Our Township contains slightly more than twenty-three square miles of mostly farmland. It had an estimated population in 1970 of 2,531 people. The 2000 Census reports that Mansfield's population is approximately 5,090, an increase of 31.4 percent since 1990. Currently, the population stands at 6,936.

Routes 130, 206 and 68, as well as I-295 and the New Jersey Turnpike, run through the township, providing excellent access to neighboring towns and cities such as Philadelphia and New York City.

The township is watered by Black's Creek, Bacon's Run, Assiscunk Creek, Craft's Creek and Kinkora or Spring Hill Run.

Villages within the township include Columbus, Mansfield, Mansfield Square, Georgetown, Hedding and Kinkora.

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