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Franklin, Milwaukee County, Wisconsin



 
 
Franklin is a city in Milwaukee County
Milwaukee County, Wisconsin

Milwaukee County is a county in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. As of 2007, the population was 951,242. Its county seat is Milwaukee, Wisconsin....
, Wisconsin
Wisconsin

Wisconsin is one of the fifty U.S. state in the United States of America, located in the north central part of the United States. It borders two of the five Great Lakes and four U.S....
, United States
United States

The United States of America is a Federal government constitutional republic comprising U.S. state and a federal district. The country is situated mostly in central North America, where its Contiguous United States and Washington, D.C., the Capital districts and territories, lie between the Pacific Ocean and Atlantic Oceans, Borders of the U...
. Franklin is a suburb of Milwaukee
Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Milwaukee is the largest city in Wisconsin and List of United States cities by population in the United States. It is the county seat of Milwaukee County, Wisconsin and is located on the southwestern shore of Lake Michigan....
 with a population of 29,494 as of the 2000 census.

Franklin is nine miles (14 km) from downtown Milwaukee and four miles (6 km) from General Mitchell International Airport
General Mitchell International Airport

General Mitchell International Airport is a county-owned public airport located five miles south of the central business district of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, a city in Milwaukee County, Wisconsin, Wisconsin, United States....
, close to Interstate 94
Interstate 94

Interstate 94 is the northernmost east-west Interstate Highway, connecting the Great Lakes and Intermountain regions of the United States. Its western terminus is in Billings, Montana at a junction with Interstate 90; its eastern terminus is the U.S....
. Running through the city are U.S. Highway 45, and WIS 36
Highway 36 (Wisconsin)

State Trunk Highway 36 is a state highway in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. It runs in a diagonal southwest-northeast direction across southeastern Wisconsin from Springfield, Wisconsin which is north of Lake Geneva, Wisconsin to Milwaukee, Wisconsin....
, WIS 100
Highway 100 (Wisconsin)

State Trunk Highway 100 is a road which encircles the outer edges of Milwaukee County, Wisconsin. Officially, the road is designed as a Bypass route around the city of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, but with residential and commercial development along Highway 100 on almost all portions of the road, this purpose has been negated, and it serves as one...
, and WIS 241
Highway 241 (Wisconsin)

State Trunk Highway 241 is a state highway in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. It runs north-south in southeast Wisconsin from Oak Creek, Wisconsin to Milwaukee, Wisconsin along a previous routing of U.S....
.

In July 2007, ranked Franklin #90 in its annual best places to live in the United States survey.

FDi magazine
FDi magazine

fDi Magazine is an English language-language bi-monthly news and foreign direct investment publication owned by The Financial Times Business Group and edited in London....
 honored Franklin in their with awards for "Best Human Resources Runner-up", as well as "Best Infrastructure Top Five" for Micro Cities in the North America
North America

North America is the northern continent of the Americas, situated in the Earth's northern hemisphere and almost totally in the western hemisphere....
n region.

klin is located at (42.899166, -88.002204).

According to the United States Census Bureau
United States Census Bureau

The United States Census Bureau is the government agency that is responsible for the United States Census. It also gathers other national demographic and economic data....
, the city has a total area of 34.7 square miles (89.9 kmē), of which, 34.6 square miles (89.7 kmē) of it is land and 0.1 square miles (0.2 kmē) of it (0.26%) is water.

The Root River
Root River (Wisconsin)

The Root River is a river, about 35 mi long, that flows to Lake Michigan at the city of Racine, Wisconsin in southeastern Wisconsin in the United States....
 runs south through Franklin, cutting the city in half.

Franklin contains many prized natural features in Milwaukee County:



Department of Administration estimates that the population for the City of Franklin in 2005 was 32,548.






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Franklin is a city in Milwaukee County
Milwaukee County, Wisconsin

Milwaukee County is a county in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. As of 2007, the population was 951,242. Its county seat is Milwaukee, Wisconsin....
, Wisconsin
Wisconsin

Wisconsin is one of the fifty U.S. state in the United States of America, located in the north central part of the United States. It borders two of the five Great Lakes and four U.S....
, United States
United States

The United States of America is a Federal government constitutional republic comprising U.S. state and a federal district. The country is situated mostly in central North America, where its Contiguous United States and Washington, D.C., the Capital districts and territories, lie between the Pacific Ocean and Atlantic Oceans, Borders of the U...
. Franklin is a suburb of Milwaukee
Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Milwaukee is the largest city in Wisconsin and List of United States cities by population in the United States. It is the county seat of Milwaukee County, Wisconsin and is located on the southwestern shore of Lake Michigan....
 with a population of 29,494 as of the 2000 census.

Franklin is nine miles (14 km) from downtown Milwaukee and four miles (6 km) from General Mitchell International Airport
General Mitchell International Airport

General Mitchell International Airport is a county-owned public airport located five miles south of the central business district of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, a city in Milwaukee County, Wisconsin, Wisconsin, United States....
, close to Interstate 94
Interstate 94

Interstate 94 is the northernmost east-west Interstate Highway, connecting the Great Lakes and Intermountain regions of the United States. Its western terminus is in Billings, Montana at a junction with Interstate 90; its eastern terminus is the U.S....
. Running through the city are U.S. Highway 45, and WIS 36
Highway 36 (Wisconsin)

State Trunk Highway 36 is a state highway in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. It runs in a diagonal southwest-northeast direction across southeastern Wisconsin from Springfield, Wisconsin which is north of Lake Geneva, Wisconsin to Milwaukee, Wisconsin....
, WIS 100
Highway 100 (Wisconsin)

State Trunk Highway 100 is a road which encircles the outer edges of Milwaukee County, Wisconsin. Officially, the road is designed as a Bypass route around the city of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, but with residential and commercial development along Highway 100 on almost all portions of the road, this purpose has been negated, and it serves as one...
, and WIS 241
Highway 241 (Wisconsin)

State Trunk Highway 241 is a state highway in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. It runs north-south in southeast Wisconsin from Oak Creek, Wisconsin to Milwaukee, Wisconsin along a previous routing of U.S....
.

In July 2007, ranked Franklin #90 in its annual best places to live in the United States survey.

FDi magazine
FDi magazine

fDi Magazine is an English language-language bi-monthly news and foreign direct investment publication owned by The Financial Times Business Group and edited in London....
 honored Franklin in their with awards for "Best Human Resources Runner-up", as well as "Best Infrastructure Top Five" for Micro Cities in the North America
North America

North America is the northern continent of the Americas, situated in the Earth's northern hemisphere and almost totally in the western hemisphere....
n region.

Geography

Franklin is located at (42.899166, -88.002204).

According to the United States Census Bureau
United States Census Bureau

The United States Census Bureau is the government agency that is responsible for the United States Census. It also gathers other national demographic and economic data....
, the city has a total area of 34.7 square miles (89.9 kmē), of which, 34.6 square miles (89.7 kmē) of it is land and 0.1 square miles (0.2 kmē) of it (0.26%) is water.

The Root River
Root River (Wisconsin)

The Root River is a river, about 35 mi long, that flows to Lake Michigan at the city of Racine, Wisconsin in southeastern Wisconsin in the United States....
 runs south through Franklin, cutting the city in half.

Franklin contains many prized natural features in Milwaukee County:

  • Franklin State Natural Area
  • Root River Parkway
  • untouched wetlands
  • prairies
  • mature woodlands
  • some remaining agriculture in southern 1/3rd of city


Demographics

The Department of Administration estimates that the population for the City of Franklin in 2005 was 32,548. Since 2000, the population of Franklin has grown approximately 10 percent. Franklin is one of the fastest growing communities in the state of Wisconsin, and by 2010, Franklin is predicted to have a population close to 40,000. Franklin has an estimated 35% of land still available for development (residential/commercial/office). As of the census
Census

A census is the procedure of systematically acquiring and recording information about the members of a given population. It is a regularly occurring and official count of a particular population....
 of 2000, there were 29,494 people, 10,602 households, and 7,697 families residing in the city. The population density
Population density

Population density is a measurement of population per unit area or unit volume. It is frequently applied to living organisms, and particularly to humans....
 was 851.8 people per square mile (328.8/kmē). There were 10,936 housing units at an average density of 315.8/sq mi (121.9/kmē). The racial makeup of the city was 90.78% White, 5.15% African American, 0.36% Native American, 2.10% Asian, 0.03% Pacific Islander, 0.67% from other races
Race (United States Census)

Race and ethnicity in the United States Census, as defined by the United States Census Bureau and the Federal Office of Management and Budget , are Self-concept data items in which residents choose the Race in the United States or races with which they most closely identify, and indicate whether or not they are of Hispanic or Latino origin ....
, and 0.91% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.64% of the population.

There were 10,602 households out of which 33.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 63.2% were married couples
Marriage

Marriage is a social, spirituality, or law union of individuals. This union may also be called matrimony, while the ceremony that marks its beginning is usually called a wedding and the married status created is sometimes called wedlock....
 living together, 6.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 27.4% were non-families. 22.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 6.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.58, and the average family size was 3.06.

In the city, the population was spread out with 23.4% under the age of 18, 8.4% from 18 to 24, 32.7% from 25 to 44, 25.6% from 45 to 64, and 9.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 109.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 110.0 males.

The median income for a household in the city was US$64,315, and the median income for a family was $75,532. Males had a median income of $47,827 versus $33,737 for females. The per capita income
Per capita income

Per capita income means how much each individual receives, in monetary terms, of the yearly income generated in the country. This is what each citizen is to receive if the yearly national income is divided equally among everyone....
 for the city was $27,474. About 1.4% of families and 2.7% of the population were below the poverty line, including 2.7% of those under age 18 and 3.9% of those age 65 or over.

Notable residents

  • Ted Musgrave
    Ted Musgrave

    Theodore Musgrave is a racecar driver. Previously driving in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series, he is currently a free agent....
    , NASCAR
    NASCAR

    The National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing is the largest sanctioning body of stock cars in the United States. The three largest racing series sanctioned by NASCAR are the Sprint Cup Series, the Nationwide Series and the Camping World Truck Series....
     driver
  • Bill Castro
    Bill Castro

    William Radhames Castro Checo is a former Major League Baseball pitcher and the coach for the Milwaukee Brewers of the National League.Castro was drafted by the Brewers -- then in the American League -- and pitched for them from to ....
    , Milwaukee Brewers Pitching Coach


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