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Population (year 2000): 7,996. Estimated
population in July 2005: 8,079 (+1.0% change)
Males: 3,785 (47.3%), Females: 4,211 (52.7%)
Simpson County
Zip codes:
42134.
Median resident age: 36.0 years
Median household income: $32,001 (year 2000)
Median house value: $76,300 (year 2000)
Races in Franklin:
- White Non-Hispanic (80.6%)
- Black (16.8%)
- Two or more races (0.9%)
- Hispanic (0.8%)
Ancestries: United States (22.1%), Irish (7.0%),
English (5.8%), German (5.2%), Scotch-Irish (1.7%), Scottish
(1.4%).
Elevation: 720 feet
Land area: 7.4 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Franklin
- High school or higher: 68.3%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 10.9%
- Graduate or professional degree: 5.8%
- Unemployed: 3.6%
- Mean travel time to work: 18.6 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Franklin city
- Never married: 21.1%
- Now married: 51.6%
- Separated: 1.4%
- Widowed: 11.4%
- Divorced: 14.4%
1.6% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: +317 (+4.1%).
Hospital/medical center in Franklin:
- MEDICAL CENTER AT FRANKLIN,THE (1100
BROOKHAVEN RD)
Other hospitals/medical centers near Franklin:
- MEDIPLEX REHAB BOWLING GREEN (about 17 miles;
BOWLING GREEN, KY)
- MEDICAL CENTER,THE (about 20 miles; BOWLING GREEN,
KY)
- GREENVIEW REGIONAL HOSP (about 22 miles; BOWLING
GREEN, KY)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Franklin:
- BOWLING GREEN-WARREN COUNTY RGNL (about 20 miles;
BOWLING GREEN, KY; ID: BWG)
- NASHVILLE INTL (about 43 miles; NASHVILLE, TN; ID:
BNA)
- SMYRNA (about 50 miles; SMYRNA, TN; ID: MQY)
Other public-use airports nearest to Franklin:
- PORTLAND MUNI (about 13 miles; PORTLAND, TN; ID:
1M5)
- RUSSELLVILLE-LOGAN COUNTY (about 16 miles;
RUSSELLVILLE, KY; ID: 4M7)
- SPRINGFIELD ROBERTSON COUNTY (about 27 miles;
SPRINGFIELD, TN; ID: M91)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Franklin:
- WESTERN KENTUCKY UNIVERSITY (about 22 miles; BOWLING
GREEN, KY; Full-time enrollment: 12,806)
- VOLUNTEER STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 25 miles;
GALLATIN, TN; FT enrollment: 4,215)
- VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY (about 40 miles; NASHVILLE,
TN; FT enrollment: 9,823)
- BELMONT UNIVERSITY (about 44 miles; NASHVILLE, TN;
FT enrollment: 2,654)
- TENNESSEE STATE UNIVERSITY (about 44 miles;
NASHVILLE, TN; FT enrollment: 7,346)
- NASHVILLE STATE TECHNICAL INSTITUTE (about 44 miles;
NASHVILLE, TN; FT enrollment: 3,642)
- DAVID LIPSCOMB UNIVERSITY (about 45 miles;
NASHVILLE, TN; FT enrollment: 2,260)
Public high schools in Franklin:
- FRANKLIN-SIMPSON HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 832;
Location: 400 S COLLEGE ST; Grades: 09 - 12)
- LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES CENTER ALT SCH
(Students: 29; Location: 205 IRIS DR; Grades: 07 - 12)
Private high school in Franklin:
- FAITH BAPTIST ACADEMY (Students: 66;
Location: 1008 W CEDAR; Grades: KG - 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Franklin:
- SIMPSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 677;
Location: 721 WITT RD; Grades: 01 - 04)
- FRANKLIN-SIMPSON MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students:
495; Location: 322 S COLLEGE ST; Grades: 07 - 08)
- LINCOLN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 473;
Location: 601 JOHN J. JOHNSON AVE; Grades: 05 - 06)
- FRANKLIN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 456;
Location: 211 S MAIN ST; Grades: PK - 03)
Private primary/middle school in Franklin:
- FRANKLIN MENNONITE ELEM (Students: 22;
Location: MENNONITE CHURCH RD; Grades: 1 - 8)
Library in Franklin:
- GOODNIGHT MEMORIAL LIBRARY (Operating income:
$309,438; Location: 203 SOUTH MAIN STREET; 30,094 books;
99 audio materials; 185 video materials; 82 serial
subscriptions)
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