Franklin Furnace is a

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(CDP) in

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, United States, along the Ohio River. The population was 1,660 at the 2010 census. Franklin Furnace's

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has the ZIP code of 45629.

History

Franklin Furnace was the name of an early iron ore furnace built in eastern Scioto County in 1826. The community that grew in that area is named after the furnace. The community's name ultimately is derived from

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. It is located within the land that was the

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by Congress in 1795 to a group of French colonists were defrauded by the Scioto Company. A post office called Franklin Furnace has been in operation since 1828.

Geography

Franklin Furnace is located at (38.623342, -82.847997). According to the

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, the CDP has a total area of , of which is land and , or 13.14%, is water.

Demographics

As of the

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of 2000, there were 1,537 people, 519 households, and 389 families residing in the CDP. The population density was . There were 588 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the CDP was 91.09%

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, 7.22%

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, 0.78% Native American, 0.07% Asian, 0.07% from

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, and 0.78% from two or more races.

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or Latino of any race were 0.46% of the population. There were 519 households, out of which 30.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 57.4% were married couples living together, 13.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 24.9% were non-families. 21.4% of all households were made up of individuals, and 8.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.44 and the average family size was 2.80. In the CDP the population was spread out, with 31.9% under the age of 18, 11.3% from 18 to 24, 21.3% from 25 to 44, 23.3% from 45 to 64, and 12.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 31 years. For every 100 females, there were 129.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 99.2 males. The median income for a household in the CDP was $27,279, and the median income for a family was $30,156. Males had a median income of $27,216 versus $22,292 for females. The

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for the CDP was $12,998. About 13.2% of families and 12.5% of the population were below the

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, including 13.8% of those under age 18 and 7.3% of those age 65 or over.

Public services

Franklin Furnace residents are served by the Green Local School District, and by a

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. The high school mascot is the Bobcat.

Notable people

* Kylan Darnell, internet celebrity and 2022

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* Ed Hock, baseball player

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