Editing Franklin, New Jersey (section)

==Geography==
According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the borough had a total area of 4.43 square miles (11.47&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup>), including 4.36 square miles (11.28&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup>) of land and 0.07 square miles (0.19&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup>) of water (1.60%).<ref name=CensusArea/><ref name=GR1 />

The borough borders the boroughs of [[Hamburg, New Jersey|Hamburg]] and [[Ogdensburg, New Jersey|Ogdensburg]], as well as [[Sparta Township, New Jersey|Sparta]] and [[Hardyston Township, New Jersey|Hardyston]] townships.<ref>[https://global.mapit.mysociety.org/area/425113/touches.html Areas touching Franklin], MapIt. Accessed March 31, 2020.</ref><ref>[https://www.sussex.nj.us/FCpdf/Sussex%20County%20Map%20-%207-1-03.pdf Sussex County Map], [[Sussex County, New Jersey]]. Accessed March 31, 2020.</ref><ref>[https://www.state.nj.us/transportation/gis/maps/polnoroads.pdf New Jersey Municipal Boundaries], [[New Jersey Department of Transportation]]. Accessed November 15, 2019.</ref><ref>[http://www.franklinborough.org/wp-content/documents/Draft%20Hospital%20Site%20Redevelopment%20Plan%20revised%20date%20August%208,%202017.pdf ''The Hospital Site Redevelopment Plan''], Franklin Borough, revised August 8, 2017. Accessed January 14, 2018. "In terms of this redevelopment plan's consistency with other planning documents, the only municipality that is contiguous to this part of Franklin is Hardyston Township. Ogdensburg, Hamburg and Sparta are also contiguous to Franklin but those municipalities are far removed from the Hospital Site Redevelopment Area."</ref>

[[Franklin Furnace]] provides many examples of the complex mineralogy of the area.<ref>[https://www.franklinborough.org/index.php/community/info/history History], Borough of Franklin. Accessed January 5, 2025. "Franklin, known as the Fluorescent Mineral Capital of the World, is located over a rich ore body containing more than 150 minerals, many of them fluorescent and 25 of which are found nowhere else on earth."</ref>