Franklin Township, Warren County, New Jersey
Franklin Township, New Jersey | |
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A Franklin Township farm in 2009 | |
Location of Franklin Township in Warren County highlighted in yellow (right). Inset map: Location of Warren County in New Jersey highlighted in black (left). | |
Census Bureau map of Franklin Township, Warren County, New Jersey | |
Location in Warren County Location in New Jersey | |
| Coordinates: 40°42′45″N 75°03′10″W / 40.712407°N 75.052831°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | New Jersey |
| County | Warren |
| Incorporated | April 8, 1839 |
| Named after | Benjamin Franklin |
| Government | |
| • Type | Township |
| • Body | Township Committee |
| • Mayor | Michael Toretta (R, term ends December 31, 2023) |
| • Municipal clerk | Denise L. Becton |
| Area | |
• Total | 23.51 sq mi (60.89 km2) |
| • Land | 23.42 sq mi (60.66 km2) |
| • Water | 0.09 sq mi (0.23 km2) 0.38% |
| • Rank | 118th of 565 in state 8th of 22 in county |
| Elevation | 509 ft (155 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 2,968 |
• Estimate (2023) | 3,000 |
| • Rank | 450th of 565 in state 13th of 22 in county |
| • Density | 126.7/sq mi (48.9/km2) |
| • Rank | 530th of 565 in state 17th of 22 in county |
| Time zone | UTC−05:00 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−04:00 (Eastern (EDT)) |
| ZIP Code | 08808 – Broadway |
| Area code(s) | 908 exchanges: 689, 835 |
| FIPS code | 3404124960 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0882251 |
| Website | www |
Franklin Township is a township in Warren County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. As of the 2020 United States census, the township's population was 2,968, a decrease of 208 (−6.5%) from the 2010 census count of 3,176, which in turn reflected an increase of 408 (+14.7%) from the 2,768 counted in the 2000 census.
Franklin was incorporated as a township by the New Jersey Legislature on April 8, 1839, from portions of Greenwich Township, Mansfield Township, and Oxford Township. The township is named for Benjamin Franklin.