census-designated place
A census-designated place (CDP) is a Place (United States Census Bureau), concentration of population defined by the United States Census Bureau for statistical purposes only.
CDPs have been used in each decennial census since 1980 as the counte ...
in
Sacramento County, California
Sacramento County () is a County (United States), county located in the U.S. state of California. As of the 2020 United States census, the population was 1,585,055. Its county seat is Sacramento, California, Sacramento, which has been the List ...
, United States. Franklin sits at an elevation of . The 2020 United States census reported Franklin's population at 167.
Franklin is located about west-southwest of Elk Grove. The town was named after the Franklin House that Andrew George built in 1856.
Geography
According to the
United States Census Bureau
The United States Census Bureau, officially the Bureau of the Census, is a principal agency of the Federal statistical system, U.S. federal statistical system, responsible for producing data about the American people and American economy, econ ...
, the CDP covers an area of , all of it land.
Demographics
The 2020 United States census reported that Franklin had a population of 167. The population density was . The racial makeup of Franklin was 93 (55.7%)
White
White is the lightest color and is achromatic (having no chroma). It is the color of objects such as snow, chalk, and milk, and is the opposite of black. White objects fully (or almost fully) reflect and scatter all the visible wa ...
, 4 (2.4%)
African American
African Americans, also known as Black Americans and formerly also called Afro-Americans, are an Race and ethnicity in the United States, American racial and ethnic group that consists of Americans who have total or partial ancestry from an ...
Pacific Islander
Pacific Islanders, Pasifika, Pasefika, Pacificans, or rarely Pacificers are the peoples of the list of islands in the Pacific Ocean, Pacific Islands. As an ethnic group, ethnic/race (human categorization), racial term, it is used to describe th ...
, 32 (19.2%) from other races, and 22 (13.2%) from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 48 persons (28.7%).
The whole population lived in households. There were 59 households, out of which 22 (37.3%) had children under the age of 18 living in them, 30 (50.8%) were married-couple households, 7 (11.9%) were
cohabiting
Cohabitation is an arrangement where people who are not legally married live together as a couple. They are often involved in a romantic or sexually intimate relationship on a long-term or permanent basis. Such arrangements have become incr ...
couple households, 10 (16.9%) had a female householder with no partner present, and 12 (20.3%) had a male householder with no partner present. 8 households (13.6%) were one person, and 4 (6.8%) were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 2.83. There were 47
families
Family (from ) is a group of people related either by consanguinity (by recognized birth) or affinity (by marriage or other relationship). It forms the basis for social order. Ideally, families offer predictability, structure, and safety as ...
(79.7% of all households).
The age distribution was 33 people (19.8%) under the age of 18, 26 people (15.6%) aged 18 to 24, 39 people (23.4%) aged 25 to 44, 42 people (25.1%) aged 45 to 64, and 27 people (16.2%) who were 65years of age or older. The median age was 37.7years. There were 85 males and 82 females.
There were 61 housing units at an average density of , of which 59 (96.7%) were occupied. Of these, 43 (72.9%) were owner-occupied, and 16 (27.1%) were occupied by renters.
Franklin Cemetery
There is a cemetery just to the east of Franklin Elementary School, which is the final resting place of many settlers of not only Sacramento County, but from all over California. Its most famous grave is that of Alexander Hamilton Willard, who was a member of the
Lewis and Clark Expedition
The Lewis and Clark Expedition, also known as the Corps of Discovery Expedition, was the United States expedition to cross the newly acquired western portion of the country after the Louisiana Purchase. The Corps of Discovery was a select gro ...
. The grave site is
California Historical Landmark
A California Historical Landmark (CHL) is a building, structure, site, or place in the U.S. state of California that has been determined to have statewide historical landmark significance.
Criteria
Historical significance is determined by meetin ...
* Birthplace of Frances Munds, granddaughter of Alexander Hamilton Willard; an American
suffragette
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