New Franklin, Ohio
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The City of New Franklin is located at the southern edge of Summit County, Ohio, in Northeast Ohio. It is bounded to the north by Coventry Township, as well as the cities of Barberton and Norton. Chippewa Township, in Wayne County, is to the west of New Franklin, with Clinton to the southwest. To the east, lies Green. New Franklin's southern neighbor is Lawrence Township, in Stark County. As of January 1, 2005, the village population was 16,721.
New Franklin Village was formed in November 2003 when the residents of Franklin Township and the Village of New Franklin voted to merge the two entities. This merger, which was precipitated by numerous annexation attempts by neighboring cities, took effect January 1, 2005. As of March 6, 2006, New Franklin Village became the City of New Franklin.
The area, originally known as Franklin Township, was founded in 1817. The Village of New Franklin was basically a part of Franklin Township; its citizens were also citizens of Franklin Township.
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[edit] Geography
New Franklin is located at (40.950856, -81.539205)GR1.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 68.89 km² (26.6 mi²). 68.88 km² (26.5 mi²) of it is land and 0.2 km² (0.1 mi²) of it (3.06%) is water.
New Franklin is home to Portage Lakes State Park and Craftmens Park.
[edit] Education
New Franklin's students attend four different high schools; the school district boundaries divide the city into four regions. In the northern part of the city, its students attend Coventry High School. Students in the extreme northwestern part of the city attend Norton High School. Students in the western part of the city, as well as the village of Clinton, attend Northwest High School down the road from Summit County limits in Lawrence Township, which is in Stark County. Manchester High School occupies the eastern half of the city. Manchester High School, the only high school located in city limits, is known locally for its excellent sports programs, in which it is a perennial conference champion in football.
[edit] Demographics
As of the censusGR2 of 2000, there were 2,191 people, 867 households, and 647 families residing in the village (this data only includes the small village as it existed prior to the 2003 merger of village and township). The population density was 381.1/km² (985.2/mi²). There were 911 housing units at an average density of 158.4/km² (409.6/mi²). The racial makeup of the village was 98.40% White, 0.46% African American, 0.23% Native American, 0.37% Asian, 0.09% Pacific Islander, 0.05% from other races, and 0.41% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.23% of the population.
There were 867 households out of which 30.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 65.7% were married couples living together, 6.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 25.3% were non-families. 22.5% of all households were made up of individuals and 11.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.53 and the average family size was 2.97.
In the village the population was spread out with 22.8% under the age of 18, 6.7% from 18 to 24, 25.9% from 25 to 44, 27.2% from 45 to 64, and 17.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 42 years. For every 100 females there were 98.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 97.1 males.
The median income for a household in the village was $50,944, and the median income for a family was $57,667. Males had a median income of $40,586 versus $27,130 for females. The per capita income for the village was $23,231. About 3.9% of families and 4.8% of the population were below the poverty line, including 4.1% of those under age 18 and 4.2% of those age 65 or over.
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Municipalities and Communities of Summit County, Ohio (County Seat: Akron) |
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| Cities | Akron | Barberton | Cuyahoga Falls | Fairlawn | Green | Hudson | Macedonia | Munroe Falls | New Franklin | Northfield | Norton | Stow | Tallmadge | Twinsburg |
| Villages | Boston Heights | Clinton | Lakemore | Mogadore | Peninsula | Reminderville | Richfield | Silver Lake |
| Townships | Bath | Boston | Copley | Coventry | Franklin | Northfield Center | Richfield | Sagamore Hills | Springfield | Twinsburg |
| CDPs | Montrose-Ghent | Pigeon Creek | Portage Lakes |
| Unincorporated communities | Ghent | Hammond's Corners | Montrose |
