% vs. 1.5%), among the 1,925 ballots cast by the township's 2,417 registered voters, for a turnout of 79.6% (vs. 76.9% in Sussex County).<ref>[http://www.state.nj.us/state/elections/election-results/2008-gen-elect-presidential-results-sussex.pdf 2008 Presidential General Election Results: Sussex County], [[New Jersey Department of State]] Division of Elections, December 23, 2008. Accessed February 20, 2013.</ref> In the [[United States presidential election in New Jersey, 2004|2004 presidential election]], Republican [[George W. Bush]] received 1,270 votes (70.4% vs. 63.9% countywide), ahead of Democrat [[John Kerry]] with 515 votes (28.5% vs. 34.4%) and other candidates with 15 votes (0.8% vs. 1.3%), among the 1,805 ballots cast by the township's 2,230 registered voters, for a turnout of 80.9% (vs. 77.7% in the whole county).<ref>[http://www.state.nj.us/state/elections/election-results/2004-presidential_sussex_co_2004.pdf 2004 Presidential Election: Sussex County], [[New Jersey Department of State]] Division of Elections, December 13, 2004. Accessed February 20, 2013.</ref>

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In the [[New Jersey gubernatorial election, 2013|2013 gubernatorial election]], Republican [[Chris Christie]] received 77.9% of the vote (802 cast), ahead of Democrat [[Barbara Buono]] with 19.1% (197 votes), and other candidates with 2.9% (30 votes), among the 1,045 ballots cast by the township's 2,576 registered voters (16 ballots were spoiled), for a turnout of 40.6%.<ref name=2013Elections>{{cite web |url=http://www.state.nj.us/state/elections/2013-results/2013-general-election-results-governor-sussex.pdf |title=Governor - Sussex County |date=January 29, 2014 |publisher=New Jersey Department of Elections |access-date=December 24, 2014}}</ref><ref name=2013VoterReg>{{cite web |url=http://www.state.nj.us/state/elections/2013-results/2013-general-election-ballotscast-sussex.pdf |title=Number of Registered Voters and Ballots Cast - November 5, 2013 - General Election Results - Sussex County|date=January 29, 2014 |publisher=New Jersey Department of Elections |access-date=December 24, 2014}}</ref> In the [[New Jersey gubernatorial election, 2009|2009 gubernatorial election]], Republican Chris Christie received 925 votes (70.1% vs. 63.3% countywide), ahead of Democrat [[Jon Corzine]] with 257 votes (19.5% vs. 25.7%), Independent [[Chris Daggett]] with 116 votes (8.8% vs. 9.1%) and other candidates with 16 votes (1.2% vs. 1.3%), among the 1,320 ballots cast by the township's 2,404 registered voters, yielding a 54.9% turnout (vs. 52.3% in the county).<ref>[http://www.njelections.org/election-results/2009-governor_results-sussex.pdf 2009 Governor: Sussex County] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130606051254/http://www.njelections.org/election-results/2009-governor_results-sussex.pdf |date=June 6, 2013 }}, [[New Jersey Department of State]] Division of Elections, December 31, 2009. Accessed February 20, 2013.</ref>

== Education ==
Students in public school for [[kindergarten]] through [[eighth grade]] attend the [[Green Township School District]] at Green Hills School.<ref>[https://www.straussesmay.com/seportal/Public/DistrictPolicy.aspx?policyid=0110&id=353f3c133b4a441f856fe309f82ff008 Green Township Board of Education District Policy 0110 - Identification], Green Township School District, adopted December 19, 2007. Accessed March 9, 2025. "Purpose: The Board of Education exists for the purpose of providing a thorough and efficient system of free public education in grades Pre-Kindergarten through eight in the Green Township School District. Composition: The Green Township School District is comprised of all the area within the municipal boundaries of Green Township."</ref><ref>[https://www.sussex.nj.us/documents/SuperintendentofSchools/Sussex-County-CST-Directory-2024-25.pdf#page=8 ''Public School Directory 2024-2025''], [[Sussex County, New Jersey]]. Accessed March 1, 2025.</ref><ref>[https://rc.doe.state.nj.us/selectreport/2022-2023/37/1800 School Performance Reports for the Green Township School District], [[New Jersey Department of Education]]. Accessed April 3, 2024.</ref><ref>[https://homeroom6.doe.state.nj.us/directory/school/districtid/1800 New Jersey School Directory for the Green Township School District], [[New Jersey Department of Education]]. Accessed February 1, 2024.</ref>  As of the 2023–24 school year, the district, comprised of one school, had an enrollment of 401 students and 42.7 classroom teachers (on an [[full-time equivalent|FTE]] basis), for a [[student–teacher ratio]] of 9.4:1.<ref name=NCES>[https://nces.ed.gov/ccd/districtsearch/district_detail.asp?Search=2&details=1&ID2=3406090&DistrictID=3406090 District information for Green Township School District], [[National Center for Education Statistics]]. Accessed December 15, 2024.</ref>

Public school students in [[ninth grade|ninth]] through [[twelfth grade]]s attend [[Newton High School (New Jersey)|Newton High School]] in [[Newton, New Jersey|Newton]], together with students from [[Andover, New Jersey|Andover Borough]] and [[Andover Township, New Jersey|Andover Township]], as part of a [[sending/receiving relationship]] with the [[Newton Public School District]].<ref>[https://rc.doe.state.nj.us/1516/37/1800/000.html Green Township School District 2016 Report Card Narrative] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171024095921/https://rc.doe.state.nj.us/1516/37/1800/000.html |date=October 24, 2017 }}, [[New Jersey Department of Education]]. Accessed July 13, 2017. "The Green Hills School provides a comprehensive education for the students of Green Township from grades Kindergarten through eighth grade, while sending its secondary students to Newton High School through a sending/receiving relationship. Green Hills is a Public School Choice district and can accept students from a 20-mile radius."</ref><ref>[https://www.newtonnj.org/page/welcome-to-the-newton-public-school-district Welsome], [[Newton Public School District]]. Accessed March 9, 2025. "The Newton Public School District is a K-12 district with an enrollment over 1,500 students in our elementary, middle, and high schools. The high school is home to Newton residents as well as students from neighboring Andover Borough, Andover Township, and Green Township."</ref> As of the 2023–24 school year, the high school had an enrollment of 723 students and 60.0 classroom teachers (on an [[full-time equivalent|FTE]] basis), for a [[student–teacher ratio]] of 12.1:1.<ref>[https://nces.ed.gov/ccd/schoolsearch/school_detail.asp?Search=1&DistrictID=3411400&ID=341140005384 School data for Newton High School], [[National Center for Education Statistics]]. Accessed December 15, 2024.</ref>

==Transportation==
[[File:2018-07-26 10 28 52 View south along Sussex County Route 519 (Wintermute Road) just south of Hunts School Road in Green Township, Sussex County, New Jersey.jpg|thumb|right|[[County Route 519 (New Jersey)|County Route 519]] southbound in Green Township]]
{{As of|2010|5}}, the township had a total of {{convert|49.28|mi}} of roadways, of which {{convert|33.44|mi}} were maintained by the municipality and {{convert|15.84|mi}} by Sussex County.<ref>[http://www.state.nj.us/transportation/refdata/sldiag/mileage_Sussex.pdf Sussex County Mileage by Municipality and Jurisdiction], [[New Jersey Department of Transportation]], May 2010. Accessed July 24, 2014.</ref>

No Interstate, U.S. or state highways directly serve Green Township. The most prominent roadways are county routes, including [[County Route 517 (New Jersey)|County Route 517]] and [[County Route 519 (New Jersey)|County Route 519]].

==Notable people==
{{Category see also|People from Sussex County, New Jersey}}
People who were born in, residents of, or otherwise closely associated with Green Township include:
* [[Stephen Bienko]], coach and athlete, who was the largest franchise owner of the [[College Hunks Hauling Junk]] brand<ref>Frisch, Gary. [https://patch.com/new-jersey/hopatcong-sparta/green-township-hunk-among-njs-top-40-under-40-business "Green Township 'Hunk' Among N.J.'s "Top 40 Under 40" in Business"], [[Patch Media|Hopatcong-Sparta, NJ, Patch]], August 25, 2014. Accessed April 21, 2023. "New Jersey entrepreneur Stephen Bienko, whose Montville company, 42 Holdings, LLC, is the largest owner of College Hunks Hauling Junk and Moving franchise territories, has been selected by NJBIZ Magazine as one of its 2014 '40 Under 40' top business people in the state. The 37-year-old, who lives in Allamuchy and grew up in Green Township, will be recognized along with his co-honorees at an awards banquet Sept. 29 at The Palace at Somerset Park, in Somerset."</ref>
* [[Lewis Morris Rutherfurd]] (1816–1892), lawyer and astronomer, who was a pioneering astrophotographer<ref>[https://www.nytimes.com/1892/06/01/archives/obituary-lewis-morris-rutherfurd.html "Obituary; Lewis Morris Rutherfurd"], ''[[The New York Times]]'', June 1, 1892. Accessed March 9, 2025. "Lewis Morris Rutherfurd died on Decoration Day at his home, Tranquility, N.J., in the seventy-sixth year of his age."</ref>
* [[Lucy Page Mercer Rutherfurd]] (1891–1948), interred in Green Township, she is considered by historians to have been a mistress of United States President Franklin Delano Roosevelt and was with him on the day he died in 1945<ref>[https://archive.today/20130411054841/http://www.kwwl.com/story/16624725/possible-fdr-affair-has-green-twp-connection?clienttype=printable "Possible FDR affair has Green Twp. connection"], [[KWWL (TV)|KWWL]], January 28, 2012. Accessed February 20, 2013. "Mercer is of particular interest to Sussex County residents as she and her husband Winthrop Rutherfurd maintained a home in Allamuchy and they are buried in the Tranquility Cemetery in Green."</ref>

==References==
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==External links==

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* [https://www.greentwp.com Green Township website]
* [https://www.greenhills.org/ Green Township Public Schools]
* {{NJReportCard|37|1800|0|Green Township Public Schools}}
* [https://nces.ed.gov/ccd/schoolsearch/school_list.asp?Search=1&DistrictID=3406090 School Data for the Green Township Public Schools], [[National Center for Education Statistics]]
* [https://www.newtonnj.org/ Newton Public Schools]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20130729100257/http://greentwphistoricalsociety.webs.com/ Green Township Historical Society – meets on select Monday nights during Autumn and the Spring months]

{{Sussex County, New Jersey}}

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| Southeast = [[Byram Township, New Jersey|Byram Township]]
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| Southwest = [[Allamuchy Township, New Jersey|Allamuchy Township]]
| West = [[Frelinghuysen Township, New Jersey|Frelinghuysen Township]]
| Northwest = [[Fredon Township, New Jersey|Fredon Township]]
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