{{infobox settlement |name = sparta township, new jersey |official_name = township of sparta |settlement_type = township |nickname = |motto = |image_skyline = lake mohawk in sparta.gif |imagesize = |image_caption = lake mohawk boardwalk in sparta |image_flag = |image_seal = |image_map = sparta twp nj.png |mapsize = 250x200px |map_caption = map of sparta township in sussex county. inset: location of sussex county highlighted in the state of new jersey. |image_map1 =census_bureau_map_of_sparta_township,_new_jersey.png |mapsize1 = 250x200px |map_caption1 = census bureau map of sparta township, new jersey |subdivision_type = country |subdivision_name = united states |subdivision_type1 = state |subdivision_name1 = new jersey |subdivision_type2 = county |subdivision_name2 = sussex |government_footnotes = |government_type = faulkner act (council-manager) |leader_title = mayor |leader_name = gilbert a. gibbs (term ends december 31, 2013)2013 new jersey mayors directory, new jersey department of community affairs. accessed may 13, 2013. as of date accessed gilbert gibbs is listed as mayor with a term-end date of june 30, 2013, though the term-end dates have been extended to december with the shift of municipal elections from may to november. |leader_title1 = manager |leader_name1 = william e. closetownship manager, sparta township. accessed november 5, 2014. |leader_title2 = clerk |leader_name2 = mary coetownship clerk, sparta township. accessed february 25, 2013. |established_title = incorporated |established_date = april 14, 1845 |unit_pref = imperial |area_footnotes = county subdivisions: new jersey - 2010 census gazetteer files, united states census bureau. accessed july 9, 2013. |area_magnitude = |area_total_km2 = 100.920 |area_land_km2 = 95.680 |area_water_km2 = 5.240 |area_total_sq_mi = 38.965 |area_land_sq_mi = 36.942 |area_water_sq_mi = 2.023 |area_water_percent = 5.19 |area_rank = 58th of 566 in state5th of 24 in county |population_as_of = 2010 census |population_footnotes = dp-1 - profile of general population and housing characteristics: 2010 for sparta township, sussex county, new jersey, united states census bureau. accessed february 25, 2013.profile of general demographic characteristics: 2010 for sparta township, [[new jersey department of labor and workforce development
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