<page_title> Franklin Township, Somerset County, New Jersey </page_title> <section_title> Demographics </section_title> <table> <cell> 1990 <col_header> Historical population </col_header> <col_header> Census </col_header> </cell> <cell> 42,780 <col_header> Historical population </col_header> <col_header> Pop. </col_header> </cell> <cell> 2000 <col_header> Historical population </col_header> <col_header> Census </col_header> </cell> <cell> 50,903 <col_header> Historical population </col_header> <col_header> Pop. </col_header> </cell> <cell> 19.0% <col_header> Historical population </col_header> <col_header> %± </col_header> </cell> <cell> 2010 <col_header> Historical population </col_header> <col_header> Census </col_header> </cell> <cell> 62,300 <col_header> Historical population </col_header> <col_header> Pop. </col_header> </cell> <cell> 22.4% <col_header> Historical population </col_header> <col_header> %± </col_header> </cell> </table>
As of the 2010 United States Census, Franklin township's population was 62,300, reflecting an increase of 22.4% from the 50,903 counted in the 2000 Census, which had in turn increased by 19.0% from the 42,780 counted in the 1990 Census.