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Franklin Township, New Jersey | |
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 Location of Franklin Township in Somerset County highlighted in yellow (right). Inset map: Location of Somerset County in New Jersey highlighted in black (left). | |
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| Coordinates: 40°28′37″N 74°33′02″W / 40.476872°N 74.550447°W[1][2] | |
| Country |  United States |
| State |  New Jersey |
| County | Somerset |
| Formed as Eastern precinct | c. 1745 |
| Incorporated | February 21, 1798 |
| Named for | Benjamin Franklin |
| Government | |
| • Type | Faulkner Act (council–manager) |
| • Body | Township Council |
| • Mayor | Phillip Kramer (D, term ends December 31, 2023)[3][4] |
| • Manager | Robert G. Vornlocker Jr.[5] |
| • Municipal clerk | Ann McCarthy[6] |
| Area | |
• Total | 46.88 sq mi (121.43 km2) |
| • Land | 46.17 sq mi (119.58 km2) |
| • Water | 0.71 sq mi (1.85 km2) 1.52% |
| • Rank | 37th of 565 in state 2nd of 21 in county[1] |
| Elevation | 62 ft (19 m) |
| Population | |
• Total | 68,364 |
| 68,233 | |
| • Rank | 19th of 565 in state 1st of 21 in county[12] |
| • Density | 1,480.7/sq mi (571.7/km2) |
| • Rank | 337th of 565 in state 8th of 21 in county[12] |
| Time zone | UTC−05:00 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−04:00 (Eastern (EDT)) |
| ZIP Codes | |
| Area code(s) | 732, 908 and 609[19] |
| FIPS code | 3403524900[1][20][21] |
| GNIS feature ID | 0882170[1][22] |
| Website | www |
Franklin Township is a township in Somerset County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. It is centrally located in the Raritan Valley region, within the New York Metropolitan Area. As of the 2020 United States census, the township's population was 68,364,[9][10] an increase of 6,064 (+9.7%) from the 2010 census count of 62,300,[23][24] which in turn reflected an increase of 11,397 (+22.4%) from the 50,903 counted in the 2000 census.[25] The township was the state's 19th most-populous municipality in 2020, after being ranked 22nd in 2010.[26]
Traditionally a farming community, it has become a fast-growing suburb with massive development in the later 20th and 21st centuries as a diverse blend of races, religions, and cultures. In 2008, Franklin Township ranked #5 on Money magazine's list of America's Top 100 Best Places to Live.[27]
What is now Franklin Township was originally formed circa 1745 as Eastern precinct. Franklin Township was incorporated on February 21, 1798, as one of New Jersey's initial group of 104 townships by an act of the New Jersey Legislature. Portions of the township were taken to form South Bound Brook (formed within Township, became independent municipality as of April 11, 1907) and East Millstone (February 18, 1873, returned to Franklin Township on December 31, 1949).[28]
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- ^ US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990, United States Census Bureau. Accessed September 4, 2014.
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- ^ Clerk's Office, Township of Franklin. Accessed March 22, 2023.
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DataBookwas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Township of Franklin, Geographic Names Information System. Accessed March 5, 2013.
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PopEstwas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ a b Population Density by County and Municipality: New Jersey, 2020 and 2021, New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development. Accessed March 1, 2023.
- ^ Look Up a ZIP Code for Somerset, NJ, United States Postal Service. Accessed August 23, 2012.
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- ^ Look Up a ZIP Code for Franklin Park, NJ, United States Postal Service. Accessed August 23, 2012.
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- ^ About Franklin Archived December 29, 2021, at the Wayback Machine, Township of Franklin. Accessed March 31, 2020.
- ^ Area Code Lookup - NPA NXX for Franklin, NJ, Area-Codes.com. Accessed September 7, 2014.
- ^ U.S. Census website, United States Census Bureau. Accessed September 4, 2014.
- ^ Geographic Codes Lookup for New Jersey, Missouri Census Data Center. Accessed April 1, 2022.
- ^ US Board on Geographic Names, United States Geological Survey. Accessed September 4, 2014.
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LWD2010was invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ 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 May 1, 2023.
- ^ Table1. New Jersey Counties and Most Populous Cities and Townships: 2020 and 2010 Censuses, New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development. Accessed December 1, 2022.
- ^ #5 – Franklin Township; America's Top 100 Best Places to Live, Money. Accessed February 12, 2013.
- ^ Snyder, John P. The Story of New Jersey's Civil Boundaries: 1606-1968, Bureau of Geology and Topography; Trenton, New Jersey; 1969. p. 223. Accessed October 28, 2012.