Franklinville, New Jersey

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Franklinville, New Jersey
2021-05-06 09 15 48 View west along Gloucester County Route 538 (Coles Mill Road) at New Jersey State Route 47 (Delsea Drive) in Franklin Township, Gloucester County, New Jersey.jpg
Intersection of Route 47 (Delsea Drive) and CR 538 in the center of Franklinville
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Franklinville
Franklinville's location in Gloucester County (Inset: Gloucester County in New Jersey)
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Franklinville
Franklinville (New Jersey)
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Franklinville
Franklinville (the United States)
Coordinates: 39°37′05″N75°04′33″W / 39.61806°N 75.07583°W / 39.61806; -75.07583
Country Flag of the United States.svg United States
State Flag of New Jersey.svg New Jersey
County Gloucester
Township Franklin
Area
[1]
  Total
3.52 sq mi (9.11 km2)
  Land3.44 sq mi (8.92 km2)
  Water0.07 sq mi (0.19 km2)
Elevation
98 ft (30 m)
Population
 (2020) [2]
  Total
1,927
  Density559.52/sq mi (216.04/km2)
ZIP Code
08322
FIPS code 34-25050 [3]
GNIS feature ID0876497 [4]

Franklinville is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) [5] located within Franklin Township in Gloucester County, in the Philadelphia Metropolitan Area in the U.S. state of New Jersey. [6] The area is served as United States Postal Service ZIP Code 08322.

Contents

As of the 2010 United States Census, the population for ZIP Code Tabulation Area 08322 was 10,524. [7]

The Franklinville area of Franklin Township serves as the town center that mixes historic buildings with modern conveniences and stores. A mix of merchants exist in the town center along with the Franklinville Volunteer Fire Company, Franklin Township Community Center and The Franklinville Inn, [8] Franklinville Lake and the historic Franklinville train station. [9] Franklinville was formerly named "Little Ease." [10]

A five-way junction between New Jersey Route 47, County Route 538 and County Route 613 in the center of Franklinville provides access to Williamstown, Glassboro and Vineland.

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note
2020 1,927
U.S. Decennial Census [11]
2020 [2]

Franklinville first appeared as a census designated place in the 2020 U.S. Census. [12]

Education

The local school districts for the area is Franklin Township Public Schools (elementary) and Delsea Regional School District (secondary) with the latter operating Delsea Regional High School.

Guardian Angels Regional School is a K-8 school that operates under the auspices of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Camden and accepts students from Franklinville. [13] Its PreK-3 campus is in Gibbstown while its 4-8 campus is in Paulsboro. [14] Nativity Church in Franklinville is one of the sending parishes. [15]

Notable people

People who were born in, residents of, or otherwise closely associated with Franklinville include:

Wineries

References

  1. "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 11, 2022.
  2. 1 2 Census Data Explorer: Franklinville CDP, New Jersey, United States Census Bureau. Accessed June 15, 2023.
  3. Geographic Codes Lookup for New Jersey, Missouri Census Data Center. Accessed June 9, 2023.
  4. "Franklinville". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior . Retrieved October 6, 2012.
  5. State of New Jersey Census Designated Places - BVP20 - Data as of January 1, 2020, United States Census Bureau. Accessed February 1, 2023.
  6. Locality Search, State of New Jersey. Accessed June 9, 2016.
  7. DP-1: Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2010from the 2010 Demographic Profile Data for ZCTA5 08322 Archived 2020-02-13 at archive.today , United States Census Bureau. Accessed November 14, 2017.
  8. Franklin House Hotel Archived November 15, 2017, at the Wayback Machine , Gloucester County, New Jersey. Accessed November 14, 2017.
  9. Roncace, Kelly. "Franklinville Railroad Station holding open house, Sunday", NJ Advance Media for NJ.com, November 22, 2011. Accessed February 27, 2023. "However, back in the late 1880s, the Franklinville Railroad Station — originally located on County Route 538 behind the Franklinville fire house — was a busy transportation hub for passenger trains.... Coulbourn said the Franklinville Railroad Station was donated to Franklin Township in 2007 in memory of her parents Robert and Dora Albertson, by herself and her brothers Robert Jr., Stanley, David and James. The building has been at its current location, on the shores of Franklinville Lake, since that time, when a major refurbishing project began."
  10. The History of Franklin Township, Gloucester County, New Jersey, Franklin Township, Gloucester County, New Jersey. Accessed November 14, 2017. "Franklinville, located in the northwest part of the township, was one of the earliest settled localities in what is now Franklin. The land upon which the village is located was owned, at the beginning of the present century, by William Fisher, who located a tract of over one thousand acres, and for many years the hamlet was called Little Ease, and so designated in the early records of the township."
  11. "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
  12. "2020 Geography Changes". United States Census Bureau.
  13. Schools, South Jersey Catholic Schools. Accessed February 27, 2023.
  14. Contact Information, Guardian Angels Regional School. Accessed February 27, 2023.
  15. Giordano, Rita. "After much work, newly merged school opens in Clayton", The Philadelphia Inquirer , September 6, 2008. Accessed February 27, 2023. "St. Michael's is about people pulling together and getting it done - the families of the two former schools and others from their other sending parishes, Our Lady of Lourdes in Glassboro, Our Lady Queen of Peace in Pitman, and Nativity in Franklinville."
  16. Wilden, Helm. "Delsea Students Help March of Dimes Drive", The Daily Journal , February 9, 1961. Accessed September 2, 2025, via Newspapers.com. "James Broselow of Delsea dr.. Franklinville, has been accepted at Dartmouth College, Hanover, N.H."
  17. Manual of the Legislature of New Jersey, Volume 193, p. 401, J.A. Fitzgerald, 1969. Accessed August 26, 2025. "Leonard H. Kaser (Rep., Williamstown) - Assemblyman Kaser was born in Franklinville, N.J., October 9, 1931. He attended Clayton High School, received a B.S. degree, LaSalle College; LL.B. degree, Georgetown University, J.D. degree, Georgetown University."
  18. Coen, Jon. "Franklinville native Eliot 'The Fire' Marshall looks to ignite UFC career on Saturday", The Press of Atlantic City , September 17, 2009. Accessed August 26, 2025. "Marshall, a Franklinville native who now lives in Boulder, Colo., will fight Jason Brilz on the Ultimate Fighting Championship 103 undercard in Dallas."