[1][2] Unincorporated communities, localities and place names located partially or completely within the township include Blue Bell, Downstown, Forest Grove.

[25][26] The 2010 United States census counted 16,820 people, 5,849 households, and 4,562 families in the township.

Of all households, 16.9% were made up of individuals and 6.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.

[18] The Census Bureau's 2006–2010 American Community Survey showed that, in 2010 inflation-adjusted dollars, median household income was $74,327 with a margin of error of +/− $6,247, and median family income was $80,667 (+/− $7,344).

15.9% of all households were made up of individuals, and 5.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.

[3] As of 2025[update], the Franklin Township Committee is comprised of Mayor John "Jake" Bruno (R, term on committee ends December 31, 2027; term as mayor ends 2025), Deputy Mayor Tim Doyle (R, term on committee ends 2026; term as deputy mayor ends 2025), Mark Fiorella (R, 2026), Jonathan Keen (R, 2025) and Mike Marsh (R, 2025).

[3][43][44][45][46][47] In January 2020, Timothy Doyle was chosen from three candidates nominated by the Republican municipal committee to fill the seat expiring in December 2020 that had been held by Leah Vasallo until she resigned from office the previous month.

[48] Republican Heather Flaim was appointed to fill the seat expiring in December 2018 that became vacant following the death of Ed Leopardi in September 2016; a judge ruled in May 2017 that Flaim could take the seat in a ruling in a case in which the local Democratic municipal committee claimed that it had submitted a list of three candidates to succeed Leopardi, which the township claims it never received.

[49] Flaim won a full three-year term in the November 2017 general election, while Democrat Charles F. Pluta was elected to serve the balance of Leopardi's term of office.

[52] For the 119th United States Congress, New Jersey's 2nd congressional district is represented by Jeff Van Drew (R, Dennis Township).

[89] Since 2017, Gloucester County EMS provides emergency medical services for the whole township, after the governing body questioned the ability of the Township of Franklin Ambulance Corps to respond to calls with volunteers.

[90] Franklin Township Public Schools serve students in pre-kindergarten through sixth grade.

[102][103] Students from Newfield attend the district's schools as part of a sending/receiving relationship begun in September 2010 after Newfield ended its prior relationship with the Buena Regional School District.

[111] The New Jersey Department of Education considered a vote by the Franklin Township Board of Education in June 2010 requesting that the district withdraw from the Delsea Regional School District, which would require that the Delsea region be dissolved as about 80% of the regional district's students come from Franklin.

[112][113] Students from across the county are eligible to apply to attend Gloucester County Institute of Technology, a four-year high school in Deptford Township that provides technical and vocational education.

[114] The Roman Catholic Diocese of Camden operates St. Michael the Archangel Regional School in Clayton; Nativity Church in Franklinville is one of the sending parishes.

[127][128] People who were born in, residents of, or otherwise closely associated with Franklin Township include: