Franklin Township, Somerset County, New Jersey
Demographics

Franklin Township, Somerset County, New Jersey

Section Title: Demographics
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Historical population

Census	Pop.	%±

1790	2,068	—

1810	2,539	—

1820	3,071	21.0%

1830	3,352	9.2%

1840	3,878	15.7%

1850	3,062	−21.0%

1860	3,599	17.5%

1870	3,912	8.7%

1880	3,147	*	−19.6%

1890	2,478	−21.3%

1900	2,398	−3.2%

1910	2,395	*	−0.1%

1920	2,955	23.4%

1930	5,675	92.0%

1940	5,912	4.2%

1950	9,601	*	62.4%

1960	19,858	106.8%

1970	30,389	53.0%

1980	31,358	3.2%

1990	42,780	36.4%

2000	50,903	19.0%

2010	62,300	22.4%

Est. 2016	66,311	6.4%

Population sources: 1790-1920 1840 1850-1870 1850 1870 1880-1890 1890-1910 1910-1930 1920-1940 1930-1990 2000 2010 * = Territory change in previous decade.

Sentence(s)

As of the 2010 United States Census, Franklin township's population was 62,300, reflecting an increase of 22.4% from the 50,903 counted in the 2000 Census, which had in turn increased by 19.0% from the 42,780 counted in the 1990 Census.

final_sentence: As of the 2010 United States Census, Franklin township's population was 62,300, reflecting an increase of 22.4% from the 50,903 counted in the 2000 Census, which had in turn increased by 19.0% from the 42,780 counted in the 1990 Census.