Franklin Township, Hunterdon County, New Jersey
Franklin Township, New Jersey | |
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Quaker Meeting House in the Quakertown section of the township | |
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Location of Franklin Township in Hunterdon County highlighted in yellow (right). Inset map: Location of Hunterdon County in New Jersey highlighted in black (left). | |
Census Bureau map of Franklin Township, Hunterdon County, New Jersey | |
Franklin Township Location in Hunterdon County Franklin Township Location in New Jersey Franklin Township Location in the United States | |
| Coordinates: 40°34′09″N 74°55′52″W / 40.569033°N 74.931227°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | New Jersey |
| County | Hunterdon |
| Incorporated | April 7, 1845 |
| Named after | Benjamin Franklin |
| Government | |
| • Type | Township |
| • Body | Township Committee |
| • Mayor | Philip Koury (R, term ends December 31, 2023) |
| • Municipal clerk | Christine Burke |
| Area | |
• Total | 23.17 sq mi (60.02 km2) |
| • Land | 23.03 sq mi (59.66 km2) |
| • Water | 0.14 sq mi (0.36 km2) 0.60% |
| • Rank | 120th of 565 in state 11th of 26 in county |
| Elevation | 600 ft (180 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 3,267 |
• Estimate (2023) | 3,286 |
| • Rank | 436th of 565 in state 16th of 26 in county |
| • Density | 141.8/sq mi (54.7/km2) |
| • Rank | 524th of 565 in state 22nd of 26 in county |
| Time zone | UTC−05:00 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−04:00 (Eastern (EDT)) |
| ZIP Code | 08867 – Pittstown |
| Area code | 908 |
| FIPS code | 3401924870 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0882184 |
| Website | www |
Franklin Township is a township in central Hunterdon County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. As of the 2020 United States census, the township's population was 3,267, an increase of 72 (+2.3%) from the 2010 census count of 3,195, which in turn reflected an increase of 205 (+6.9%) from the 2,990 counted in the 2000 census. Most of the township lies on the Hunterdon Plateau with only the eastern section along the South Branch Raritan River being on the lower part of the Newark Basin.