Franklin, Kansas (original) (raw)

Unincorporated community in Crawford County, Kansas

CDP in Kansas, United States

Franklin, Kansas
CDP
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Coordinates: 37°31′23″N 94°41′58″W / 37.52306°N 94.69944°W / 37.52306; -94.69944[1]
Country United States
State Kansas
County Crawford
Area
• Total 1.72 sq mi (4.46 km2)
• Land 1.71 sq mi (4.43 km2)
• Water 0.01 sq mi (0.03 km2)
Elevation[1] 984 ft (300 m)
Population (2020)[2]
• Total 473
• Density 270/sq mi (110/km2)
Time zone UTC-6 (CST)
• Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code 66735
Area code 620
FIPS code 20-24325
GNIS ID 2629157[1]
Website franklinkansas.com

Franklin is a census-designated place (CDP) in Crawford County, Kansas, United States.[1] As of the 2020 census, the population was 473.[2] Franklin is located along U.S. Route 69, 1 mile (1.6 km) south of Arma, or 5.9 miles (9.5 km) north of Frontenac.

Franklin began as a mining community in the early 1900s. It is located just off Highway 69 Bypass which is a major corridor between Kansas City and Pittsburg, Ks./Joplin, Mo. Franklin was a shipping point on the Joplin & Pittsburg electric railroad.[3] The first post office in Franklin was established in 1908.[4]

On May 4, 2003, a high-end F4 tornado ripped through Franklin, the path reached over 0.5 miles (0.80 km) wide at points. Franklin was all but destroyed, the U.S. Post Office, community center, and approximately 1/3 of family homes were destroyed. Four deaths and approximately 20 injuries were reported.[5][6][7]

Franklin has a post office with ZIP code 66735.[8]

Historical population

Census Pop. Note %±
2010 375 —
2020 473 26.1%
U.S. Decennial Census

The 2020 United States census counted 473 people, 173 households, and 117 families in Franklin.[9][10] The population density was 276.8 per square mile (106.9/km2). There were 190 housing units at an average density of 111.2 per square mile (42.9/km2).[10][11] The racial makeup was 90.27% (427) white or European American (89.22% non-Hispanic white), 1.06% (5) black or African-American, 0.21% (1) Native American or Alaska Native, 0.0% (0) Asian, 0.0% (0) Pacific Islander or Native Hawaiian, 0.85% (4) from other races, and 7.61% (36) from two or more races.[12] Hispanic or Latino of any race was 4.23% (20) of the population.[13]

Of the 173 households, 29.5% had children under the age of 18; 60.1% were married couples living together; 17.3% had a female householder with no spouse or partner present. 27.7% of households consisted of individuals and 11.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.[10] The average household size was 3.0 and the average family size was 3.4.[14] The percent of those with a bachelor’s degree or higher was estimated to be 15.6% of the population.[15]

27.1% of the population was under the age of 18, 7.2% from 18 to 24, 24.3% from 25 to 44, 23.5% from 45 to 64, and 18.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37.5 years. For every 100 females, there were 97.9 males.[10] For every 100 females ages 18 and older, there were 94.9 males.[10]

The 2016-2020 5-year American Community Survey estimates show that the median household income was 33,333(withamarginoferrorof+/−33,333 (with a margin of error of +/- 33,333(withamarginoferrorof+/−27,411) and the median family income was 46,944(+/−46,944 (+/- 46,944(+/−23,817).[16] Females had a median income of 31,979(+/−31,979 (+/- 31,979(+/−16,215) for females. The median income for those above 16 years old was 30,625(+/−30,625 (+/- 30,625(+/−23,568).[17] Approximately, 29.9% of families and 43.3% of the population were below the poverty line, including 71.0% of those under the age of 18 and 0.0% of those ages 65 or over.[18][19]

Opened on May 1, 2012, the Miner’s Hall Museum was established to preserve and present authentic materials and artifacts that document the history of coal mining and its impact on Southeast Kansas.[20] One exhibit is of the "Amazon Army", a 1921 protest in which thousands of wives, daughters, mothers, sisters and sweethearts of striking coal miners halted work in the mines for three days.[21]

Constructed in 1936 with federal funding assistance, the Franklin Sidewalk connects two rural mining communities in Crawford County - Arma and Franklin. The 3-foot wide sidewalk begins at the south edge of Arma and stretches south 1.7 miles to the south edge of Franklin. It has become well known as the "longest sidewalk connecting two communities". It runs adjacent to Business 69 Highway also known as "Jefferson Highway" and the "Frontier Military Scenic Byway". The Franklin Sidewalk appeared in the Guinness Book of World Records in the 1950s or 1960s. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places by the United States Department of the Interior March 16, 2007 and on the Kansas Register of Historic Places November 18, 2006.[22]

  1. ^ a b c d U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Franklin, Kansas
  2. ^ a b "Profile of Franklin, Kansas (CDP) in 2020". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on November 18, 2021. Retrieved November 17, 2021.
  3. ^ Blackmar, Frank Wilson (1912). Kansas: A Cyclopedia of State History, Embracing Events, Institutions, Industries, Counties, Cities, Towns, Prominent Persons, Etc. Standard Publishing Company. pp. 679.
  4. ^ "Kansas Post Offices, 1828-1961 (archived)". Kansas Historical Society. Archived from the original on October 9, 2013. Retrieved 6 June 2014.
  5. ^ Franklin 2003 tornado stories.
  6. ^ Tornado damage leaves town on brink of non-existence; Chicago Tribune; June 22, 2003.
  7. ^ Public Response to Tornado Warnings: A Comparative Study of the May 4, 2003, Tornados in Kansas, Missouri, Tennessee; University of Colorado - Boulder; November 2003.
  8. ^ ZIP Code Lookup
  9. ^ "US Census Bureau, Table P16: HOUSEHOLD TYPE". data.census.gov. Retrieved 2024-01-02.
  10. ^ a b c d e "US Census Bureau, Table DP1: PROFILE OF GENERAL POPULATION AND HOUSING CHARACTERISTICS". data.census.gov. Retrieved 2024-01-02.
  11. ^ Bureau, US Census. "Gazetteer Files". Census.gov. Retrieved 2023-12-30.
  12. ^ "US Census Bureau, Table P1: RACE". data.census.gov. Retrieved 2024-01-02.
  13. ^ "US Census Bureau, Table P2: HISPANIC OR LATINO, AND NOT HISPANIC OR LATINO BY RACE". data.census.gov. Retrieved 2024-01-02.
  14. ^ "US Census Bureau, Table S1101: HOUSEHOLDS AND FAMILIES". data.census.gov. Retrieved 2024-01-02.
  15. ^ "US Census Bureau, Table S1501: EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT". data.census.gov. Retrieved 2024-01-02.
  16. ^ "US Census Bureau, Table S1903: MEDIAN INCOME IN THE PAST 12 MONTHS (IN 2020 INFLATION-ADJUSTED DOLLARS)". data.census.gov. Retrieved 2024-01-02.
  17. ^ "US Census Bureau, Table S2001: EARNINGS IN THE PAST 12 MONTHS (IN 2020 INFLATION-ADJUSTED DOLLARS)". data.census.gov. Retrieved 2024-01-02.
  18. ^ "US Census Bureau, Table S1701: POVERTY STATUS IN THE PAST 12 MONTHS". data.census.gov. Retrieved 2024-01-02.
  19. ^ "US Census Bureau, Table S1702: POVERTY STATUS IN THE PAST 12 MONTHS OF FAMILIES". data.census.gov. Retrieved 2024-01-02.
  20. ^ "Miners Hall Museum". Miners Hall Museum. Retrieved 13 June 2018.
  21. ^ "An Army of Amazons". An Army of Amazons. Retrieved 13 June 2018.
  22. ^ "Sidewalk - Guinness World Record Holder & Road Projects". The Spirit of Franklin Remains. Retrieved 13 June 2018.