Franklinville is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP)State of New Jersey Census Designated Places - BVP20 - Data as of January 1, 2020, United States Census Bureau. Accessed February 1, 2023. located within Franklin Township in Gloucester County, in the Philadelphia Metropolitan Area in the U.S. state of New Jersey.Locality Search, State of New Jersey. Accessed June 9, 2016. The area is served as United States Postal Service ZIP Code 08322. As of the 2020 census, Franklinville had a population of 1,927.
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,Franklin House Hotel , Gloucester County, New Jersey. Accessed November 14, 2017. Franklinville Lake and the historic Franklinville train station.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." Franklinville was formerly named "Little Ease."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."
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
Franklinville first appeared as a census designated place in the 2020 U.S. census.
+Franklinville CDP, New Jersey – Racial and ethnic compositionRace / Ethnicity (NH = Non-Hispanic)Pop 20202020White alone (NH) 1,597 82.87%Black or African American alone (NH) 44 2.28%Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH)30.16%Asian alone (NH) 130.67%Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander alone (NH)00.00%Other race alone (NH)12 0.62%Mixed race or Multiracial (NH) 104 5.40%Hispanic or Latino (any race)154 7.99%Total1,927 100.00%
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.Schools, South Jersey Catholic Schools. Accessed February 27, 2023. Its PreK-3 campus is in Gibbstown while its 4-8 campus is in Paulsboro.Contact Information, Guardian Angels Regional School. Accessed February 27, 2023. Nativity Church in Franklinville is one of the sending parishes.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."
Notable people
People who were born in, residents of, or otherwise closely associated with Franklinville include: James Broselow (1943–2025), emergency physician, inventor and entrepreneur, best known for inventing the Broselow tapeWilden, 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." Leonard H. Kaser (born 1931), lawyer and politician who represented the 3rd legislative district in the New Jersey General Assembly from 1968 to 1969Manual 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." Eliot Marshall (born 1980), retired mixed martial artistCoen, 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."
Wineries Coda Rossa Winery Tamuzza Vineyards
References
External links
Franklinville Fire Company