Franklin is a town in

Izard County Izard County is a county located in the U.S. state of Arkansas. As of the 2010 census, the population was 13,696. The county seat is Melbourne. Izard County is Arkansas's 13th county, formed on October 27, 1825, and named for War of 1812 Gener ...

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, United States. The population was 198 at the 2010 census.

Geography

Franklin is located in northeastern Izard County at (36.175324, -91.766494). According to the

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, the town has a total area of , all land.

Highways

Arkansas Highway 56 Arkansas Highway 56 (AR 56 and Hwy. 56) is an east–west state highway in Sharp and Izard Counties. The route runs from Arkansas Highway 5 in Calico Rock east and south to Poughkeepsie. Route description AR 56 begins in Calico Rock at Arkans ...

Arkansas Highway 289 Highway 289 (AR 289, Ark. 289, and Hwy. 289) is a designation for two north–south state highways in north central Arkansas. A southern route of runs north from Highway 69B (AR 69B) at Sage to Zion. A second route of begins at Highw ...

Demographics

At the 2000 census there were 184 people, 80 households, and 52 families in the town. The population density was 35.0/km (90.7/mi²). There were 89 housing units at an average density of 16.9/km (43.9/mi²). The

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of the town was 97.83% White, 1.09% Native American, 1.09% from other races. 2.72% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. Of the 80 households 23.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 50.0% were married couples living together, 7.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 35.0% were non-families. 31.3% of households were one person and 25.0% were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 2.30 and the average family size was 2.81. The age distribution was 21.7% under the age of 18, 11.4% from 18 to 24, 27.2% from 25 to 44, 21.7% from 45 to 64, and 17.9% 65 or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females, there were 85.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 94.6 males. The median household income was $19,750 and the median family income was $26,250. Males had a median income of $20,341 versus $19,167 for females. The per capita income for the town was $13,434. About 13.5% of families and 19.6% of the population were below the

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, including 17.6% of those under the age of eighteen and 34.1% of those sixty five or over.

Notable people

Terry Shell Terry Lee Shell (April 2, 1922 – June 25, 1978) was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Arkansas and the United States District Court for the Western District of Arkansas. Education an ...

, lawyer and judge, served as

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in Arkansas from 1975 to 1978

References

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