Franklintown, Pennsylvania

Franklintown is also the name of a neighborhood in Philadelphia.

Franklintown, Pennsylvania
Borough
Franklintown's post office
Coordinates:
Country	United States
State	Pennsylvania
County	York
Settled	1813
Incorporated	1869
Government
• Type	Borough Council
• Mayor	Robert Wolfe
• Borough Council President	Richard Blouch
Area
• Total	0.2 sq mi (0.5 km2)
Elevation	367 ft (112 m)
Population (2010)
• Total	489
• Density	2,400/sq mi (940/km2)
Time zone	Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
• Summer (DST)	EDT (UTC-4)
Zip code	17323
Area code(s)	717
Website	Franklintown's website

Franklintown is a borough in York County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 489 at the 2010 census.

Geography

Franklintown is located at (40.076671, -77.029619).

According to the United States Census Bureau, the borough has a total area of 0.2 square miles (0.52 km²), all of it land.

Demographics

Historical population
Census	Pop.		%±
1850	82		—
1870	181		—
1880	234		29.3%
1890	232		−0.9%
1900	250		7.8%
1910	216		−13.6%
1920	187		−13.4%
1930	255		36.4%
1940	296		16.1%
1950	328		10.8%
1960	287		−12.5%
1970	279		−2.8%
1980	280		0.4%
1990	373		33.2%
2000	532		42.6%
2010	489		−8.1%
Est. 2014	487		−0.4%
Sources:

As of the census of 2000, there were 532 people, 211 households, and 147 families residing in the borough. The population density was 2,154.3 people per square mile (821.6/km²). There were 222 housing units at an average density of 899.0 per square mile (342.9/km²). The racial makeup of the borough was 98.68% White, 0.19% African American, 0.56% Native American and 0.56% Asian. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.94% of the population.

There were 211 households out of which 38.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 54.0% were married couples living together, 11.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 30.3% were non-families. 21.8% of all households were made up of individuals and 3.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.52 and the average family size was 2.93.

In the borough the population was spread out with 29.1% under the age of 18, 8.5% from 18 to 24, 44.4% from 25 to 44, 12.6% from 45 to 64, and 5.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 29 years. For every 100 females there were 100.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 89.4 males.

The median income for a household in the borough was $43,409, and the median income for a family was $47,813. Males had a median income of $33,571 versus $22,315 for females. The per capita income for the borough was $18,882. About 6.7% of families and 9.6% of the population were below the poverty line, including 19.7% of those under age 18 and 6.9% of those age 65 or over.

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  Emmanuel Lutheran Church