Editing New Franklin, Missouri

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| official_name            = New Franklin, Missouri
| settlement_type          = [[City]]
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| subdivision_name2        = [[Howard County, Missouri|Howard]]
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| government_type          = Mayor-Alderman Government
| leader_title             = Mayor
| leader_name              = Daniel Yount
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| population_as_of         = [[2020 United States census|2020]]
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| population_total         = 1027
| population_density_km2   = 299.37
| population_density_sq_mi = 775.09

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| elevation_m              = 197
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| postal_code_type         = [[ZIP code]]
| postal_code              = 65274
| area_code                = [[Area code 660|660]]
| blank_name               = [[Federal Information Processing Standard|FIPS code]]
| blank_info               = 29-51824<ref name="GR2">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|accessdate=2008-01-31|title=U.S. Census website}}</ref>
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'''New Franklin''' is a city in [[Howard County, Missouri|Howard County]], [[Missouri]], United States. The population was 1,027 at the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Explore Census Data|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/profile?g=1600000US2951824|access-date=2022-01-05|website=data.census.gov}}</ref> It is part of the [[Columbia, Missouri]] [[Columbia, Missouri Metropolitan Area|Metropolitan Statistical Area]].

The community is {{convert|0.25|mi}} northeast of and uphill from [[Franklin, Missouri|Franklin]], a flood-prone historic community which was the eastern terminus of the [[Santa Fe Trail]].

==History==
Franklin was laid out in 1816. Due to the town's frequent flooding, Franklin was relocated up the hill in 1826, giving rise to the community of New Franklin. Franklin's name is taken from the name of [[Benjamin Franklin]].<ref>{{cite book | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=RfAuAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA175 | title=How Missouri Counties, Towns and Streams Were Named | publisher=The State Historical Society of Missouri | author=Eaton, David Wolfe | year=1916 | pages=175}}</ref>

The [[Harris-Chilton-Ruble House]], [[Thomas Hickman House]], [[New Franklin Commercial Historic District]], and [[Rivercene]] are listed on the [[National Register of Historic Places]].<ref name="nris">{{NRISref|version=2010a}}</ref>

==Geography==
New Franklin is located at {{coord|39|0|58|N|92|44|18|W|type:city}} (39.016071, -92.738308).<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=2011-04-23|date=2011-02-12|title=US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990}}</ref> According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the city has a total area of {{convert|1.34|sqmi|sqkm|2}}, of which {{convert|1.33|sqmi|sqkm|2}} is land and {{convert|0.01|sqmi|sqkm|2}} is water.<ref name="Gazetteer files">{{cite web|title=US Gazetteer files 2010|url=https://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/files/Gaz_places_national.txt|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|accessdate=2012-07-08|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120125061959/http://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/files/Gaz_places_national.txt|archivedate=2012-01-25}}</ref>

===Climate===
{{Weather box
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 | collapsed   = yes
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 | location    = New Franklin, Missouri (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1956–present)
 | Jan record high F  = 75
 | Feb record high F  = 81
 | Mar record high F  = 85
 | Apr record high F  = 92
 | May record high F  = 94
 | Jun record high F  = 104
 | Jul record high F  = 109
 | Aug record high F  = 106
 | Sep record high F  = 101
 | Oct record high F  = 94
 | Nov record high F  = 83
 | Dec record high F  = 76
 | year record high F =

|Jan avg record high F = 62.4
|Feb avg record high F = 68.1
|Mar avg record high F = 77.7
|Apr avg record high F = 83.7
|May avg record high F = 87.9
|Jun avg record high F = 92.4
|Jul avg record high F = 96.3
|Aug avg record high F = 96.9
|Sep avg record high F = 91.8
|Oct avg record high F = 85.2
|Nov avg record high F = 74.0
|Dec avg record high F = 65.5
|year avg record high F = 98.4

 | Jan high F = 37.8
 | Feb high F = 43.0
 | Mar high F = 54.4
 | Apr high F = 65.2
 | May high F = 74.6
 | Jun high F = 83.2
 | Jul high F = 87.2
 | Aug high F = 86.3
 | Sep high F = 79.0
 | Oct high F = 67.5
 | Nov high F = 54.0
 | Dec high F = 42.4
 | year high F = 64.5
 | Jan mean F = 28.1
 | Feb mean F = 32.8
 | Mar mean F = 43.4
 | Apr mean F = 54.0
 | May mean F = 64.3
 | Jun mean F = 73.3
 | Jul mean F = 77.2
 | Aug mean F = 75.5
 | Sep mean F = 67.5
 | Oct mean F = 55.6
 | Nov mean F = 43.6
 | Dec mean F = 32.9
 | year mean F = 54.0
 | Jan low F = 18.3
 | Feb low F = 22.6
 | Mar low F = 32.4
 | Apr low F = 42.9
 | May low F = 54.0
 | Jun low F = 63.4
 | Jul low F = 67.1
 | Aug low F = 64.8
 | Sep low F = 55.9
 | Oct low F = 43.7
 | Nov low F = 33.1
 | Dec low F = 23.4
 | year low F = 43.5

|Jan avg record low F = -1.8
|Feb avg record low F = 3.6
|Mar avg record low F = 14.4
|Apr avg record low F = 28.0
|May avg record low F = 39.3
|Jun avg record low F = 51.2
|Jul avg record low F = 57.2
|Aug avg record low F = 55.2
|Sep avg record low F = 41.1
|Oct avg record low F = 29.0
|Nov avg record low F = 16.2
|Dec avg record low F = 5.7
|year avg record low F = -5.9

 | Jan record low F  = -24
 | Feb record low F  = -21
 | Mar record low F  = -17
 | Apr record low F  = 18
 | May record low F  = 29
 | Jun record low F  = 42
 | Jul record low F  = 48
 | Aug record low F  = 43
 | Sep record low F  = 31
 | Oct record low F  = 22
 | Nov record low F  = -5
 | Dec record low F  = -22
 | year record low F = 
 | precipitation colour   = green
 | Jan precipitation inch = 1.98
 | Feb precipitation inch = 2.10
 | Mar precipitation inch = 2.93
 | Apr precipitation inch = 4.41
 | May precipitation inch = 4.87
 | Jun precipitation inch = 4.64
 | Jul precipitation inch = 4.39
 | Aug precipitation inch = 4.03
 | Sep precipitation inch = 4.10
 | Oct precipitation inch = 3.45
 | Nov precipitation inch = 2.70
 | Dec precipitation inch = 1.88
 | year precipitation inch = 41.48
 | unit precipitation days = 0.01 in
 | Jan precipitation days  = 7.3
 | Feb precipitation days  = 7.2
 | Mar precipitation days  = 9.1
 | Apr precipitation days  = 11.1
 | May precipitation days  = 12.4
 | Jun precipitation days  = 10.3
 | Jul precipitation days  = 9.0
 | Aug precipitation days  = 8.6
 | Sep precipitation days  = 8.0
 | Oct precipitation days  = 9.0
 | Nov precipitation days  = 7.6
 | Dec precipitation days  = 7.3
 | year precipitation days = 106.9
 | Jan snow inch = 2.9
 | Feb snow inch = 3.7
 | Mar snow inch = 0.7
 | Apr snow inch = 0.1
 | May snow inch = 0.0
 | Jun snow inch = 0.0
 | Jul snow inch = 0.0
 | Aug snow inch = 0.0
 | Sep snow inch = 0.0
 | Oct snow inch = 0.0
 | Nov snow inch = 0.5
 | Dec snow inch = 2.4
 | year snow inch = 10.3
 | unit snow days = 0.1 in
 | Jan snow days  = 1.5
 | Feb snow days  = 2.0
 | Mar snow days  = 0.5
 | Apr snow days  = 0.1
 | May snow days  = 0.0
 | Jun snow days  = 0.0
 | Jul snow days  = 0.0
 | Aug snow days  = 0.0
 | Sep snow days  = 0.0
 | Oct snow days  = 0.0
 | Nov snow days  = 0.4
 | Dec snow days  = 1.3
 | year snow days = 5.8
 | source = [[National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration|NOAA]]<ref name="NOWData">{{cite web
|url = https://www.weather.gov/wrh/climate?wfo=eax
|title = NOWData – NOAA Online Weather Data
|publisher = National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
|access-date = November 20, 2023}}</ref><ref name="NCEI">{{cite web
|url = https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/services/data/v1?dataset=normals-monthly-1991-2020&stations=USC00236012&format=pdf&dataTypes=MLY-TMAX-NORMAL,MLY-TMIN-NORMAL,MLY-TAVG-NORMAL,MLY-PRCP-NORMAL,MLY-SNOW-NORMAL
|title = Summary of Monthly Normals 1991–2020
|publisher = National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
|access-date = November 20, 2023}}</ref>
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==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1870= 227
|1880= 250
|1890= 132
|1900= 1156
|1910= 794
|1920= 848
|1930= 1210
|1940= 1144
|1950= 1060
|1960= 1096
|1970= 1122
|1980= 1228
|1990= 1107
|2000= 1145
|2010= 1089
|2020= 1027
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="DecennialCensus">{{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>
}}

===2010 census===
As of the [[census]]<ref name ="wwwcensusgov">{{cite web|title=U.S. Census website|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|accessdate=2012-07-08}}</ref> of 2010, there were 1,089 people, 496 households, and 292 families residing in the city. The [[population density]] was {{convert|818.8|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|1}}. There were 545 housing units at an average density of {{convert|409.8|/mi2|/km2|disp=preunit|units&nbsp;|units|}}. The racial makeup of the city was 94.3% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 1.6% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 1.3% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.1% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.1% [[Race (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]], 0.5% from [[Race (U.S. Census)|other races]], and 2.2% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 1.3% of the population.

There were 496 households, of which 28.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 44.8% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 8.9% had a female householder with no husband present, 5.2% had a male householder with no wife present, and 41.1% were non-families. 37.1% of all households were made up of individuals, and 18.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.20 and the average family size was 2.86.

The median age in the city was 41.6 years. 21.6% of residents were under the age of 18; 6.9% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 25.8% were from 25 to 44; 24.7% were from 45 to 64; and 20.9% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the city was 47.0% male and 53.0% female.

===2000 census===
As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2" /> of 2000, there were 1,147 people, 483 households, and 310 families residing in the city. The population density was {{convert|858.6|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 517 housing units at an average density of {{convert|387.7|/mi2|/km2|disp=preunit|units&nbsp;|units|}}. The racial makeup of the city was 96.68% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.96% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.09% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.35% [[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]], 0.79% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 1.14% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 2.10% of the population.

There were 483 households, out of which 32.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 50.3% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 10.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 35.8% were non-families. 32.7% of all households were made up of individuals, and 21.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.32 and the average family size was 2.91.

In the city the population was spread out, with 25.5% under the age of 18, 5.5% from 18 to 24, 27.6% from 25 to 44, 20.1% from 45 to 64, and 21.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females, there were 82.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 83.0 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $30,757, and the median income for a family was $36,875. Males had a median income of $25,982 versus $18,919 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the city was $12,657. About 8.7% of families and 13.7% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 15.0% of those under age 18 and 21.1% of those age 65 or over.

==Notable people==
* [[Kit Carson]], explorer, guide, frontiersman
* [[Sara Evans]], [[country music]] singer

==Notable place==
New Franklin is home to the [[University of Missouri]] Center for [[Agroforestry]], which holds an annual [[chestnut]] roast in the area.

==References==
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==External links==
* [http://newfranklin.missouri.org/ New Franklin, Missouri website]
* Historic maps of New Franklin in the [http://dl.mospace.umsystem.edu/mu/islandora/object/mu%3A138909 Sanborn Maps of Missouri Collection] at the [[University of Missouri]]

{{Howard County, Missouri}}

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[[Category:Cities in Howard County, Missouri]]
[[Category:Columbia metropolitan area (Missouri)]]
[[Category:Cities in Missouri]]