page_title: Franklin Township, Gloucester County, New Jersey
hierarchical_section_title: Franklin Township, Gloucester County, New Jersey
caption_attribution_description: English: Map of Gloucester County highlighting Franklin Township
context_page_description: Franklin Township is a township in Gloucester County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the township's population was 16,820, reflecting an increase of 1,354 from the 15,466 counted in the 2000 Census, which had in turn increased by 984 from the 14,482 counted in the 1990 Census.
  Franklin Township was formed as a township by an act of the New Jersey Legislature on January 27, 1820, from portions of Greenwich Township and Woolwich Township. Parts of the township have been taken to form Clayton Township and Newfield. The township was named for Benjamin Franklin.
context_section_description: Franklin Township is a township in Gloucester County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the township's population was 16,820, reflecting an increase of 1,354 (+8.8%) from the 15,466 counted in the 2000 Census, which had in turn increased by 984 (+6.8%) from the 14,482 counted in the 1990 Census.
  Franklin Township was formed as a township by an act of the New Jersey Legislature on January 27, 1820, from portions of Greenwich Township and Woolwich Township. Parts of the township have been taken to form Clayton Township (February 5, 1858) and Newfield (March 8, 1924). The township was named for Benjamin Franklin.
caption: Franklin Township highlighted in Gloucester County. Inset map: Gloucester County highlighted in the State of New Jersey.
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