Franklin Square is a hamlet (and a
census-designated placeA census-designated place is a type of place identified by the United States Census Bureau for statistical purposes. CDPs are delineated for each decennial census as the statistical counterparts of incorporated places such as cities, towns and villages...
) in
Nassau CountyNassau County is a suburban county in the New York Metropolitan Area east of New York City in the U.S. state of New York. As of the 2000 census, the population was 1,334,544...
,
New YorkNew York is a state in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern regions of the United States and is the nation's third most populous. The state is bordered by New Jersey and Pennsylvania to the south, and Connecticut, Massachusetts and Vermont to the east...
,
United StatesThe United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
. The population was 29,342 at the 2000 census. Franklin Square is an unincorporated area in the Town of Hempstead.
Geography
Franklin Square is located at (40.701722, -73.676549).
According to the
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, the CDP has a total area of 2.9 square miles (7.5 km²), all land.
Demographics
As of the
censusA "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.In other words every 10 years...next one would be in 2010 The term is used mostly in connection with...
of 2000, there were 29,342 people, 10,187 households, and 7,833 families residing in the CDP. The
population densityPopulation density is a measurement of population per unit area or unit volume. It is frequently applied to living organisms, and particularly to humans. It is a key term used in geography....
was 10,169.2 per square mile (3,920.1/km²). There were 10,364 housing units at an average density of 3,591.9/sq mi (1,384.6/km²). The racial makeup of the CDP was 91.97% White, 0.99% African American, 0.11% Native American, 3.79% Asian, 0.01% Pacific Islander, 1.75% from
other racesRace 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-identification data items in which residents choose the race or races with which they most closely identify, and indicate whether or not they are...
, and 1.38% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 6.89% of the population.
There were 10,187 households out of which 31.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 62.9% were
married couplesMarriage is a social union or legal contract between individuals that creates kinship. It is an institution in which interpersonal relationships, usually intimate and sexual, are acknowledged by a variety of ways, depending on the culture or demographic...
living together, 10.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 23.1% were non-families. 19.9% of all households were made up of individuals and 11.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.87 and the average family size was 3.30.
In the CDP the population was spread out with 22.0% under the age of 18, 7.1% from 18 to 24, 29.6% from 25 to 44, 22.7% from 45 to 64, and 18.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females, there were 89.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 86.3 males.
The median income for a household in the CDP was $80,164, and the median income for a family was $87,485 as of a 2007. Males had a median income of $50,805 versus $35,207 for females. The
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for the CDP was $24,149. About 3.7% of families and 5.0% of the population were below the poverty line, including 4.8% of those under age 18 and 7.7% of those age 65 or over.
A large portion of Franklin Square was added to the adjacent West Hempstead
EruvA community Eruv refers to the legal aggregation or "mixture" under Jewish religious property law of separate parcels of property meeting certain requirements into a single parcel held in common by all the holders of the original parcels, which enables Jews who observe the traditional rules...
(see West Hempstead-Franklin Square
EruvA community Eruv refers to the legal aggregation or "mixture" under Jewish religious property law of separate parcels of property meeting certain requirements into a single parcel held in common by all the holders of the original parcels, which enables Jews who observe the traditional rules...
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http://www.anshei.org/eruv.html in October, 1996, to accommodate the fast growing Jewish population in the area. It includes several synagogues: Young Israel of West Hempstead,
ChabadChabad is an acronym for Chochmah, Binah, and Da'at, the three levels of Sefirot related to cognition according to the Kabbalah....
of West Hempstead, Congregation Anshei Shalom of West Hempstead, Congregation Eitz Chayim of Dogwood Park (on the Franklin Square border), West Hempstead Synagogue Zichron Kedoshim (on the Franklin Square border) and a Conservative synagogue established by six Franklin Square families in 1951: The Jewish Community Center of West Hempstead (on the Franklin Square border).
Frankin Square also has a large Italian-American population. Over 40 percent of its residents claim Italian ancestry.
History
Founding father, Andrew Hoffman, founded the town in 1870. He was a farmer and businessman. The first Catholic mass on Long Island was held in his home. He also founded
Elmont, New YorkElmont is a hamlet as well as a bedroom suburb of New York City in Nassau County, New York, on Long Island. Elmont is an unincorporated area of the Town of Hempstead. The population was 33,657 at the 2000 census....
, immediately west of Franklin Square.
Franklin Square was the home of the
Franklin National BankFranklin National Bank, based in Franklin Square in Long Island, New York was once the United States' 20th largest bank. On October 8, 1974, it collapsed in obscure circumstances, involving Michele Sindona, renowned Mafia-banker and member of the irregular freemasonic lodge, Propaganda Due...
, once the nation's 20th largest bank. Under the leadership of
Arthur T. RothArthur Thomas Roth was an American banker.Known as "Mr. Long Island", Arthur Roth played a key role in the development of Long Island banking from 1926 through the 1970s. Roth began his career as a cashier and worked his way up to become the chief executive of Franklin National Bank...
, the
Franklin National BankFranklin National Bank, based in Franklin Square in Long Island, New York was once the United States' 20th largest bank. On October 8, 1974, it collapsed in obscure circumstances, involving Michele Sindona, renowned Mafia-banker and member of the irregular freemasonic lodge, Propaganda Due...
introduced many banking innovations, such as
- The bank credit card
- The drive up teller window (1950)
- Junior savings accounts (1947)
- A no-smoking policy on banking floors (1958)
On October 8 1974, the Franklin National Bank was declared insolvent due to mismanagement and fraud, involving losses in foreign currency speculation and poor loan policies. This caused massive losses for its stockholders, resulted in jail and disgrace for its management; Italian financier and CEO
Michele SindonaMichele Sindona was an Italian banker and convicted felon. Known in banking circles as "The Shark", Sindona was a member of Propaganda Due , an Italian lodge of Masons, and had clear connections to the Mafia...
was poisoned in his cell in 1986
while serving a life-sentence for his part in this affair. It was at the time the largest bank failure in the history of the country, and forced US banking policymakers to reexamine and reassess regulation of international banking.
One notable person raised in Franklin Square is the New York
avant-gardeAvant-garde means "advance guard" or "vanguard". The adjective form is used in English, to refer to people or works that are experimental or innovative, particularly with respect to art, culture, and politics....
artist
Barbara RosenthalBarbara Rosenthal is an American avant-garde artist and writer. Her existential themes have contributed to contemporary art and art philosophy...
, who wrote a weekly column ("A Crack In The Sidewalk") for The Franklin Square
BulletinBulletin can refer to:Periodicals * The Bulletin, a now defunct Australian magazine* The Bulletin , an alternative weekly published in Montgomery County, Texas, United States...
in 1959-61, when she was only eleven..
or . The Bulletin also served as training ground for another writer, Robert Viagas, who started writing the theatre review column "Theatre in the Square" (1974-1977) while still a student at H. Frank Carey High School, and later went on to found Playbill.com and Theatre.com, and to write more than a dozen books on theatre.
External links
Franklin Square Today Community Website -
Education
Houses of Worship