Franklin is a village located in Oakland County, Michigan. As of the 2000 census, the village had a total population of 2,937.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 6.9 km2 (2.7 mi2). 6.9 km2 (2.7 mi2) of it is land and none of it is covered by water.
As of the census2 of 2000, there are 2,937 people, 1,073 households, and 866 families residing in the village. The population density is 426.3/km2 (1,105.5/mi2). There are 1,118 housing units at an average density of 162.3/km2 (420.8/mi2). The racial makeup of the village is 89.79% White, 5.07% African American, 0.10% Native American, 3.58% Asian, 0.00% Pacific Islander, 0.34% from other races, and 1.12% from two or more races. 0.85% of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race.
There are 1,073 households out of which 38.2% have children under the age of 18 living with them, 75.3% are married couples living together, 3.7% have a female householder with no husband present, and 19.2% are non-families. 15.0% of all households are made up of individuals and 7.0% have someone living alone who is 65 years of age or older. The average household size is 2.73 and the average family size is 3.06.
In the village the population is spread out with 28.3% under the age of 18, 2.9% from 18 to 24, 25.6% from 25 to 44, 29.5% from 45 to 64, and 13.8% who are 65 years of age or older. The median age is 42 years. For every 100 females there are 105.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there are 99.3 males.
The median income for a household in the village is $124,014, and the median income for a family is $139,339. Males have a median income of $100,000 versus $61,500 for females. The per capita income for the village is $71,033. 1.0% of the population and 0.5% of families are below the poverty line. Out of the total population, 0.4% of those under the age of 18 and 1.0% of those 65 and older are living below the poverty line.
Franklin was founded in 1825 (name unknown) by Elijah Bullock, among others, and became Franklin in 1828. By 1830, a business district had formed. The collection of essentially original condition structures in the village is quite unusual in suburban Detroit.
An historical marker was erected in 1960 which reads: "FRANKLIN VILLAGE Founded in 1824-1825, Franklin received its present name in 1828. First postmaster was Dr. Ebenezer Raynale, state legislator and physician. The William Huston store, opened in 1830, was the forerunner of a business center that later included the famous Broughton Wagon Shop, the Van Every Mills, now "Ye Olde Cider Mill," several taverns, two distilleries, and two churches. The village also was a station on the Underground Railroad. Franklin still has the appearance and atmosphere of an early Michigan village."
Another marker stands in front of Franklin Village School: "Franklin Village School Michigan's Territorial Council passed a law in 1827 requiring every township with fifty or more inhabitants to establish a school. Thus the following year, the first school in Southfield Township was erected in Franklin Village. Sophie Gotie taught twenty-nine students in a log schoolhouse located near the still extant house of early settler Daniel Broughton. Franklin village built a new school in 1845 at the foot of School Hill on property deeded by Winthrop Worthings. On this site in 1869 a third school was constructed on land given by wealthy postmaster A.A. Rust. After that building burned in 1922, the village erected the present school on this same location. The Franklin School District No. 3, Southfield Township, joined the Birmingham Public Schools in 1945." This building closed as a public school in 1979.
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FranklinMichigan.com
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