Editing Franklin, Kewaunee County, Wisconsin

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'''Franklin''' is a [[town (Wisconsin)|town]] in [[Kewaunee County, Wisconsin|Kewaunee County]], [[Wisconsin]], United States. The population was 993 at the 2010 census.<ref name="Census 2010">{{cite web| url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/G001/0600000US5506127250| title=Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Census Summary File 1 (G001), Franklin town, Kewaunee County, Wisconsin| publisher=U.S. Census Bureau| work=American FactFinder| accessdate=August 8, 2019| archive-url=https://archive.today/20200213134102/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/G001/0600000US5506127250| archive-date=February 13, 2020| url-status=dead}}</ref>

== Communities ==

* '''Bolt''' is an [[unincorporated community]] located at the intersection of County Road Q and Bolt Road.
* '''Curran''' is an unincorporated community located at the intersection of County Roads KB (former section of [[WIS 96]]) and V.
* '''[[Stangelville, Wisconsin|Stangleville]]''' is an unincorporated community located at the intersection of County Roads J and AB (former [[WIS 163]]).

==Geography==
Franklin is in the southwest corner of Kewaunee County. It is bordered to the west by [[Brown County, Wisconsin|Brown County]] and to the south by [[Manitowoc County, Wisconsin|Manitowoc County]]. According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the town has a total area of {{convert|93.7|sqkm|order=flip}}, of which {{convert|91.9|sqkm|order=flip}} are land and {{convert|1.8|sqkm|order=flip}}, or 1.91%, are water.<ref name="Census 2010"/>

==Demographics==
As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2" /> of 2000, there were 997 people, 338 households, and 270 families residing in the town. The [[population density]] was 28.1 people per square mile (10.8/km<sup>2</sup>). There were 359 housing units at an average density of 10.1 per square mile (3.9/km<sup>2</sup>). The racial makeup of the town was 99.20% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.30% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.30% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.10% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 0.10% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 0.60% of the population.

There were 338 households, out of which 38.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 67.8% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 6.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 20.1% were non-families. 14.8% of all households were made up of individuals, and 6.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.95 and the average family size was 3.30.

In the town, the population was spread out, with 28.6% under the age of 18, 7.8% from 18 to 24, 29.0% from 25 to 44, 24.7% from 45 to 64, and 9.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females, there were 112.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 117.1 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $52,019, and the median income for a family was $57,212. Males had a median income of $33,958 versus $22,237 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the town was $19,401. About 2.2% of families and 2.4% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including none of those under age 18 and 4.0% of those age 65 or over.

==Notable people==
*[[Anton Holly]], Wisconsin state representative, born in Franklin<ref>''Wisconsin Blue Book 1925'', "Biographical of Anton Holly", pg. 666</ref>
*[[Paul Hoverson]], Wisconsin state representative, born in Franklin<ref>''Wisconsin Blue Book 1913'', "Biographical Sketch of Paul Hoverson", pg. 665</ref>
*[[Thomas F. Konop]], member of the [[United States House of Representatives]], born in Franklin<ref>''Wisconsin Blue Book 1915'', "Biographical Sketch of Thomas F. Konop", pg. 482</ref>
*[[William H. O'Brien]], Wisconsin state representative, born in Franklin<ref>{{cite book|editor=Paul F. Hunter|year=1919|title=The Wisconsin Blue Book|location=Madison|page=487}}</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
*[http://townoffranklin.org/ Official website]

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[[Category:Towns in Kewaunee County, Wisconsin]]
[[Category:Green Bay metropolitan area]]
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