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Population in July 2008: 2,425. Population change since 2000: -7.5%

Males: 1,210	(49.9%)
Females: 1,215	(50.1%)

Median resident age:	41.1 years
New York median age:	35.9 years

Zip codes: 13775.

Estimated median household income in 2007: $44,061 (it was $35,417 in 2000)

Franklin:	$44,061
New York:	$53,514

Estimated per capita income in 2007: $22,584

Franklin:	$22,584
New York:	$29,885

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $124,951 (it was $79,900 in 2000)

Franklin:	$124,951
New York:	$311,000

Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $167,124; Detached houses: $178,027; In 2-unit structures: $215,199; In 3-to-4-unit structures: $396,260; Mobile homes: $38,798

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Races in Franklin:

White Non-Hispanic (98.1%)
Hispanic (0.7%)
Black (0.7%)

2008 cost of living index in Franklin: 86.0 (less than average, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: German (26.2%), Irish (17.6%), English (16.2%), Italian (12.9%), United States (7.2%), Scottish (4.1%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Land area: 81.4 square miles.

Population density: 30 people per square mile

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For population 25 years and over in Franklin

High school or higher: 83.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 18.2%
Graduate or professional degree: 6.9%
Unemployed: 5.7%
Mean travel time to work: 27.0 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Franklin town

Never married: 20.8%
Now married: 61.4%
Separated: 2.1%
Widowed: 8.5%
Divorced: 7.1%

44 residents are foreign born

This town:	1.7%
New York:	20.4%

According to our research there were no registered sex offenders living in this town in early 2007.

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000:

Franklin:	1.9% ($1,533)
New York:	1.9% ($2,847)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Union, NY (49.1 miles , pop. 56,298).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Newark, NJ (120.1 miles , pop. 273,546).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Bronx, NY (120.8 miles , pop. 1,332,650).

Nearest cities: Otego, NY (2.4 miles ), West End, NY (3.0 miles ), Meredith, NY (3.0 miles ), Oneonta, NY (3.0 miles ), Hamden, NY (3.1 miles ), Oneonta, NY (3.2 miles ), Delhi, NY (3.2 miles ).

Single-family new house construction building permits:

1996: 0 buildings
1999: 0 buildings
2000: 0 buildings
2001: 0 buildings
2003: 0 buildings
2004: 0 buildings
2006: 0 buildings
2007: 0 buildings
2008: 0 buildings

Number of permits per 10,000 residents

Average cost (in $1000s)

Latitude: 42.33 N, Longitude: 75.11 W

Area code: 607

Most common industries for males (%):

Construction (19%)
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (14%)
Educational services (8%)
Health care (5%)
Public administration (4%)
Repair and maintenance (4%)
Administrative and support and waste management services (4%)

Most common industries for females (%):

Health care (18%)
Educational services (18%)
Accommodation and food services (8%)
Social assistance (7%)
Public administration (6%)
Food and beverage stores (6%)
Finance and insurance (3%)

Most common occupations for males (%)

Farmers and farm managers (10%)
Carpenters (6%)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (5%)
Agricultural workers including supervisors (5%)
Laborers and material movers, hand (4%)
Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (4%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (4%)

Most common occupations for females (%)

Counselors, social workers, and other community and social service specialists (7%)
Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (6%)
Cashiers (5%)
Secretaries and administrative assistants (5%)
Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (5%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (5%)
Health technologists and technicians (4%)

Average climate in Franklin, New York

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Franklin, New York average precipitation

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Franklin-area historical tornado activity is slightly above New York state average. It is 46% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 5/31/1998, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 13.9 miles away from the Franklin town center injured 3 people and caused $800,000 in damages.

On 5/31/1998, a category 3 tornado 18.1 miles away from the town center injured 12 people and caused $3 million in damages.

Franklin-area historical earthquake activity is significantly below New York state average. It is 95% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 6/17/1991 at 08:53:16, a magnitude 4.1 (4.0 MB, 4.0 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 30.3 miles away from Franklin center
On 7/24/2007 at 01:56:48, a magnitude 3.1 (3.1 MD, 2.7 LG, Depth: 9.3 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 53.9 miles away from the city center
On 7/31/1997 at 07:15:29, a magnitude 3.2 (3.2 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 90.6 miles away from the city center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), duration magnitude (MD)

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Hospitals/medical centers near Franklin:

DELAWARE VALLEY HOSPITAL INC (about 6 miles; WALTON, NY)
O'CONNOR HOSPITAL (about 10 miles; DELHI, NY)
A O FOX MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 11 miles; ONEONTA, NY)

Political contributions by individuals in Franklin, NY

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Franklin:

SUNY COLLEGE AT ONEONTA (about 11 miles; ONEONTA, NY; Full-time enrollment: 5,333)
SUNY COLLEGE OF AGRIC AND TECHN AT COBLESKILL (about 40 miles; COBLESKILL, NY; FT enrollment: 2,208)
COLGATE UNIVERSITY (about 41 miles; HAMILTON, NY; FT enrollment: 2,792)
SUNY AT BINGHAMTON (about 43 miles; BINGHAMTON, NY; FT enrollment: 11,498)
BROOME COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 43 miles; BINGHAMTON, NY; FT enrollment: 4,081)
HERKIMER COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 50 miles; HERKIMER, NY; FT enrollment: 2,141)
SUNY COLLEGE OF AGRIC AND TECHN AT MORRISVILLE (about 50 miles; MORRISVILLE, NY; FT enrollment: 2,790)

Public high school in Franklin:

FRANKLIN CENTRAL SCHOOL (Students: 287; Location: 26 INSTITUTE ST; Grades: PK-12; Our rating: 44)

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Library in Franklin:

FRANKLIN FREE LIBRARY (Operating income: $33,597; Location: 334 MAIN STREET; 10,135 books; 445 audio materials; 35 serial subscriptions)

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Drinking water stations with addresses in Franklin and their reported violations in the past:

DELAWARE VALLEY KOA (Address: 242 UNION CHURCH ROAD, Population served: 51, Groundwater):

Past monitoring violations:

One routine major monitoring violation

Drinking water stations with addresses in Franklin that have no violations reported:

OULEOUT CREEK GOLF CLUB (Address: HC 87 Box 37, Population served: 75, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)

Average household size:

This town:	2.5 people
New York:	2.6 people

Percentage of family households:

This town:	70.7%
Whole state:	65.7%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This town:	6.2%
Whole state:	5.4%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)

Lesbian couples: 0.2% of all households
Gay men: 0.2% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:

This town:	10.4%
Whole state:	14.6%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:

This town:	3.4%
Whole state:	7.4%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Franklin, NY

4 people in homes for the mentally retarded

Franklin compared to New York state average:

Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
Median age above state average.
Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
Renting percentage significantly below state average.

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Banks with branches in Franklin (2009 data):

The National Bank of Delaware County: Franklin Branch at 536 Main Street, branch established on 1960-09-27. Info updated 2007-11-19: Bank assets: $246.6 mil, Deposits: $200.0 mil, headquarters in Walton, NY, positive income, 6 total offices, Holding Company: Delaware Bancshares, Inc.

Educational Attainment

School Enrollment by Level of School

Franklin mode of transportation to work chart

2004 Presidential Election results in Delaware County New York:

Most commonly used house heating fuel:
	Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (67%) Wood (15%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (11%) Electricity (6%)

Religion statistics for Franklin

Adherents

Name	Catholic Church	United Methodist Church	Presbyterian Church (USA)	Salvation Army	American Baptist Churches in the USA
Adherents	37.0%	22.7%	9.8%	9.5%	3.4%
Congregations	6.3%	22.1%	18.9%	5.3%	6.3%

Name	United Church of Christ	Assemblies of God	Christian and Missionary Alliance	Episcopal Church	Other religions
Adherents	2.6%	2.5%	2.2%	2.1%	8.1%
Congregations	2.1%	5.3%	4.2%	9.5%	20.0%

Source: Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center.
Tables represent county-level data.

Local government employment and payroll (March 2007)
Function	Full-time employees	Monthly full-time payroll	Average yearly full-time wage	Part-time employees	Monthly part-time payroll
Financial Administration	0	$0		1	$595
Police - Other	0	$0		1	$61
Streets and Highways	1	$2,720	$32,640	0	$0
Totals for Government	1	$2,720	$32,640	2	$656

5.72% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($39,123 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	5.72%
New York average:	5.41%

0.07% of residents moved from foreign countries ($397 average AGI)
Delaware County: 0.07%
New York average: 0.24%

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:

from Otsego County, NY	1.00% ($28,455 average AGI)
from Chenango County, NY	0.42% ($24,942)
from Broome County, NY	0.30% ($29,000)

6.38% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($34,161 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	6.38%
New York average:	6.26%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:

to Otsego County, NY	1.27% ($29,338 average AGI)
to Chenango County, NY	0.65% ($31,093)
to Broome County, NY	0.47% ($30,091)

Strongest AM radio stations in Franklin:

WDLA (1270 AM; 5 kW; WALTON, NY; Owner: BANJO COMMUNICATIONS GROUP, INC.)
WGY (810 AM; 50 kW; SCHENECTADY, NY; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
WDOS (730 AM; 1 kW; ONEONTA, NY; Owner: ULTIMATE B/CASTING NETWORK, INC.)
WPTR (1540 AM; 50 kW; ALBANY, NY; Owner: KIMTRON, INC.)
WMCA (570 AM; 50 kW; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: SALEM MEDIA OF NEW YORK, LLC)
WNNZ (640 AM; 50 kW; WESTFIELD, MA; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
WABC (770 AM; 50 kW; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: WABC-AM RADIO, INC.)
WOR (710 AM; 50 kW; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: BUCKLEY BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
WFAN (660 AM; 50 kW; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
WINR (680 AM; 5 kW; BINGHAMTON, NY; Owner: CLEVELAND RADIO LICENSES, LLC)
WWJZ (640 AM; 50 kW; MOUNT HOLLY, NJ; Owner: ABC, INC.)
WCBS (880 AM; 50 kW; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
WINS (1010 AM; 50 kW; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Franklin:

WSQC-FM (91.7 FM; ONEONTA, NY; Owner: WSKG PUBLIC TELECOMM. COUNCIL)
WSRK (103.9 FM; ONEONTA, NY; Owner: ULTIMATE B/CASTING NETWORK, INC.)
WZOZ (103.1 FM; ONEONTA, NY; Owner: BANJO COMMUNICATIONS GROUP, INC)
WDLA-FM (92.1 FM; WALTON, NY; Owner: BANJO COMMUNICATIONS GROUP, INC.)
WDHI (100.3 FM; DELHI, NY; Owner: BANJO COMMUNICATIONS GROUP, INC.)
WCDO-FM (100.9 FM; SIDNEY, NY; Owner: CDO BROADCASTING, INC.)
WGKR (105.3 FM; GRAND GORGE, NY; Owner: SOUND OF LIFE, INC.)
WBKT (95.3 FM; NORWICH, NY; Owner: BANJO COMMUNICATIONS GROUP, INC)
WKXZ (93.9 FM; NORWICH, NY; Owner: BANJO COMMUNICATIONS GROUP, INC)
WJIV (101.9 FM; CHERRY VALLEY, NY; Owner: CHRISTIAN BROADCASTING SYSTEM, LTD.)
WHWK (98.1 FM; BINGHAMTON, NY; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
WIYN (94.7 FM; DEPOSIT, NY; Owner: BANJO COMMUNICATIONS GROUP, INC.)
WAMK (90.9 FM; KINGSTON, NY; Owner: W A M C)
WFGB (89.7 FM; KINGSTON, NY; Owner: SOUND OF LIFE, INC.)
WRIP (97.9 FM; WINDHAM, NY; Owner: RIP RADIO, LLC)
WIFF (90.1 FM; BINGHAMTON, NY; Owner: CSN INTERNATIONAL)
W213BL (90.5 FM; ONEONTA, NY; Owner: MARS HILL BROADCASTING CO., INC.)

TV broadcast stations around Franklin:

WISF-LP (Channel 15; ONEONTA, NY; Owner: RASTUS BROADCAST)
W63AE (Channel 63; ONEONTA, NY; Owner: CENTRAL NY NEWS, INC.)

Fatal accident statistics for 1975 - 2008 (per 100,000 population)

Franklin, New York:

Fatal accident count: 46
Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 59
Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 13
Fatalities: 52
Persons involved in fatal accidents: 65
Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 0

New York average:

Fatal accident count: 71
Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 103
Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 19
Fatalities: 77
Persons involved in fatal accidents: 178
Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 10

Franklin fatal accident list:
May 24, 2008 05:05 AM, Bennett Hollow Rd., Cr-21, Lat: 42.300494, Lon: -75.128428, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 1, Fatalities: 1
Jul 4, 2008 07:43 AM, Sr-28, Lat: 42.403622, Lon: -75.081081, Vehicles: 2, Persons: 2, Fatalities: 1
Jan 24, 2007 01:48 AM, Cr-14, Lat: 42.349544, Lon: -75.039781, Vehicles: 1, Fatalities: 1, Drunken drivers: Inconsistent data
Feb 27, 2003 02:03 AM, Cr-21, Vehicles: 2, Persons: 3, Fatalities: 2, Drunken drivers: 1
Jun 28, 2003 06:25 AM, Sr-28, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 2, Fatalities: 1, Drunken drivers: 1
Apr 11, 2001 04:30 AM, E Handsome Brk Rd, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 1, Fatalities: 1
Aug 16, 1998 08:35 AM, Sr-28, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 1, Fatalities: 1

National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
Number of bridges: 15
Total length: 31 meters (102ft)
Total costs: $10,905,000
Total average daily traffic: 12,976
Total average daily truck traffic: 969
Total future (year 2017) average daily traffic: 15,984

New bridges - Historical Statistics

1950-1959: 2
1960-1969: 4
1970-1979: 1
1980-1989: 2
1990-1999: 2
2000-2009: 4

See Full National Bridge Inventory Statistics for Franklin, NY

FCC Registered Microwave Towers: 1

JOHNSON HIL, Johnson Hill 0.2 Mi W Of Edklug Rd ,3 Mi E. Of, Type: Tower, Structure height: 18.3 m, Call Sign: WNEQ839
Assigned Frequencies : 2131.60 MHz
Grant Date: 03/05/2002, Expiration Date: 04/02/2012
Registrant: County Of Delaware, 280 Phoebe Lane Suite 3, Delhi, NY 13753, Phone: (607) 746-9600, Fax: (607) 746-8988, Email:

FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 11 (See the full list of FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses in Franklin)

FAA Registered Aircraft Manufacturers and Dealers: 1

SKY-WAY AIRPLANE SERVICES, 507 Round Top Rd, Franklin, NY 13775
Certificate: D000611 (Corporation), Certificate Issue Date: 02/27/2008, Expiration Date: 02/26/2009

FAA Registered Aircrafts: 3

Aircraft: PIPER PA-12 (Fixed wing single engine, Category: Land, Seats: 3, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 82 mph), Engine: LYCOMING 0-235 SERIES (115 HP) (Reciprocating)
N-Number: 3626M , Serial Number: 12-2474, Year manufactured: 1947, Airworthiness Date: 05/01/1956
Registrant (Individual): Reported Sale, Rt 1 Box 239, Franklin, NY 13775
Aircraft: MOYE JOHN JAY JR RAF 2000 (Rotorcraft, Category: Land, Seats: 2, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds), Engine: SUBARU ALL MDLS A/B (400 HP) (Reciprocating)
N-Number: 375JM , Serial Number: 259-72-5217, Year manufactured: 1995, Airworthiness Date: 03/27/1995
Registrant (Individual): Reported Sale, Hc Box 87, Franklin, NY 13775
Aircraft: MOONEY M20F (Fixed wing single engine, Category: Land, Seats: 4, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 127 mph), Engine: LYCOMING I0360 SER (180 HP) (Reciprocating)
N-Number: 7142V , Serial Number: 22-0061, Year manufactured: 1974, Airworthiness Date: 10/14/1974
Registrant (Co-Owned): Richard Costello, Po Box 804, Franklin, NY 13775, Other Owners: Anna T Costello

2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:

Fire: 5
Hazardous Condition: 4
Good Intent Call: 1

Incident types - Franklin

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