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Mansfield Township is a township in Burlington County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the township's population was 8,544.〔〔〔 The population increased by 3,454 (+67.9%) from the 5,090 counted in the 2000 Census, which had in turn increased by 1,216 (+31.4%) from the 3,874 counted in the 1990 Census.〔(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 June 20, 2012.〕 ==History== Mansfield was first formed on November 6, 1688, and reformed by Royal charter on May 9, 1770. Mansfield was incorporated by an act of the New Jersey Legislature on February 21, 1798, as one of New Jersey's initial group of 104 townships. Portions of the township were taken to form Fieldsboro (March 7, 1850, within township; became fully independent c. 1894), Bordentown Township (March 8, 1852) and Florence Township (March 7, 1872).〔Snyder, John P. (''The Story of New Jersey's Civil Boundaries: 1606-1968'' ), Bureau of Geology and Topography; Trenton, New Jersey; 1969. p. 96. Accessed June 20, 2012.〕 The township was named for Mansfield, England.〔Hutchinson, Viola L. (''The Origin of New Jersey Place Names'' ), New Jersey Public Library Commission, May 1945. Accessed September 4, 2015.〕〔Tusim, Pearl J. (History.php "1688 MANSFIELD TOWNSHIP" ), Mansfield Township, NJ. Accessed September 4, 2015. "MANSFIELD TOWNSHIP - from the name of the English town on The border of Sherwood Forest in Nottinghamshire, England."〕 File:Keeler Oak Tree - distance photo, May 2013.jpg|Historic White Oak Tree, known as the "Keeler Oak" File:Keeler Oak Tree - close up photo, May 2013.jpg|Keeler Oak Tree, May 2013 File:Keeler Oak Tree - sign, May 2013.jpg|Keeler Oak Sign 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Mansfield Township, Burlington County, New Jersey」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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