Franklinville is a

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in Cattaraugus County,

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, United States. The population was 1,740 at the 2010 census. The community was named after

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, an agent with the

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and the grandson of Founding Father

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. The village is in the northeast part of the town of Franklinville.

History

The community was founded ''circa'' 1806, while still in an area named "Ischua". The village of Franklinville was incorporated in 1874. The central core of the village is on the

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as the Park Square Historic District. Also listed on the National Register of Historic Places is the Simeon B. Robbins House.

Geography

Franklinville is located at (42.3370091, -78.4580762) and its

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is . According to the 2010 United States Census, the village has a total area of , all land. The village is located in the Ischua Valley, and Ischua Creek, a tributary of Olean Creek and part of the

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watershed, flows past the west side of the community. Gates Creek joins Ischua Creek south of the village, and Saunders Creek joins it north of the village. A wide part of Gates Creek, formed by a dam, creates a small lake southeast of the village. The village is on conjoined

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and NY-98. County Roads 17, 24, 46, and 69 also converge on the village.

Demographics

As of the

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of 2000, there were 1,855 people, 696 households, and 505 families residing in the village. The

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was 1,735.6/square mile. There were 756 housing units at an average density of (707.3/square mile;). The racial makeup of the village was 98.60%

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, 0.32% Native American, 0.38% Asian, and 0.70% from two or more races.

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or Latino of any race were 0.65% of the population. There were 696 households, out of which 38.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 51.6% were

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living together, 16.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 27.4% were non-families. 24.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 13.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.65 and the average family size was 3.08. In the village, the population was spread out, with 30.7% under the age of 18, 8.4% from 18 to 24, 26.0% from 25 to 44, 19.5% from 45 to 64, and 15.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females, there were 92.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 85.4 males. The median income for a household in the village was $31,900, and the median income for a family was $36,711. Males had a median income of $27,093 versus $21,490 for females. The

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for the village was $13,600. About 7.7% of families and 11.4% of the population were below the

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, including 14.3% of those under age 18 and 7.8% of those age 65 or over.

Education

Ten Broeck Academy and Franklinville Central School are located at 31 & 32 North Main Street. The academy was established in 1867 by Peter Ten Broeck, a native of

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Notable people

* Shirl Conway, TV and Broadway actress *

Patricia McGee Patricia K. "Pat" McGee (October 12, 1934 – April 2, 2005) was a longtime New York State Assemblywoman and Senator from Franklinville, New York. Political career McGee was a registered Republican for her entire political career, and was fr ...

, former New York state senator * Wade Morton, former racecar driver *

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, Miss USA 1999 * Margaret Shulock, cartoonist * George E. Spring, former New York state senator

References

External links

Town and Village of Franklinville official website
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