Franklin Township (Somerset County, New Jersey)
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Location in New Jersey
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| Basic data | |||
| Foundation : | February 21, 1798 | ||
| State : | United States | ||
| State : | New Jersey | ||
| County : | Somerset County | ||
| Coordinates : | 40 ° 30 ′ N , 74 ° 31 ′ W | ||
| Time zone : | Eastern ( UTC − 5 / −4 ) | ||
| Residents : | 50.903 (as of: 2000) | ||
| Population density : | 420.3 inhabitants per km 2 | ||
| Area : | 121.3 km 2 (approx. 47 mi 2 ) of which 121.1 km 2 (approx. 47 mi 2 ) is land |
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| Height : | 24 m | ||
| Postal code : | 08873 | ||
| Area code : | +1 732 | ||
| FIPS : | 34-24900 | ||
| GNIS ID : | 0882170 | ||
| Website : | www.franklintwpnj.org | ||
| Mayor : | Brian Levine | ||
Franklin Township is a township in Somerset County , New Jersey , USA . In the census of 2000 had a total population of 50,903 has been registered.
geography
According to the United States Census Bureau , the city has a total area of 121.3 km 2 , of which 121.1 km 2 is land and 0.2 km 2 (0.15%) is water.
Demographics
As of the 2000 census, there are 50,903 people, 19,355 households and 12,987 families in the city. The population density is 420.2 inhabitants per km 2 . 55.11% of the population are White, 25.98% African American , 0.18% Native American , 12.74% Asian , 0.04% Pacific Islander , 3.56% Other Ethnicity, and 2.39% Mixed Race . 8.11% are Latinos of various origins.
Of the 19,355 households, 30.8% have children under the age of 18. 53.1% of them are married couples living together, 10.3% are single mothers, 32.9% are not families, 25.7% are single households and 5.8% are people over 65. The average household size is 2 , 58, the average family size 3.14.
22.7% of the population are under 18 years old, 6.8% between 18 and 24, 36.9% between 25 and 44, 22.2% between 45 and 64, 11.4% older than 65. The average age is 36 years. The ratio of women to men is 100: 91.7, for people older than 18 the ratio is 100: 88.8.
The median income for a household is $ 67,923 and the median income for a family is $ 78,177. Males have a median income of $ 52,351 versus $ 41,101 for females. The per capita income for the city is $ 31,209. 5.1% of the population and 3.1% of families live below the poverty line , of which 6.3% are children or adolescents under the age of 18 and 5.2% of people are over 65.