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About Franklin
Township in Gloucester County, New Jersey, USFranklin Township is a township in Gloucester County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. As of the 2020 United States census, the township's population was 16,380, a decrease of 440 (−2.6%) from the 2010 census count of 16,820, which in turn reflected an increase of 1,354 (+8.8%) from the 15,466 counted in the 2000 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.
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Health in Franklin
Health Grade B
Healthier than 56% of U.S. towns on seven CDC estimates.
Compared with New Jersey
of 32 measures CDC estimates. The other 23 are too close to call.
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Schools in Franklin
All Franklin schools →School Grade C+
The public schools Franklin’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, trail 62% of New Jersey’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they sit near the middle.
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