Frankford Township, New Jersey | |
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 Map of Frankford Township in Sussex County. Inset: Location of Sussex County highlighted in the State of New Jersey. | |
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| Coordinates: 41°09′51″N 74°44′16″W / 41.164296°N 74.737798°W[1][2] | |
| Country |  United States |
| State |  New Jersey |
| County | .png){kind=small} Sussex |
| Formed | April 10, 1797 |
| Incorporated | February 21, 1798 |
| Named for | Frankford, Philadelphia |
| Government | |
| • Type | Township |
| • Body | Township Committee |
| • Mayor | David Silverthorne (R, term ends December 31, 2024)[3][4] |
| • Administrator | Lori Nienstedt[5] |
| • Municipal clerk | Lori Nienstedt[6] |
| Area | |
| • Total | 35.30 sq mi (91.42 km2) |
| • Land | 33.88 sq mi (87.74 km2) |
| • Water | 1.42 sq mi (3.68 km2) 4.02% |
| • Rank | 68th of 565 in state 6th of 24 in county[1] |
| Elevation | 659 ft (201 m) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 5,302 |
| • Estimate | 5,304 |
| • Rank | 370th of 565 in state 9th of 24 in county[12] |
| • Density | 156.5/sq mi (60.4/km2) |
| • Rank | 517th of 565 in state 19th of 24 in county[12] |
| Time zone | UTC−05:00 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−04:00 (Eastern (EDT)) |
| ZIP Code | 07826 – Branchville[13] |
| Area code(s) | 973[14] |
| FIPS code | 3403724810[1][15][16] |
| GNIS feature ID | 0882267[1][17] |
| Website | www |
Frankford Township is a township in Sussex County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. As of the 2020 United States census, the township's population was 5,302,[9][10] a decrease of 263 (−4.7%) from the 2010 census count of 5,565,[18][19] which in turn reflected an increase of 145 (+2.7%) from the 5,420 counted in the 2000 census.[20]
Frankford Township was formed on April 10, 1797, from portions of Newton Township, and was incorporated on February 21, 1798, as one of New Jersey's initial 104 townships by an act of the New Jersey Legislature. Portions of the township were taken to form Lafayette Township and Sparta Township (both established on April 14, 1845), along with Branchville (March 9, 1898), which is completely surrounded by the township.[21] The township was said to have been named after Frankford, a neighborhood of Philadelphia, after a visitor who hailed from that area came to help out at the rural school in the township.[22]
Since 1976, the township has been the home of the Farm and Horse Show, which expanded after it was relocated from Branchville. The New Jersey State Fair / Sussex County Farm & Horse Show has evolved as the site of numerous activities and events throughout the year. The township's Skylands Park, a 4,300-seat baseball park, was home to the New Jersey Cardinals of the New York–Penn League from 1993 to 2005, and the Sussex Skyhawks of the Can-Am League from 2006 to 2010. Since 2005, the stadium is the home of the Sussex County Miners, which plays as part of the Frontier League.[23]
- ^ a b c d e 2019 Census Gazetteer Files: New Jersey Places, United States Census Bureau. Accessed July 1, 2020.
- ^ US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990, United States Census Bureau. Accessed September 4, 2014.
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- ^ Look Up a ZIP Code for Branchville, NJ, United States Postal Service. Accessed February 19, 2013.
- ^ Area Code Lookup - NPA NXX for Branchville, NJ, Area-Codes.com. Accessed October 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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- ^ Snyder, John P. The Story of New Jersey's Civil Boundaries: 1606–1968, Bureau of Geology and Topography; Trenton, New Jersey; 1969. p. 120. Accessed October 25, 2012.
- ^ Frankford Echoes, presented by the Frankford Township Tercentenary Committee, 1964, pg. 7.
- ^ Westhoven, William. "Miners to fill major baseball void in Sussex", Daily Record, December 10, 2014. Accessed December 24, 2014. "The new owners of Skylands Stadium in Augusta announced Wednesday that they have established a new minor-league team — appropriately dubbed the Sussex County Miners — that will begin play in the independent Can-Am Association of Professional Baseball."