Editing Franklin, Arkansas

{{Distinguish|Franklin County, Arkansas}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=April 2024}}
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|official_name            = Franklin, Arkansas
|settlement_type          = [[Town]]
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|map_caption              = Location of Franklin in Izard County, Arkansas
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|subdivision_type1        = [[U.S. state|State]]
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|subdivision_name         = United States
|subdivision_name1        = [[Arkansas]]
|subdivision_name2        = [[Izard County, Arkansas|Izard]]
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|area_total_km2           = 5.52
|area_total_sq_mi         = 2.13
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|area_land_sq_mi          = 2.13
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|elevation_ft             = 571
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|population_as_of         = [[2020 United States census|2020]]
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|population_total         = 191
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|population_density_km2   = 34.57
|population_density_sq_mi = 89.55
|timezone                 = [[Central Time Zone (North America)|Central (CST)]]
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|postal_code              = 72512, 72536
|area_code                = [[Area code 870|870]]
|blank_name               = [[Federal Information Processing Standard|FIPS code]]
|blank_info               = 05-25030
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|blank1_info              = 2406518<ref name=gnis>{{GNIS|2406518}}</ref>
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'''Franklin''' is a town in [[Izard County, Arkansas|Izard County]], [[Arkansas]], United States. The population was 198 at the 2010 census.<ref name="Census 2010">{{Cite web| url=https://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/G001/1600000US0525030| title=Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Census Summary File 1 (G001): Franklin town, Arkansas| publisher=U.S. Census Bureau| work=American Factfinder| accessdate=March 23, 2018| archive-url=https://archive.today/20200213114022/https://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/G001/1600000US0525030| archive-date=February 13, 2020| url-status=dead}}</ref>

==History==
On [[Tornado outbreak of March 13–16, 2025#Fifty-Six–Blanchard Springs–Larkin–Ash Flat, Arkansas|March 14, 2025]], an EF4 tornado destroyed three homes near the community, injuring two people.<ref name="DAT">{{cite web |author1=Various [[National Weather Service]] offices |date=2025 |title=Damage Assessment Toolkit |url=https://apps.dat.noaa.gov/stormdamage/damageviewer/ |website=DAT |publisher=[[National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration]] |format=Interactive map and database}}</ref>

==Geography==
Franklin is located in northeastern Izard County at {{Coord|36|10|31|N|91|45|59|W|type:city}} (36.175324, -91.766494).<ref name="GR1">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/geographies/reference-files/time-series/geo/gazetteer-files.html|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|accessdate=April 23, 2011|date=February 12, 2011|title=US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990}}</ref>

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the town has a total area of {{convert|5.2|sqkm|order=flip}}, all land.<ref name="Census 2010"/>

=== Highways ===

*[[Image:Arkansas 56.svg|20px]] [[Arkansas Highway 56]]
*[[Image:Arkansas 289.svg|24px]] [[Arkansas Highway 289]]

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|align=left|1940= 100
|1950= 100
|1960= 75
|1970= 117
|1980= 253
|1990= 205
|2000= 184
|2010= 198
|2020= 191
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|title=Census of Population and Housing|publisher=Census.gov|accessdate=June 4, 2015}}</ref><br>2014 Estimate<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/popest/data/cities/totals/2014/SUB-EST2014-3.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150522132816/http://www.census.gov/popest/data/cities/totals/2014/SUB-EST2014-3.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=May 22, 2015|title=Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for Incorporated Places: April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2014|accessdate=June 4, 2015 }}</ref>
}}

At the [[2000 United States Census|2000 census]] there were 184 people, 80 households, and 52 families in the town.  The population density was 35.0/km{{sup|2}} (90.7/mi²).  There were 89 housing units at an average density of 16.9/km{{sup|2}} (43.9/mi²).  The [[Race and ethnicity in the United States Census#2000 census|racial makeup]] of the town was 97.83% White, 1.09% Native American, 1.09% from other races.  2.72% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.<ref name="GR2">{{cite web |url=https://www.census.gov |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |accessdate=January 31, 2008 |title=U.S. Census website }}</ref>
Of the 80 households 23.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 50.0% were married couples living together, 7.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 35.0% were non-families. 31.3% of households were one person and 25.0% were one person aged 65 or older.  The average household size was 2.30 and the average family size was 2.81.

The age distribution was 21.7% under the age of 18, 11.4% from 18 to 24, 27.2% from 25 to 44, 21.7% from 45 to 64, and 17.9% 65 or older.  The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females, there were 85.9 males.  For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 94.6 males.

The median household income was $19,750 and the median family income  was $26,250. Males had a median income of $20,341 versus $19,167 for females. The per capita income for the town was $13,434.  About 13.5% of families and 19.6% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 17.6% of those under the age of eighteen and 34.1% of those sixty five or over.

==Notable people==
* [[Terry Shell]], lawyer and judge, served as [[United States federal judge]] in Arkansas from 1975 to 1978

==References==
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{{Izard County, Arkansas}}

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[[Category:Towns in Izard County, Arkansas]]
[[Category:Towns in Arkansas]]