▁About ▁ 4 . 1 % ▁of ▁families ▁and ▁ 6 . 5 % ▁of ▁the ▁population ▁were ▁below ▁the ▁pover ty ▁line , ▁including ▁ 9 . 4 % ▁of ▁those ▁under ▁age ▁ 1 8 ▁and ▁ 3 . 4 % ▁of ▁those ▁age ▁ 6 5 ▁or ▁over . ▁ ▁Government ▁ ▁Local ▁government ▁ ▁Little ▁E gg ▁Har bor ▁oper ates ▁under ▁the ▁Township ▁form ▁of ▁New ▁Jersey ▁municipal ▁government . ▁The ▁five - member ▁Township ▁Committee ▁is ▁elected ▁directly ▁by ▁the ▁vot ers ▁at - large ▁in ▁part isan ▁elections ▁to ▁serve ▁three - year ▁terms ▁of ▁office ▁on ▁a ▁st agger ed ▁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 . ▁Ann ually , ▁the ▁Township ▁Committee ▁selects ▁one ▁of ▁its ▁members ▁to ▁serve ▁as ▁Mayor , ▁and ▁another ▁as ▁Deput y ▁Mayor , ▁each ▁serving ▁one - year ▁terms . ▁ ▁, ▁the ▁members ▁of ▁the ▁Township ▁Committee ▁are ▁Mayor ▁Barbara ▁Jo ▁C rea ▁( R , ▁term ▁on ▁committee ▁ends ▁ 2 0 2 2 , ▁and ▁as ▁mayor ▁ends ▁December ▁ 3 1 , ▁ 2 0 2 0 ), ▁Deput y ▁Mayor ▁John ▁Ke hm ▁Jr . ▁( R , ▁ 2 0 2 0 ), ▁term ▁on ▁committee ▁ends ▁ 2 0 2 0 ; ▁term ▁as ▁deput y ▁mayor ▁ends ▁ 2 0 2 0 ), ▁Ray ▁G orm ley ▁( R