Franklin Township, Hunterdon County, New Jersey
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For other current New Jersey townships with the same name, see Franklin Township, New Jersey (disambiguation).
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,[8] an increase of 72 (+2.3%) from the 2010 census count of 3,195,[17][18] which in turn reflected an increase of 205 (+6.9%) from the 2,990 counted in the 2000 census.[19] 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.
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Franklin Township, New Jersey | |
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Coordinates: 40.569033°N 74.931227°W / 40.569033; -74.931227[1][2] | |
Country | United States |
State | New Jersey |
County | Hunterdon |
Incorporated | April 7, 1845 |
Named for | Benjamin Franklin |
Government | |
• Type | Township |
• Body | Township Committee |
• Mayor | Philip Koury (R, term ends December 31, 2023)[4][5] |
• Municipal clerk | Christine Burke[6] |
Area | |
• Total | 23.18 sq mi (60.02 km2) |
• Land | 23.04 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[1] |
Elevation | 600 ft (200 m) |
Population | |
• Total | 3,267 |
• Estimate (2022)[9] | 3,254 |
• Rank | 436th of 565 in state 16th of 26 in county[10] |
• Density | 141.8/sq mi (54.7/km2) |
• Rank | 524th of 565 in state 22nd of 26 in county[10] |
Time zone | UTC−05:00 (Eastern (EST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC−04:00 (Eastern (EDT)) |
ZIP Code | |
Area code | 908[13] |
FIPS code | 3401924870[1][14][15] |
GNIS feature ID | 0882184[1][16] |
Website | www |
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