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History · Franklin Center

Half of Franklin Center’s homes were built after 2006

Most of Franklin Center was built recently: 0.5% of its homes predate 1940 and the median home dates from 2006.

0on the National Register
0.5%homes built before 1940
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What stands out about Franklin Center’s past

Read from the archive, the National Register and the record. The page puts what stands out first.

A history waiting to be writtenNo old photos of Franklin Center are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Franklin Center’s history is told.

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The story so far

Franklin Center, in brief

Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Franklin Center yet. The photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.

Franklin Center is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) located in Franklin Township, in Somerset County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. As of the 2020 census, Franklin Center had a population of 6,803.

Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population grew from 4,460 to 6,803 (+53%).

Intro from Wikipedia. Population: U.S. Census Bureau.

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Weddings on Main Street, storms, parades, school pictures, the old store. If it’s in your family album, it belongs here.

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Famous people

Famous people close to Franklin Center

Nobody well known was born in Franklin Center itself, so here are the best known from just nearby.

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Michael DouglasAmerican actor, producer and activist · b. 1944
Lee Van CleefAmerican actor · b. 1925
Paul WesleyAmerican actor · b. 1982
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Sydney McLaughlin-LevroneAmerican hurdler and sprinter · b. 1999
Alan GuthAmerican theoretical physicist and cosmologist · b. 1947
Jalen BrunsonAmerican basketball player · b. 1996
Stories next door

History across the town line

Each neighbor’s History grade, on the same three inputs.

Franklin Township10 historic placesBFinderne2 historic placesnot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townBridgewater Township3 historic placesBZarephathIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townWestonIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townMiddlebush1 historic placenot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townEast Millstone1 historic placenot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townSomerset2 historic placesnot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townPiscataway Township8 historic placesB+South Bound Brook1 historic placeB−

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Where this page comes from

Founding dates: Wikidata, Wikipedia, the U.S. post office records of Blevins & Helbock (CC0) and the Census. Homes by year built: Census ACS 2020–24. National Register of Historic Places: National Park Service (list of May 22, 2026). Old photos, postcards and papers: Wikimedia Commons, the Library of Congress and other public archives, credited on each item’s page. Maps: U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (via Esri) and Sanborn fire-insurance maps (Library of Congress). History text and census tables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Places that used to be: USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021). How TownRatings grades history →