Franklin, Sacramento County, California

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP covers an area of 2.1 sqmi, all of it land.

Demographics

1850–1870 1880-1890 1900 1910 1920 1930 1940 1950 1960 1970 1980 1990 2000 2010

Franklin first appeared as a census designated place in the 2010 U.S. census.

The 2020 United States census reported that Franklin had a population of 167. The population density was 79.3 PD/sqmi. The racial makeup of Franklin was 93 (55.7%) White, 4 (2.4%) African American, 1 (0.6%) Native American, 14 (8.4%) Asian, 1 (0.6%) Pacific Islander, 32 (19.2%) from other races, and 22 (13.2%) from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 48 persons (28.7%).

The whole population lived in households. There were 59 households, out of which 22 (37.3%) had children under the age of 18 living in them, 30 (50.8%) were married-couple households, 7 (11.9%) were cohabiting couple households, 10 (16.9%) had a female householder with no partner present, and 12 (20.3%) had a male householder with no partner present. 8 households (13.6%) were one person, and 4 (6.8%) were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 2.83.

The age distribution was 33 people (19.8%) under the age of 18, 26 people (15.6%) aged 18 to 24, 39 people (23.4%) aged 25 to 44, 42 people (25.1%) aged 45 to 64, and 27 people (16.2%) who were 65years of age or older. The median age was 37.7years. There were 85 males and 82 females.

There were 61 housing units at an average density of 29.0 /mi2, of which 59 (96.7%) were occupied. Of these, 43 (72.9%) were owner-occupied, and 16 (27.1%) were occupied by renters.

Franklin Cemetery

There is a cemetery just to the east of Franklin Elementary School, which is the final resting place of many settlers not only from Sacramento County, but from all over California. Its most famous grave is that of Alexander Hamilton Willard, who was a member of the Lewis and Clark Expedition. The grave site is California Historical Landmark #657.

Schools

• Franklin Elementary School (part of the Elk Grove Unified School District)

Notable people

• Birthplace of Frances Munds, granddaughter of Alexander Hamilton Willard; an American suffragette leader

References

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