Franklin, Connecticut

Franklin, Connecticut
—  Town  —
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Location within New London County, Connecticut
Coordinates: 41°37′11″N 72°08′33″W / 41.61972°N 72.1425°W / 41.61972; -72.1425Coordinates: 41°37′11″N 72°08′33″W / 41.61972°N 72.1425°W / 41.61972; -72.1425
Country	United States
State	Connecticut
NECTA	Norwich-New London
Region	Southeastern Connecticut
Incorporated	1786
Government
– Type	Selectman-town meeting
– First selectman	Richard L. Matters
Area
– Total	19.6 sq mi (50.8 km2)
– Land	19.5 sq mi (50.5 km2)
– Water	0.1 sq mi (0.2 km2)
Elevation	315 ft (96 m)
Population (2005)
– Total	1,916
– Density	98/sq mi (38/km2)
Time zone	Eastern (UTC-5)
– Summer (DST)	Eastern (UTC-4)
ZIP code	06254
Area code(s)	860
FIPS code	09-29910
GNIS feature ID	0213431
Website	http://www.franklinct.com/

Franklin is a town in New London County, Connecticut, United States. The population was 1,835 at the 2000 census. The town also includes the village of North Franklin.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 19.6 square miles (51 km²), of which, 19.5 square miles (51 km²) of it is land and 0.1 square miles (0.26 km²) of it (0.36%) is water.

Demographics

As of the census^[1] of 2000, there were 1,835 people, 687 households, and 528 families residing in the town. The population density was 94.0 people per square mile (36.3/km²). There were 711 housing units at an average density of 36.4 per square mile (14.1/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 97.98% White, 0.71% African American, 0.05% Native American, 0.05% Asian, 0.05% Pacific Islander, 0.05% from other races, and 1.09% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.20% of the population.

There were 687 households out of which 33.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 66.7% were married couples living together, 6.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 23.1% were non-families. 18.9% of all households were made up of individuals and 8.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.66 and the average family size was 3.04.

In the town the population was spread out with 24.1% under the age of 18, 5.9% from 18 to 24, 29.8% from 25 to 44, 27.4% from 45 to 64, and 12.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females there were 103.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 100.3 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $62,083, and the median income for a family was $68,478. Males had a median income of $45,197 versus $31,492 for females. The per capita income for the town was $25,477. About 1.1% of families and 2.5% of the population were below the poverty line, including 2.3% of those under age 18 and 6.0% of those age 65 or over.

Voter Registration and Party Enrollment as of October 25, 2005[2]
Party		Active Voters	Inactive Voters	Total Voters	Percentage
	Democratic	335	4	339	26.86%
	Republican	319	2	321	25.44%
	Unaffiliated	594	7	601	47.62%
	Minor Parties	1	0	1	0.08%
Total		1,249	13	1,262	100%

Notable locations

• Ashbel Woodward House - built in 1835 and added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1992.

Notable residents

• Lafayette S. Foster (1806–1880), United States Senator and Connecticut Supreme Court judge was born in Franklin.
• Uriah Tracy (1755–1807), patriot, United States Representative, United States Senator and first person interred in the Congressional Cemetery was born in town.

References

1. ^ "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. http://factfinder.census.gov. Retrieved 2008-01-31. 
2. ^ "Registration and Party Enrollment Statistics as of October 25, 2005" (PDF). Connecticut Secretary of State. Archived from the original on 2006-09-23. http://web.archive.org/web/20060923151511/http://www.sots.ct.gov/ElectionsServices/lists/2005OctRegEnrollStats.pdf. Retrieved 2006-10-02. 

External links

Connecticut portal

• Town government Web site
• Mystic Country: The Eastern Regional Tourism District