Franklin

borough in Sussex County, New Jersey, United States
AdministrativeArea borough_of_new_jersey Q1085963
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Franklin

Summary

Franklin is a borough of New Jersey[1]. Franklin draws 278 Wikipedia views per month (borough_of_new_jersey category, ranking #83 of 255).[2]

Key Facts

  • Franklin is located in Sussex County[3].
  • Franklin is in the country of United States[4].
  • Franklin's head of government is recorded as John M. Sowden IV[5].
  • Franklin's instance of is recorded as borough of New Jersey[6].
  • Franklin's shares border with is recorded as Hardyston Township[7].
  • Franklin's shares border with is recorded as Hamburg[8].
  • Franklin's shares border with is recorded as Ogdensburg[9].
  • Franklin's shares border with is recorded as Sparta[10].
  • Benjamin Franklin is named after Franklin[11].
  • Franklin's postal code is recorded as 07416[12].
  • Franklin's Commons category is recorded as Franklin Mine, Franklin[13].
  • Franklin's located in time zone is recorded as Eastern Time Zone[14].
  • April 23, 1913 marks the founding of Franklin[15].
  • Franklin's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 41.109, 'lon': -74.5886}[16].
  • Franklin's official website is recorded as http://www.franklinborough.org/[17].
  • Franklin's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Franklin, New Jersey[18].
  • Franklin has a population of {'amount': '+5045'}[19].
  • Franklin has a population of {'amount': '+4912'}[20].
  • Franklin's official name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Franklin'}[21].
  • Franklin's number of households is recorded as {'amount': '+2243'}[22].
  • Franklin's different from is recorded as Franklin Township[23].
  • Franklin's different from is recorded as Franklin Township[24].
  • Franklin's different from is recorded as Franklin Township[25].
  • Franklin's different from is recorded as Franklin Township[26].
  • Franklin sits at an elevation of {'unit': 'Q3710', 'amount': '+541'}[27].

Body

Geography

Franklin is in the country of United States[4]. Franklin is located in Sussex County[3].

Physical Characteristics

Areas include {'unit': 'Q232291', 'amount': '+4.570'}[28] and {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+11.835051'}[29]. Franklin sits at an elevation of {'unit': 'Q3710', 'amount': '+541'}[27]. Population counts include {'amount': '+5045'}[19] and {'amount': '+4912'}[20].

Designation and Status

Franklin's instance of is recorded as borough of New Jersey[6].

History and Context

April 23, 1913 marks the founding of Franklin[15]. Benjamin Franklin is named after Franklin[11].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Franklin include franklinite[30], a mineral species[31] and franklinphilite[32], a mineral species[33].

Why It Matters

Franklin draws 278 Wikipedia views per month (borough_of_new_jersey category, ranking #83 of 255).[2] Franklin has Wikipedia articles in 14 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[34] Franklin is known by 5 alternative names across languages and contexts.[35]

Entities named for Franklin include franklinite[30], a mineral species[31] and franklinphilite[32], a mineral species[33].

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [5] . franklinborough.org. Retrieved . franklinborough.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] . wikidata.org.
  5. [8] . wikidata.org.
  6. [9] . wikidata.org.
  7. [10] . wikidata.org.
  8. [3] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . 2010 U.S. Gazetteer Files. Retrieved . www2.census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . 2020 United States Census. Retrieved . nj.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . 2016–2020 American Community Survey. Retrieved . data.census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.
  26. [28] . wikidata.org.
  27. [29] . 2010 U.S. Gazetteer Files. Retrieved . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [30] . wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [32] . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [34] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [35] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 5w ago · RVA2869 · 2026-08-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Located in the administrative territorial entity Sussex County
    Named after
    Official website http://www.franklinborough.org/
    Inception
    + 22 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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