Franklin Township

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Franklin Township is located in Somerset County, New Jersey.

There was much debate over who, Franklin Township was named after -- William Franklin, a governor of New Jersey in the late 1700’s, or Benjamin Franklin. A man by the name of William B. Brahm was commissioned to solve the case. After much research, it was decided that Franklin Township in Somerset County, New Jersey was named after the infamous Benjamin Franklin, one of the founding fathers of the United States. One of the most important developments for Franklin was the building of the Delaware-Raritan Canal in 1834. This water route runs for twenty-two miles from New York to Philadelphia. More than 50,000 residents are spread over a 36.8 square mile area.

There are numerous historic sites in Franklin Township like Colonial Park, the Blackwells Mills Canal House, Rockingham State Historic Site, and many preserves, museums, and churches. There are several communities within Franklin Township including, East Millstone, Franklin Park, Griggstown, Kingston, Middlebush, Pleasant Plains, Six Mile, Run, Somerset, Ten Mile Run, Weston and Zarephath. These are historical communities, census designated places, and unincorporated enclaves scattered throughout the township.

The Franklin Township Public Schools serve students in kindergarten through grade twelve. There are six elementary schools including Conerly Road School, Elizabeth Avenue School, Franklin Park School, Hillcrest School, MacAfee Road School and Pine Grove Manor School educating a combined 3,000 plus students. Sampson G. Smith School serves more than 1,000 students in grades five and six while the seventh and eighth graders attend Franklin Middle School. Franklin High School educates almost 2,000 ninth through twelfth grade students in this township.

Interstate 287 runs along the northern border of Franklin Township giving the residents in town a convenient route in and out of Franklin. Route 206 runs parallel, not too far from the western border of the township.