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Population (year 2000): 29,560. Estimated
population in July 2005: 30,893 (+4.5% change)
Males: 14,487 (49.0%), Females: 15,073 (51.0%)
Norfolk County
Median resident age: 34.8 years
Median household income: $71,174 (year 2000)
Median house value: $227,100 (year 2000)
Races in Franklin:
- White Non-Hispanic (95.3%)
- Black (1.1%)
- Hispanic (1.1%)
- Two or more races (0.8%)
- Chinese (0.7%)
Ancestries: Irish (32.2%), Italian (24.8%),
English (14.6%), German (9.1%), French (6.6%), French Canadian
(4.6%).
Elevation: 300 feet
Land area: 26.7 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Franklin
- High school or higher: 92.9%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 42.7%
- Graduate or professional degree: 13.7%
- Unemployed: 4.2%
- Mean travel time to work: 32.2 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Franklin city
- Never married: 21.8%
- Now married: 66.1%
- Separated: 1.0%
- Widowed: 5.1%
- Divorced: 5.9%
5.3% Foreign born (2.3% Europe, 1.7% Asia, 0.7%
North America).
Population change in the 1990s: +7,451 (+33.7%).
Hospitals/medical centers near Franklin:
- CARITAS SOUTHWOOD HOSPITAL (about 6 miles; NORFOLK,
MA)
- MILFORD WHITINSVILLE REG HOSPITAL (about 9 miles;
MILFORD, MA)
- LANDMARK MEDICAL CENTER INC (about 10 miles;
WOONSOCKET, RI)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Franklin:
- THEODORE FRANCIS GREEN STATE (about 26 miles;
PROVIDENCE, RI; ID: PVD)
- LAURENCE G HANSCOM FLD (about 28 miles; BEDFORD, MA;
ID: BED)
- GENERAL EDWARD LAWRENCE LOGAN INTL (about 34 miles;
BOSTON, MA; ID: BOS)
Other public-use airports nearest to Franklin:
- NORFOLK (about 4 miles; NORFOLK, MA; ID: 32M)
- HOPEDALE INDUSTRIAL PARK (about 7 miles; HOPEDALE,
MA; ID: 1B6)
- NORTH CENTRAL STATE (about 13 miles; PAWTUCKET, RI;
ID: SFZ)
Amtrak stations near Franklin:
- 13 miles: FRAMINGHAM (443 WAVERLY ST.). Services:
public payphones, snack bar, paid short-term parking,
taxi stand, public transit connection.
- 19 miles: PROVIDENCE (100 GASPEE ST.). Services:
ticket office, fully wheelchair accessible, enclosed
waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, snack
bar, ATM, paid short-term parking, paid long-term
parking, call for car rental service, taxi stand, public
transit connection.
- 20 miles: ROUTE 128 (WESTWOOD, UNIVERSITY AVE. &
RTE. 128). Services: ticket office, enclosed waiting
area, public restrooms, public payphones, vending
machines, paid short-term parking, taxi stand, public
transit connection.
College/University in Franklin:
- DEAN COLLEGE (Full-time enrollment: 1,061;
Location: 99 Main Street; Private, not-for-profit;
Website: www.dean.edu)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Franklin:
- BRYANT COLLEGE (about 16 miles; SMITHFIELD, RI;
Full-time enrollment: 2,926)
- FRAMINGHAM STATE COLLEGE (about 16 miles;
FRAMINGHAM, MA; FT enrollment: 4,185)
- PROVIDENCE COLLEGE (about 18 miles; PROVIDENCE, RI;
FT enrollment: 4,456)
- RHODE ISLAND COLLEGE (about 18 miles; PROVIDENCE,
RI; FT enrollment: 6,208)
- WELLESLEY COLLEGE (about 18 miles; WELLESLEY, MA; FT
enrollment: 2,241)
- MASSACHUSETTS BAY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 18 miles;
WELLESLEY HILLS, MA; FT enrollment: 2,938)
- BROWN UNIVERSITY (about 19 miles; PROVIDENCE, RI; FT
enrollment: 7,460)
Public high schools in Franklin:
- FRANKLIN HIGH (Students: 1,353; Location: 218
OAK STREET; Grades: 09 - 12)
- TRI COUNTY REG VOC TECH (Students: 867;
Location: 147 POND STREET; Grades: 09 - 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Franklin:
- HORACE MANN (Students: 797; Location: 500
LINCOLN STREET; Grades: 06 - 08)
- HELEN KELLER ELEMENTARY (Students: 575;
Location: 500 LINCOLN STREET; Grades: KG - 05)
- REMINGTON MIDDLE (Students: 561; Location:
628 WASHINGTON ST.; Grades: 06 - 08)
- J F KENNEDY MEMORIAL (Students: 548;
Location: 551 POND STREET; Grades: KG - 05)
- JEFFERSON ELEMENTARY (Students: 534;
Location: 628 WASHINGTON ST.; Grades: KG - 05)
- OAK STREET ELEMENTARY (Students: 517;
Location: 310 OAK STREET; Grades: KG - 05)
- PARMENTER (Students: 446; Location: 235
WACHUSETT STREET; Grades: KG - 05)
- BENJAMIN FRANKLIN CLASSICAL CHARTER SCHO
(Students: 381; Location: 201 MAIN STREET; Grades: KG -
08)
- DAVIS THAYER (Students: 339; Location: 137
WEST CENTRAL STREET; Grades: PK - 05)
- FRANKLIN ECDC (Students: 156; Location: 235
WACHUSETT STREET; Grades: PK - PK)
Private primary/middle school in Franklin:
- BRIGHT HORIZONS FAMILY SOLUTIONS (Students:
31; Location: 2 CONSTITION BLVD; Grades: PK - KG)
Library in Franklin:
- FRANKLIN PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income:
$960,484; Location: 118 MAIN STREET; 70,309 books; 3,040
audio materials; 3,319 video materials; 244 serial
subscriptions)
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