Local government

Franklin Township is governed under the Township

Township (New Jersey)

A township, in the context of New Jersey local government, refers to one of five types and one of eleven forms of municipal government. As a political entity, a township is a full-fledged municipality, on par with any town, city, borough, or village, collecting property taxes and providing...

 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 to serve as Deputy Mayor.

, the Franklin Township Committee consists of Mayor

Mayor

In many countries, a Mayor is the highest ranking officer in the municipal government of a town or a large urban city....

 Jeff DeAngelis (R

Republican Party (United States)

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, 2011), Deputy Mayor Bonnie Butler (R, 2013), Joe Flynn (R, 2012), Sarah Payne (R, 2013) and Mike Toretta (R, 2012).

Federal, state and county representation

Franklin Township is in the 5th Congressional district.

Franklin Township is in the

Transportation

Major roadways in Franklin Township include 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...

/US 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...

, 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.

Education

The Franklin Township School District

Franklin Township School District (Warren County, New Jersey)

The Franklin Township School District is a community public school district that serves students in pre-Kindergarten through sixth grade from Franklin Township, in Warren County, New Jersey, United States....

 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.

Public school students in grades 7 and up attend the schools of the Warren Hills Regional School District

Warren Hills Regional School District

The Warren Hills Regional School District is a Grade 7-12 comprehensive public school district located in Warren County, New Jersey that serves approximately 2,100 students from the municipalities of Washington Borough, Washington Township, Mansfield Township and Franklin Township, along with...

. Warren Hills is a Grade 7-12 district in Warren County

Warren County, New Jersey

Warren County is a county located in the U.S. state of New Jersey. As of the 2010 Census, the population was 108,692. Its county seat is Belvidere...

 that serves students from the municipalities of Washington Borough

Washington, New Jersey

Washington is a borough in Warren County, New Jersey, United States. As of the United States 2010 Census, the borough population was 6,461. The borough is located in the eastern most region of the Lehigh Valley....

, Washington Township

Washington Township, Warren County, New Jersey

Washington Township is a Township in Warren County, New Jersey, United States. As of the United States 2010 Census, the township population was 6,651. It is part of the eastern most region of the Lehigh Valley. It is one of six municipalities in New Jersey under the name Washington...

, Mansfield Township

Mansfield Township, Warren County, New Jersey

-Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there were 6,653 people, 2,334 households, and 1,750 families residing in the township. The population density was 222.3 people per square mile . There were 2,415 housing units at an average density of 80.7 per square mile...

, Franklin Township and Oxford Township

Oxford Township, New Jersey

Oxford Township is a Township in Warren County, New Jersey, United States. As of the United States 2010 Census, the township population was 2,514...

 (for 9-12 only). Schools in the district (with 2008-09 enrollment data from the National Center for Education Statistics

National Center for Education Statistics

The National Center for Education Statistics is the part of the United States Department of Education's Institute of Education Sciences that collects, analyzes, and publishes statistics on education and public school district finance information in the United States...

 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.

Surrounding communities

External links

• Franklin Township website
• Warren County page for Franklin Township
• Franklin Township School
• Data for the Franklin Township School, National Center for Education Statistics
  National Center for Education Statistics
  The National Center for Education Statistics is the part of the United States Department of Education's Institute of Education Sciences that collects, analyzes, and publishes statistics on education and public school district finance information in the United States...
  
  
• Warren Hills Regional School District
• History of Franklin, NJ