Demographics

As of the census

Census

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of 2000, there were 2,990 people, 1,091 households, and 890 families residing in the township. The population density

Population density

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 was 130.7 people per square mile (50.5/km²). There were 1,125 housing units at an average density of 49.2 per square mile (19.0/km²). The racial makeup of the township was 97.53% White, 0.40% African American, 0.23% Native American, 0.77% Asian, 0.33% from other races

Race (United States Census)

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, and 0.74% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.24% of the population.

There were 1,091 households out of which 34.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 73.8% were married couples

Marriage

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 living together, 5.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 18.4% were non-families. 14.2% of all households were made up of individuals and 6.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.74 and the average family size was 3.04.

In the township the population was spread out with 24.9% under the age of 18, 4.4% from 18 to 24, 28.0% from 25 to 44, 30.6% from 45 to 64, and 12.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 42 years. For every 100 females there were 98.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 99.1 males.

The median income for a household in the township was $91,364, and the median income for a family was $96,320. Males had a median income of $66,667 versus $44,779 for females. The per capita income

Per capita income

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 for the township was $39,668. About 1.5% of families and 1.6% of the population were below the poverty line, including 1.5% of those under age 18 and 4.9% of those age 65 or over.

Local government

Franklin Township is governed under the Township

Township (New Jersey)

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 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. At an annual reorganization meeting, the Township Committee selects one of its members to serve as Mayor and another as Deputy Mayor.

, members of the Franklin Township Committee are Scott Bauman, Deputy Robert McGeary, Vigdis Austad, Susan Campbell and Steven Tarshis.

Federal, state and county representation

Franklin Township is in the 12th Congressional district.

Franklin Township is in the

Education

The Franklin Township School District

Franklin Township School District (Hunterdon County, New Jersey)

The Franklin Township School District is a community public school district that serves students in kindergarten through eighth grade from Franklin Township, in Hunterdon County, New Jersey, United States....

 serves public school students in kindergarten through eighth grade. The Franklin Township School served an enrollment of 379 students as of the 2005-06 school year.

Students in grades 9 through 12 attend North Hunterdon High School

North Hunterdon High School

North Hunterdon High School is a four-year public high school located in Clinton Township, New Jersey, serving students from six municipalities in northern Hunterdon County as one of two high schools in the North Hunterdon-Voorhees Regional High School District...

 in Annandale

Annandale, New Jersey

Annandale is a census-designated place and unincorporated area located within Clinton Township, in Hunterdon County, New Jersey. As of the United States 2000 Census, the CDP population was 1,276...

 as part of the North Hunterdon-Voorhees Regional High School District

North Hunterdon-Voorhees Regional High School District

The North Hunterdon-Voorhees Regional High School District is a regional, four-year public high school district, that serves students in grades 9-12 from twelve municipalities in northern Hunterdon County, New Jersey, United States....

. North Hunterdon High School serves students from Bethlehem Township

Bethlehem Township, New Jersey

Bethlehem Township falls under the 'Northern New Jersey' climate zone. According to the Office of the New Jersey State Climatologist at Rutgers University, the Northern climate zone covers about one-quarter of New Jersey and consists mainly of elevated highlands and valleys which are part of the...

, Clinton Town

Clinton, New Jersey

Clinton is a Town in Hunterdon County, New Jersey on the South Branch of the Raritan River. As of the 2010 United States Census, the town population was 2,719....

, Clinton Township

Clinton Township, New Jersey

Clinton Township is a Township in Hunterdon County, New Jersey, United States. As of the United States 2010 Census, the township population was 13,478....

, Franklin Township, Lebanon Borough

Lebanon, New Jersey

Lebanon is a Borough in Hunterdon County, New Jersey, United States. As of the United States 2010 Census, the borough population was 1,358.Lebanon was incorporated as a borough by an Act of the New Jersey Legislature on March 26, 1926, from portions of Clinton Township, based on the results of a...

 and Union Township

Union Township, Hunterdon County, New Jersey

-Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there were 6,160 people, 1,666 households, and 1,162 families residing in the township. The population density was 324.8 people per square mile . There were 1,725 housing units at an average density of 90.9 per square mile...

.

Transportation

County roads that pass through include: CR 513

County Route 513 (New Jersey)

County Route 513 is a county highway in the U.S. state of New Jersey. The highway extends from Kingwood Avenue in Frenchtown to Lakeside Road in West Milford...

 (which doesn't exactly pass through, but borders Franklin with Alexandria/Union) and CR 579

County Route 579 (New Jersey)

County Route 579, abbreviated CR 579, is a county highway in the U.S. state of New Jersey. The highway extends from John Fitch Parkway in Trenton to Route 173 in Greenwich Township.-Mercer County:...

.

Route 12 passes through for just less than ½ mile. Interstate 78

Interstate 78 in New Jersey

Interstate 78 is an east–west route stretching from Union Township, Lebanon County, Pennsylvania to New York City. In New Jersey, I-78 is called the Phillipsburg–Newark Expressway and the Newark Bay Extension of the New Jersey Turnpike...

/U.S. Route 22

U.S. Route 22 in New Jersey

U.S. Route 22 is a U.S. highway stretching from Cincinnati, Ohio in the west to Newark, New Jersey in the east. In New Jersey, the route runs for from the Easton-Phillipsburg Toll Bridge over the Delaware River in Phillipsburg, Warren County to Interstate 78 , US 1/9, and Route 21 at the Newark...

 traverse through for a fifth of a mile with an interchange (Exit 15) at the northern tip of the township (which is the eastern overlapping end of Route 173).

External links

• Official Franklin Township, Hunterdon County Site
• Hunterdon County webpage for Franklin Township
• Franklin Township School
• Data for the Franklin Township School, National Center for Education Statistics
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• North Hunterdon-Voorhees Regional High School District
• Hunterdon Land Trust Alliance
• Rural Awareness, Inc. -- Preserving Franklin Township's Rich History And Rural Character