Lebanon

As of the 2010 United States census, the borough's population was 1,358, reflecting an increase of 293 (+27.5%) from the 1,065 counted in the 2000 Census. The Borough was known in the early part of the 19th century as Jacksonville and later as Lebanonville, Lebanonville Depot and finally Lebanon, a station on the Central Railroad of New Jersey. The borough is an independent municipality surrounded by Clinton Township, making it part of one of 21 pairs of "doughnut towns" in the state, where one municipality entirely surrounds another. The Dutch Reformed Church is one of the oldest churches in the County. The Lebanon Historic District was listed on the state and national registers of historic places in 2009. The median household income in the borough was $71,629 (with a margin of error of +/ $5,410) and the median family income was $96,500 (+/ $10,275). Males had a median income of $70,977 (+/$9,418) versus $53,750 (+ / $18,758) for females. About 1.5% of families and 2.8% of the population were below the poverty line, including 1.3% of those under age 18 and 1.2% who were 65 or over. The average household size was 2.26 and the average family size was2.93.21. According to the United States Census Bureau, the Borough had a total area of 0.90 square miles (2.34 km²), almost all of which was land.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the borough had a total area of 0.90 square miles (2.34 km²), almost all of which was land. The borough is an independent municipality surrounded by Clinton Township, making it part of one of 21 pairs of "doughnut towns" in the state, where one municipality entirely surrounds another. The U.S. Census Bureau estimates that the borough has a population of 1,788. The population of Clinton Township is 1,856. The Borough has a total population of 2,841. The United States Geological Survey estimates the borough's population at 1,938. It is part of the New Jersey Bay Area, which includes the towns of Bergen, Passaic, Monmouth, Somerset, and Union City. The town is located on the Delaware River, which is a tributary of the Hackensack River. It has a water supply system that supplies the borough with drinking water. It also supplies water to Clinton Township and other parts of the borough. The city has a landfill site, which was once used to dump waste from the town's sewage treatment treatment plant. It was closed in the 1970s and 1980s and is now used as a dump site for waste disposal. The area is one of the most densely populated parts of New Jersey, with more than 1,000 people living in the borough each day. The state has a high rate of obesity, with 1.3% of its residents reporting being overweight or obese.

Demographics

As of the 2000 United States Census there were 1,065 people, 458 households, and 287 families residing in the borough. The Census Bureau's 2006-2010 American Community Survey showed that (in 2010 inflation-adjusted dollars) median household income was $71,629 (with a margin of error of +/ $5,410) The 2010 U.S. census counted 1,358 people, 602 households and 366 families in the Borough. The racial makeup of the borough was 95.40% White, 0.66% African American, 0.19% Native American, 3.10% Asian, 0,38% from other races, and 0.28% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.07% of the population. The median income for a household in the. borough was $68,542, and the median income. for a family was $83,436. About 0.7% of families and 2.8% of. the population were below the poverty line, including 1.3% of those under. age 18 and 1.8%) of those age 65 or over. For every 100 females ages 18 and older there were 82.6 males. The average household size was 2.26 and the average family size was2.93. The borough has a population density of 1,532.0 per square mile (591.5/km²), with 664 housing units at an average density of 749.1 per squaremile (289.2/ km²).

Government

Lebanon Borough is governed under the Borough form of New Jersey municipal government. The Mayor is elected directly by the voters to a four-year term of office. The Borough Council is comprised of six members elected to serve three-year terms on a staggered basis. Hunterdon County is governed by a Board of Chosen Commissioners comprised of five members who are elected at-large on a partisan basis. New Jersey's Seventh Congressional District is represented by Tom Malinowski (D, Rocky Hill) New Jersey is represented in the United States Senate by Democrats Cory Booker (Newark, term end 2027) and Bob Menendez (Harrison, term ends 2025) The 23rd Legislative District of the New Jersey Legislature isrepresented in the State Senate by Michael J. Doherty (R, Washington Township, Warren County) and in the General Assembly by John DiMaio (R, Hackettstown) and Erik Peterson (R), both of Franklin Township, Hunterdon. Lebanon is located in the 7th Congressional District and is part of New NJ's 23rd state legislative district. As of 2022, the Mayor of Lebanon Borough is Republican James J. Pittinger, whose term ofoffice ends December 31, 2022. The Lebanon Borough Council was selected in August 2019 to fill the seat expiring in December 2020 that became vacant following the resignation of Michael Piagentini, who left office the previous month after announcing that he was moving out of the borough. In November 2019, the Borough Council selected Melissa Saharic to serve the balance of the term ofOffice.

Historic district

The Lebanon Historic District is a historic district encompassing the village of Lebanon. The district was added to the National Register of Historic Places on August 26, 2009, for its significance in architecture and community development from c.1813 to c.1942. It includes 227 contributing buildings.

Education

Lebanon Borough School District serves pre-kindergarten through sixth grade. In the 2016-2017 school year, Lebanon had the 9th-smallest enrollment of any school district in the state, with 101 students. Public school students in ninth through twelfth grades attend North Hunterdon High School in Annandale together with students from Bethlehem Township, Clinton Town, Clinton Township, Franklin Township and Union Township. Students in seventh and eighth grades attend Clinton Township Middle School in Clinton Township as part of a sending/receiving relationship with the Clinton Township School District. Hunterdon County Vocational School District offers career and technical education at its campuses in Raritan Township and at programs sited at local high schools, with no tuition charged to students for attendance. Students from Califon, Glen Gardner, Hampton, High Bridge, Lebanon Township and Tewksbury Township, who attend Voorhees High school in Lebanon Township, are eligible to apply to attend the high school programs offered by the county-wide vocational school district. The high school had an enrollment of 1,584 students and 123.2 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a studentteacher ratio of 12.9:1. The school is part of the NorthHunterdon-Voorheees Regional High School District, which also includes students from Californiaon, Glenn Gardner and Hampton. As of the 2018-2019 schoolyear, the school had a enrollment of 479 students and 57.0 classroom teachers.

Emergency services

The Borough of Lebanon is covered by three emergency services providers. Police and law enforcement is provided by the New Jersey State Police from Troop B, based at the Perryville station. The Lebanon Volunteer Fire Company provides fire suppression to the borough as per ordinance. The borough's Emergency Medical and Rescue services are provided by Clinton First Aid & Rescue Squad. The New Jersey Department of Health and Human Services provides health care services to the Borough. The Borough's Fire Department provides firefighting services as per an ordinance. It also provides emergency medical and rescue services for the borough's residents. It is the only borough in New Jersey to have its own ambulance service. It has a fire department and a first aid and rescue squad. The town also has a volunteer fire company, the Lebanon Fire Department, based in the town of Lebanon. It provides fire protection for the town and its surrounding areas. The township also has its own fire department, which is based in Clinton, New Jersey, based on the town's town hall. It was founded in 1883. It operates as a non-profit organization called Lebanon Fire and Ambulance Service. It serves the borough and the surrounding areas of Lebanon, as well as the towns of Clinton and Perryville. It began as a fire station in 1881. It became a fire company in 1882. It continues to operate as a paramedic service in 1894. It now has a first Aid and Rescue Squad, which provides medical care for the community. It offers a full range of emergency services.

Transportation

As of May 2010, the borough had a total of 7.08 miles (11.39 km) of roadways, of which 4.52 miles (7.27 km) were maintained by the municipality and 0.33 miles (0.53 km) by Hunterdon County. The Lebanon station offers service on NJ Transit's Raritan Valley Line. There is a station building on the south side of the tracks. The northern track is no longer in use and the stop has limited weekday and no weekend service. U.S. Route 22 passes through the center of town. Interstate 78 runs through the northern part with Exit 20 within its borders. The borough is located in the New Jersey Bay Area and is part of the Hudson-Bergen County Metropolitan Statistical Area, which covers parts of New Jersey, New York, New Jersey and Pennsylvania. The town has a population of 2,816. It is the largest borough in the state, followed by the town of Teterboro, which has a total population of 1,823. The city's population was 2,715 in the year 2000, down from 2,917 in 2000, and 1,922 in 2000. The population has declined by 1.2% since 2000. It has a rate of 1.7% per year, the lowest rate of any New Jersey borough. It had a population growth rate of 0.8% from 2000 to 2010. The municipality's population in 2010 was 1,716.

Air Quality, Water Quality, Superfund Sites & UV Index

The Air Quality index is in Lebanon, Hunterdon County, New Jersey = 5.9. These Air Quality index is based on annual reports from the EPA. Higher values are better (100=best). The number of ozone alert days is used as an indicator of air quality, as are the amounts of seven pollutants including particulates, carbon monoxide, sulfur dioxide, lead, and volatile organic chemicals. The Water Quality Index is 40. A measure of the quality of an area’s water supply as rated by the EPA. Higher values are better (100=best). The EPA has a complex method of measuring the watershed quality, using 15 indicators such as pollutants, turbidity, sediments, and toxic discharges. The Superfund Sites Index is 10. Higher is better (100=best). Based upon the number and impact of EPA Superfund pollution sites in the county, including spending on the cleanup efforts. The UV Index in Lebanon = 3.6 and is a measure of an area's exposure to the sun's ultraviolet rays. This is most often a combination of sunny weather, altitude, and latitude. The UV Index has been defined by the WHO (www.who.int/news-room/questions-and-answers/item/radiation-the-ultraviolet-(uv)-index) and is uniform worldwide.

Employed

The most recent city population of 1,665 individuals with a median age of 43.8 age the population grows by 6.07% in Lebanon, Hunterdon County, New Jersey population since 2000 and are distributed over a density of 1,845.8 residents per square mile of area (712.7/km²). There are average 2.7 people per household in the 2,157 households with an average household income of $102,841 a year. The unemployment rate in Alabama is 6.60% of the available work force and has dropped -3.41% over the most recent 12-month period and the projected change in job supply over the next decade based on migration patterns, economic growth, and other factors will increase by 26.58%. The number of physicians in Lebanon per 100,000 population = 271.9.

Weather

The annual rainfall in Lebanon = 50 inches and the annual snowfall = 35.3 inches. The annual number of days with measurable precipitation (over .01 inch) = 112. The average number of days per year that are predominantly sunny = 204. 83 degrees Fahrenheit is the average daily high temperature for the month of July and 17.6 degrees Fahrenheit is the average daily low temperature for the month of January. The Comfort Index (higher=better) is 46, where higher values mean a more pleasant climate. The Comfort Index measure recognizes that humidity by itself isn't the problem. (Have you noticed nobody ever complains about the weather being 'cold and humid?) It's in the summertime that we notice the humidity the most, when it's hot and muggy. Our Comfort Index uses a combination of afternoon summer temperature and humidity to closely predict the effect that the humidity will have on people.

Median Home Cost

The percentage of housing units in Lebanon, Hunterdon County, New Jersey which are owned by the occupant = 84.85%. A housing unit is a house, apartment, mobile home, or room occupied as separate living quarters. The average age of homes = 38 years with median home cost = $248,790 and home appreciation of -10.11%. This is the value of the years most recent home sales data. Its important to note that this is not the average (or arithmetic mean). The median home price is the middle value when you arrange all the sales prices of homes from lowest to highest. This is a better indicator than the average, because the median is not changed as much by a few unusually high or low values. The property tax rate of $20.09 shown here is the rate per $1,000 of home value. If for simplification for example the tax rate is $14.00 and the home value is $250,000, the property tax would be $14.00 x ($250,000/1000), or $3500. This is the 'effective' tax rate.

Study

The local school district spends $8,947 per student. There are 11.8 students for each teacher in the school, 603 students for each Librarian and 379 students for each Counselor. 7.14% of the area’s population over the age of 25 with an Associate Degree or other 2-year college degree, 24.26% with a master’s degree, Ph.D. or other advanced college degree and 12.72% with high school diplomas or high school equivalency degrees (GEDs).