Editing Franklin, Vermont

{{Infobox settlement
|official_name            = Franklin, Vermont
|settlement_type          = [[New England town|Town]]
|image_skyline            = Franklin, Vermont (8264246054).jpg
|image_map                = Franklin County Vermont incorporated and unincorporated areas Franklin highlighted.svg
|map_caption              = Location in [[Franklin County, Vermont|Franklin County]] and the state of [[Vermont]].
|subdivision_type         = [[List of sovereign states|Country]]
|subdivision_name         = United States
|subdivision_type1        = [[U.S. state|State]]
|subdivision_name1        = [[Vermont]]
|subdivision_type2        = [[List of counties in Vermont|County]]
|subdivision_name2        = [[Franklin County, Vermont|Franklin]]
|parts_type               = Communities
|parts                    = Franklin<br />Browns&nbsp;Corners<br />East&nbsp;Franklin<br />[[Morses Line, Vermont|Morses&nbsp;Line]]
|unit_pref                = Imperial
|area_footnotes           =
|area_magnitude           =
|area_total_km2           = 105.6
|area_land_km2            = 99.4
|area_water_km2           = 6.2
|area_total_sq_mi         = 
|area_land_sq_mi          = 
|population_as_of         = [[2020 United States Census|2020]]
|population_footnotes     =
|population_total         = 1363
|population_density_km2   = 13.7
|population_density_sq_mi =
|timezone                 = [[Eastern Time Zone|Eastern (EST)]]
|utc_offset               = -5
|timezone_DST             = EDT
|utc_offset_DST           = -4
|elevation_footnotes      =
|elevation_m              = 186
|elevation_ft             = 610
|coordinates              = {{coord|44|58|21|N|72|53|19|W|region:US-VT|display=inline,title}}
|postal_code_type         = [[ZIP Code]]s
|postal_code              = 05457 (Franklin)<br/>05450 ([[Enosburg Falls, Vermont|Enosburg Falls]])
|area_code                = [[Area code 802|802]]
|blank_name               = [[Federal Information Processing Standard|FIPS code]]
|blank_info               = 50-27100<ref name="GR2">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=January 31, 2008|title=U.S. Census website}}</ref>
|blank1_name              = [[Geographic Names Information System|GNIS]] feature ID
|blank1_info              = 1462100<ref name="GR3">{{cite web|url=http://geonames.usgs.gov|access-date=January 31, 2008|title=US Board on Geographic Names|publisher=[[United States Geological Survey]]|date=October 25, 2007}}</ref>
|website                  = {{URL|https://www.franklinvermont.org/}}
}}

'''Franklin''' is a [[New England town|town]] in [[Franklin County, Vermont|Franklin County]], [[Vermont]], United States. The population was 1,363 at the [[2020 United States Census|2020 census]].<ref name="Census 2020">{{Cite web| url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/profile?g=0600000US5001127100| title=Census - Geography Profile: Franklin town, Franklin County, Vermont|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=December 30, 2021}}</ref> The original name was "Huntsburgh", but the name was changed to "Franklin" in 1817.<ref>{{cite web|title= History of Franklin and Grand Isle counties, Vermont : With illustrations and biographical sketches of some of the prominent men and pioneers.|url=https://archive.org/stream/cu31924028837544/cu31924028837544_djvu.txt|quote= The name of the town was changed from Huntsburgh to Franklin, October 25, 1817|page=488}}</ref>

==Geography==
Franklin is located along the northern border of Franklin County, which also is the northern border of Vermont and the [[Canada–United States border]]. The main community in town is the hamlet of Franklin near the town center, while East Franklin is on the town's eastern border. [[Vermont Route 120]] passes through the town center, leading south to [[Sheldon, Vermont|North Sheldon]] and east to East Franklin. [[Vermont Route 235]] runs northwest from the center of Franklin to [[Morses Line, Vermont|Morses Line]] at the Canadian border. [[Vermont Route 236]] runs through the eastern part of town, north to East Franklin and south to South Franklin, which however is located in the neighboring town of Sheldon.{{citation needed|date=February 2020}}

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the town of Franklin has a total area of {{convert|105.6|sqkm|order=flip}}, of which {{convert|99.4|sqkm|order=flip}} is land and {{convert|6.2|sqkm|order=flip}}, or 5.84%, is water.<ref name="Census 2010">{{Cite web| url=http://factfinder2.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/G001/0600000US5001127100| title=Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Franklin town, Franklin County, Vermont|publisher=U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder|access-date=September 12, 2016}}{{dead link|bot=medic|date=April 2020}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref> [[Lake Carmi]] occupies the eastern part of the town, with Lake Carmi State Park on the southeast shore. The lake drains from its northeast end to the Pike River, which flows north and west through [[Quebec]] to [[Missisquoi Bay]] on [[Lake Champlain]]. The [[Rock River (Lake Champlain)|Rock River]] flows through the western part of the town, also to Missisquoi Bay.

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1790= 46
|1800= 280
|1810= 714
|1820= 631
|1830= 1129
|1840= 1410
|1850= 1646
|1860= 1781
|1870= 1612
|1880= 1439
|1890= 1300
|1900= 1145
|1910= 1108
|1920= 994
|1930= 1001
|1940= 1021
|1950= 878
|1960= 796
|1970= 821
|1980= 1006
|1990= 1068
|2000= 1268
|2010= 1405
|2020= 1363
|align-fn=center
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html |title=U.S. Decennial Census |publisher=United States Census Bureau |access-date=May 16, 2015 }}</ref>}}

As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2"/> of [[2000 United States census|2000]], there were 1,268 people, 429 households, and 343 families residing in the town.  The [[population density]] was 32.8 people per square mile (12.7/km<sup>2</sup>).  There were 736 housing units at an average density of 19.1 per square mile (7.4/km<sup>2</sup>).  The racial makeup of the town was 96.29% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.16% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 1.81% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.24% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.08% [[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]], and 1.42% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 0.08% of the population.

There were 429 households, out of which 42.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 66.4% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 8.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 20.0% were non-families. 15.2% of all households were made up of individuals, and 4.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.  The average household size was 2.90 and the average family size was 3.17.

In the town, the population was spread out, with 29.6% under the age of 18, 6.4% from 18 to 24, 30.5% from 25 to 44, 22.4% from 45 to 64, and 11.1% who were 65 years of age or older.  The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females, there were 101.9 males.  For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 101.6 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $39,926, and the median income for a family was $40,156. Males had a median income of $27,589 versus $21,776 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the town was $17,222.  About 3.7% of families and 5.5% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 5.8% of those under age 18 and 5.3% of those age 65 or over.

== Notable people ==
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* [[Havilah Babcock]], Wisconsin businessman
* [[Orville E. Babcock]], Civil War era general and private secretary under President Grant
* [[Moses Ransom Doyon]], mayor of [[Madison, Wisconsin]]
* [[Charles W. Gates]], 55th [[List of Governors of Vermont|governor of Vermont]]
* [[Lemuel Roberts]], Revolutionary War soldier and author
* [[Seth Wakeman]], former US congressman

==Trivia==
* In the film ''[[Morning Glory (1933 film)|Morning Glory]]'' (1933), [[Katharine Hepburn]]'s character says she has come to New York City from Franklin, VT to seek her fortune on Broadway.

==References==
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==External links==
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* [http://www.franklinvermont.com/ Town of Franklin, Vermont official website]

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