Township in Warren County, New Jersey, US
Township in New Jersey
Franklin Township, New Jersey
A Franklin Township farm in 2009
Location of Franklin Township in
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Census Bureau map of Franklin Township, Warren County, New Jersey
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Show map of the United States Coordinates: 40°42′45″N 75°03′10″W / 40.712407°N 75.052831°W / 40.712407; -75.052831 [ 1] [ 2] Country United States State New Jersey County Warren Incorporated April 8, 1839 Named for Benjamin Franklin • Type Township • Body Township Committee • Mayor Michael Toretta (R , term ends December 31, 2023)[ 3] [ 4] • Municipal clerk Denise L. Becton[ 3] • 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[ 1] Elevation 509 ft (155 m) • Total 2,968 • Estimate 3,000 • Rank 450th of 565 in state 13th of 22 in county[ 9] • Density 126.7/sq mi (48.9/km2 ) • Rank 530th of 565 in state 17th of 22 in county[ 9] Time zone UTC−05:00 (Eastern (EST) ) • Summer (DST ) UTC−04:00 (Eastern (EDT) )ZIP Code Area code(s) 908 exchanges : 689, 835[ 12] FIPS code 3404124960[ 1] [ 13] [ 14] GNIS feature ID0882251[ 1] [ 15] Website www .franklintwpwarren .org
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,[ 7] a decrease of 208 (−6.5%) from the 2010 census count of 3,176,[ 16] [ 17] which in turn reflected an increase of 408 (+14.7%) from the 2,768 counted in the 2000 census .[ 18]
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 .[ 19] The township is named for Benjamin Franklin .[ 20] [ 21]
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^ About Franklin Township , Franklin Township - Warren. Accessed August 31, 2015. "The Township of Franklin was settled during the period preceding the Revolutionary War. Its name was in honor of Benjamin Franklin."