Franklin 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,
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.
Geography
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the township had a total area of 56.39 square miles (146.04 km<sup>2</sup>), including 55.83 square miles (144.60 km<sup>2</sup>) of land and 0.56 square miles (1.44 km<sup>2</sup>) of water (0.99%).
The township borders the municipalities of Clayton, Elk Township, Monroe Township, and Newfield in Gloucester County; Buena and Buena Vista Township in Atlantic County; Vineland in Cumberland County; and Pittsgrove Township and Upper Pittsgrove Township in Salem County.