Franklin, Franklin County, New York


Franklin is a town located in Franklin County, New York, United States. As of the 2010 census, the town had a population of 1,140.
The town is in the southeast part of the county, in the Adirondack Region of New York.

History

The first settlement in the town was Franklin Falls. This community burned in 1852.
The town of Franklin was founded in 1836 from part of the town of Bellmont.
The town was used to relocate former slaves, in part the work of Gerrit Smith, an abolitionist, and in part the result of Civil War veterans inviting freed slaves to return home with them.
The Loon Lake Mountain Fire Observation Station was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2008.

Geography

Franklin is the third largest town in Franklin County. According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of, of which is land and, or 3.08%, is water. The Saranac River, a tributary of Lake Champlain, flows through the southeast corner of the town.
Franklin is in the Adirondack Park. The east town line is the border of Clinton County, and the south town line is the border of Essex County.
New York State Route 3 runs diagonally from southwest to northeast across Franklin. Saranac Lake is to the southwest, and Plattsburgh is to the northeast. Malone, the Franklin County seat, is to the northwest via County Road 26 and NY Route 30.

Demographics

As of the census of 2000, there were 1,197 people, 473 households, and 324 families residing in the town. The population density was 7.0 people per square mile. There were 982 housing units at an average density of 5.8 per square mile. The racial makeup of the town was 97.08% White, 0.50% African American, 1.34% Native American, 0.08% Asian, 0.17% from other races, and 0.84% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.42% of the population.
There were 473 households, out of which 34.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 57.7% were married couples living together, 7.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 31.3% were non-families. 26.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 11.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.52 and the average family size was 3.04.
In the town, the population was spread out, with 27.2% under the age of 18, 5.4% from 18 to 24, 30.0% from 25 to 44, 24.1% from 45 to 64, and 13.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females, there were 102.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 101.2 males.
The median income for a household in the town was $40,598, and the median income for a family was $46,250. Males had a median income of $32,000 versus $23,472 for females. The per capita income for the town was $17,955. About 5.0% of families and 7.3% of the population were below the poverty line, including 4.6% of those under age 18 and 7.4% of those age 65 or over.

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