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Franklin Grove is a village in Lee County,
Illinois Illinois ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the Midwestern United States, Midwestern United States. It borders on Lake Michigan to its northeast, the Mississippi River to its west, and the Wabash River, Wabash and Ohio River, Ohio rivers to its ...
, United States. The population was 1,021 at the 2010 census, down from 1,052 in 2000.


History

Franklin Grove was named for James R. Franklin, a pioneer who settled in a grove near the town site. The Lincoln Highway Association (LHA) maintains a national tourist center in Franklin Grove, in a historic building built by Harry Isaac Lincoln, a cousin of
Abraham Lincoln Abraham Lincoln (February 12, 1809 – April 15, 1865) was the 16th president of the United States, serving from 1861 until Assassination of Abraham Lincoln, his assassination in 1865. He led the United States through the American Civil War ...
. The LHA is a national organization dedicated to the preservation and promotion of the
Lincoln Highway The Lincoln Highway is one of the first transcontinental highways in the United States and one of the first highways designed expressly for automobiles. Conceived in 1912 by Indiana entrepreneur Carl G. Fisher, and formally dedicated Octob ...
, the first road across the United States of America, which was routed through Franklin Grove.


Geography

According to the 2010 census, Franklin Grove has a total area of , all land.


Demographics

As of the
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of 2000, there were 1,052 people, 372 households, and 249 families residing in the village. The population density was . There were 394 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the village was 99.24%
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, 0.10%
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, 0.10% Asian, 0.29% from other races, and 0.29% from two or more races.
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or Latino of any race were 0.57% of the population. There were 372 households, out of which 34.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 52.4% were
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living together, 10.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 32.8% were non-families. 28.8% of all households were made up of individuals, and 21.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.51 and the average family size was 3.10. In the village, the population was spread out, with 24.0% under the age of 18, 8.6% from 18 to 24, 23.3% from 25 to 44, 19.7% from 45 to 64, and 24.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 41 years. For every 100 females, there were 85.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 76.4 males. The median income for a household in the village was $41,181, and the median income for a family was $45,875. Males had a median income of $33,654 versus $19,063 for females. The
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for the village was $15,427. About 5.9% of families and 7.7% of the population were below the
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, including 12.3% of those under age 18 and 6.4% of those age 65 or over. The
Nachusa Grasslands The Nachusa Grasslands is a restored tallgrass prairie near Franklin Grove, Illinois, Franklin Grove in Lee County, Illinois, Lee County and Ogle County, Illinois, Ogle County, Illinois. It is managed by The Nature Conservancy staff and volunt ...
, a prairie restoration operated by the
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, began operating in 1986.


Churches

Franklin Grove has four churches within the city limits: The Franklin Grove United Methodist Church, Church of the Brethren, First Presbyterian and St. Paul's Lutheran Church.


See also

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Banditti of the Prairie The Banditti of the Prairie, also known as The Banditti, Prairie Pirates, Prairie Bandits, and Pirates of the Prairie, in the U.S. states of Illinois, Indiana, and Ohio and the Territory of Iowa, were a group of loose-knit outlaw gangs, duri ...


References


External links


Franklin Grove Official Website
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