Franklin (Wisconsin)

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Franklin
Franklin in the Valley of the Root River
Franklin in the Valley of the Root River
Location in Wisconsin
Milwaukee County Wisconsin incorporated and unincorporated areas Franklin highlighted.svg
Basic data
Foundation : 1841
State : United States
State : Wisconsin
County : Milwaukee County
Coordinates : 42 ° 54 ′  N , 88 ° 0 ′  W Coordinates: 42 ° 54 ′  N , 88 ° 0 ′  W
Time zone : Central ( UTC − 6 / −5 )
Inhabitants :
Metropolitan Area :
35,451 (as of 2010)
1,751,316 (as of 2010)
Population density : 394.6 inhabitants per km 2
Area : 89.85 km 2  (approx. 35 mi 2 )
Height : 246 m
Postcodes : 53132
Area code : +1 414
FIPS : 55-27300
GNIS ID : 1565254
Website : www.franklinwi.gov
Mayor : Steve Olson
Franklin Wisconsin City Hall.JPG
Franklin City Hall

Franklin is a city (with the status " City ") in Milwaukee County in the US -amerikanischen State Wisconsin . In 2010 Franklin had 35,451 residents, the number of which increased to 36,310 by 2013.

The city of Franklin, like all of Milwaukee County, is part of the Milwaukee Metropolitan Area .

geography

Franklin is located in the southern suburbs of the city of Milwaukee in southeast Wisconsin. The city lies on both sides of the Root River , which flows into Lake Michigan in neighboring Racine County .

The geographic coordinates of Franklin are 42 ° 53'57 "north latitude and 88 ° 00'08" west longitude. The urban area extends over an area of ​​89.85 km².

Milwaukee city center is 14 miles northeast. Other cities in the near and far are West Allis (10 miles north), Wisconsin's capital Madison (131 miles west), Chicago in the neighboring state of Illinois (136 miles south) and Racine (21 miles southeast).

traffic

US Highway 45 runs through Franklin and meets Wisconsin State Highways 36 and 100 in the city center .

14.1 km northeast of the city is Milwaukee's Milwaukee Mitchell International Airport .

population

Population development
Census Residents ± in%
1960 10,006 -
1970 12,247 22.4%
1980 16,871 37.8%
1990 21,855 29.5%
2000 29,494 35%
2010 35,451 20.2%
2013 estimate 36,310 2.4%
1960-2000 2010-2013

According to the 2010 census , Franklin had 35,451 people in 13,642 households. The population density was 394.6 inhabitants per square kilometer. Statistically, 2.45 people lived in the 13,642 households.

The racial the population was composed of 87.1 percent white, 4.9 percent African American, 0.4 percent Native American, 5.4 percent Asian and 0.8 percent from other ethnic groups; 1.5 percent were descended from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race was 4.5 percent of the population.

21.6 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 65.0 percent were between 18 and 64 and 13.4 percent were 65 years or older. 48.9 percent of the population were female.

The average annual income for a household was 76,426  USD . The per capita income was $ 35,703. 4.8 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.

Known residents

Individual evidence

  1. US Postal Service - ZIP Codes
  2. City of Franklin, Elected Officials - Mayor Steve Olson.Retrieved July 16, 2014
  3. a b American Fact Finder. Retrieved July 16, 2014
  4. a b U.S. Census Bureau, State & County QuickFacts - Franklin, Wisconsin ( Memento of the original from November 17, 2010 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved July 16, 2014 @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / quickfacts.census.gov
  5. Distance information according to Google Maps. Accessed on July 16, 2014
  6. US Decennial Census.Retrieved July 16, 2014

Web links

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