New Franklin, Ohio
Location of New Franklin, Ohio
Location within Summit County
Coordinates: 40°57′3″N 81°32′21″W / 40.95083, -81.53917
Country	United States
State	Ohio
County	Summit
Area
- Total	2.3 sq mi (5.9 km²)
- Land	2.2 sq mi (5.8 km²)
- Water	0.1 sq mi (0.2 km²)
Elevation [1]	1,093 ft (333 m)
Population (2000)
- Total	2,191
- Density	985.2/sq mi (380.4/km²)
Time zone	Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
- Summer (DST)	EDT (UTC-4)
FIPS code	39-54562[2]
GNIS feature ID	1777352[1]

New Franklin is a city located at the southern edge of Summit County, Ohio, United States, in the northeastern part of the state. It is bounded by Coventry Township, as well as the cities of Barberton and Norton to the north; by Chippewa Township, Wayne County; by Clinton to the southwest; by Green to the east; by Lawrence Township, Stark County to the south. As of January 1, 2005, the city's population was 16,721.

In 1997 the village of New Franklin was incorporated from a section of Franklin Township to thwart annexation attempts from neighboring cities. New Franklin expanded significantly in November 2003 when the residents of Franklin Township and New Franklin voted to merge the two entities, rendering Franklin Township in Summit County defunct. The merger took effect January 1, 2005. The village officially became a city on March 6, 2006.^[3]

On November 6, 2007, city residents voted against changing the city's name to Portage Lakes, 57% to 42%.^[4] [1]

The area, originally known as Franklin Township, was founded in 1817. The village of New Franklin was a part of Franklin Township; its citizens were also citizens of Franklin Township.

Geography

New Franklin is located at 40°57′3″N, 81°32′21″W (40.950856, -81.539205)^[5].

According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 26.6 square miles (68.89 km²), of which, 26.5 square miles (68.88 km²) of it is land and 0.1 square miles (0.2 km²) of it (3.06%) is water.

New Franklin is home to Portage Lakes State Park and Craftsmen Park.

Education

New Franklin's students attend four different high schools; the school district boundaries divide the city into four regions. In the northern part of the city, its students attend Coventry High School. Students in the extreme northwestern part of the city attend Norton High School. Students in the western part of the city, as well as the village of Clinton, attend Northwest High School down the road from Summit County limits in Lawrence Township, which is in Stark County. Manchester High School occupies the eastern half of the city.

Demographics

As of the census^[2] of 2000, there were 2,191 people, 867 households, and 647 families residing in the village. The population density was 985.2 people per square mile (381.1/km²). There were 911 housing units at an average density of 409.6/sq mi (158.4/km²). The racial makeup of the village was 98.40% White, 0.46% African American, 0.23% Native American, 0.37% Asian, 0.09% Pacific Islander, 0.05% from other races, and 0.41% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.23% of the population.

The population had grown to 14,960 by 2005, due to its merger with Franklin Township^[6]

There were 867 households out of which 30.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 65.7% were married couples living together, 6.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 25.3% were non-families. 22.5% of all households were made up of individuals and 11.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.53 and the average family size was 2.97.

In the village the population was spread out with 22.8% under the age of 18, 6.7% from 18 to 24, 25.9% from 25 to 44, 27.2% from 45 to 64, and 17.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 42 years. For every 100 females there were 98.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 97.1 males.

The median income for a household in the village was $50,944, and the median income for a family was $57,667. Males had a median income of $40,586 versus $27,130 for females. The per capita income for the village was $23,231. About 3.9% of families and 4.8% of the population were below the poverty line, including 4.1% of those under age 18 and 4.2% of those age 65 or over.

Notable natives

The person(s) were born and/or called New Franklin their home sometime in their lives:

• Chris Pfaff - "Drama" from Rob & Big

• George Sisler - American baseball player^[3]

References

External links

• City website

• New Franklin, Ohio is at coordinates 40°57′03″N 81°32′21″W / 40.950856, -81.539205 (New Franklin, Ohio)Coordinates: 40°57′03″N 81°32′21″W / 40.950856, -81.539205 (New Franklin, Ohio)

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