Franklin Township, New Jersey | |
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A Franklin Township farm | |
Map of Franklin Township in Warren County. Inset: Location of Warren County in New Jersey. | |
Census Bureau map of Franklin Township, Warren County, New Jersey | |
Coordinates: | |
Country | United States |
State | New Jersey |
County | Warren |
Incorporated | April 8, 1839 |
Government | |
• Type | Township (New Jersey) |
• Mayor | Jeff DeAngelis |
Area | |
• Total | 24.0 sq mi (62.2 km2) |
• Land | 24.0 sq mi (62.1 km2) |
• Water | 0.0 sq mi (0.1 km2) |
Elevation[1] | 741 ft (226 m) |
Population (2010) | |
• Total | 3,176 |
• Density | 132.3/sq mi (51.1/km2) |
Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
• Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
ZIP code | 08808 - Broadway |
Area code(s) | 908 |
FIPS code | 34-24960[2][3] |
GNIS feature ID | 0882251[4] |
Website | http://www.franklintwpwarren.org |
Franklin Township is a Township in Warren County, New Jersey, United States. As of the United States 2010 Census, the township population was 3,176. The township is located in the far eastern region of the Lehigh Valley.
Franklin Township was incorporated as a township by an Act of the New Jersey Legislature on April 8, 1839, from portions of Greenwich Township, Mansfield Township and Oxford Township.[5]
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According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 24.0 square miles (62 km2), of which, 24.0 square miles (62 km2) of it is land and 0.04 square miles (0.10 km2) of it (0.17%) is water.
As of the census[2] of 2000, there were 2,768 people, 972 households, and 750 families residing in the township. The population density was 115.4 people per square mile (44.5/km²). There were 1,019 housing units at an average density of 42.5 per square mile (16.4/km²). The racial makeup of the township was 97.04% White, 0.83% African American, 0.07% Native American, 0.87% Asian, 0.11% from other races, and 1.08% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.99% of the population.
There were 972 households out of which 39.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 66.6% were married couples living together, 7.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 22.8% were non-families. 18.6% of all households were made up of individuals and 7.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.84 and the average family size was 3.28.
In the township the population was spread out with 28.8% under the age of 18, 5.1% from 18 to 24, 30.7% from 25 to 44, 25.3% from 45 to 64, and 10.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 102.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 99.4 males.
The median income for a household in the township was $69,115, and the median income for a family was $72,763. Males had a median income of $47,569 versus $31,906 for females. The per capita income for the township was $27,224. About 2.4% of families and 3.1% of the population were below the poverty line, including 1.9% of those under age 18 and 15.3% of those age 65 or over.
Historical populations | |||
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Census | Pop. | %± | |
1930 | 1,213 |
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1940 | 1,540 | 27.0% | |
1950 | 1,530 | −0.6% | |
1960 | 1,729 | 13.0% | |
1970 | 1,973 | 14.1% | |
1980 | 2,341 | 18.7% | |
1990 | 2,404 | 2.7% | |
2000 | 2,768 | 15.1% | |
2010 | 3,176 | 14.7% | |
Population 1930 - 1990.[6] |
Franklin Township is governed under the Township form of government with a five-member Township Committee. The Township Committee is elected directly by the voters in partisan elections to serve three-year terms of office on a staggered basis, with one or two seats coming up for election each year.[7] At an annual reorganization meeting, the Township Committee selects one of its members to serve as Mayor and another to serve as Deputy Mayor.
As of 2011[update], the Franklin Township Committee consists of Mayor Jeff DeAngelis (R, 2011), Deputy Mayor Bonnie Butler (R, 2013), Joe Flynn (R, 2012), Sarah Payne (R, 2013) and Mike Toretta (R, 2012).[8][9]
Franklin Township is in the 5th Congressional district. New Jersey's Fifth Congressional District is represented by Scott Garrett (R, Wantage Township). New Jersey is represented in the United States Senate by Frank Lautenberg (D, Cliffside Park) and Bob Menendez (D, Hoboken).
Franklin Township is in the 23rd Legislative District (New Jersey) of the New Jersey Legislature, which is represented in the New Jersey Senate by Michael J. Doherty (R, Oxford Township) and in the New Jersey General Assembly by John DiMaio (R, Hackettstown) and Erik Peterson (R, Franklin Township).[10]
Warren County is governed by a Board of Chosen Freeholders whose three members are elected at-large on a staggered basis with one seat coming up for election each year. As of 2011, Warren County's Freeholders are Freeholder Director Everett A. Chamberlain (Belvidere, term ends December 31, 2012), Freeholder Deputy Director Richard D. Gardner (Asbury, 2011) and Freeholder Jason Sarnoski (Lopatcong Township, 2013).[11]
Major roadways in Franklin Township include Interstate 78/US 22, which pass through the southern part very briefly with Exit 6 right on the border. Route 57 runs through the northern part of the township.
The Franklin Township School District serves public school students in pre-Kindergarten through sixth grade. The Franklin Township School had an enrollment of 338 students as of the 2008-09 school year.[12]
Public school students in grades 7 and up attend the schools of the Warren Hills Regional School District. Warren Hills is a Grade 7-12 district in Warren County that serves students from the municipalities of Washington Borough, Washington Township, Mansfield Township, Franklin Township and Oxford Township (for 9-12 only).[13] Schools in the district (with 2008-09 enrollment data from the National Center for Education Statistics[14] are Warren Hills Regional Middle School (grades 7 and 8; 643 students) located in Washington Borough and Warren Hills Regional High School (grades 9 - 12; 1,387 students) located in Washington Township.
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