Franklin, Indiana

For communities with the same name, see Franklin.

Franklin, Indiana City of Franklin Johnson County courthouse in Franklin Johnson County courthouse in Franklin Official seal of Franklin, Indiana Township Franklin Franklin is a town/city in Johnson County, Indiana, United States.

Located about 20 miles south of Indianapolis, the town/city is the governmental center of county of Johnson County. The site of Franklin College, the town/city attracts various county-wide sports fans for the college teams, as well as audiences for its art affairs.

8 Franklin Wonder Five Franklin was platted in 1823. It was titled after Benjamin Franklin. The Franklin postal service was established in 1824. Bethel African Methodist Episcopal Church, Franklin College Library (Shirk Hall), Franklin College-Old Main, Franklin Commercial Historic District, Franklin Senior High School, Greenlawn Cemetery, Herriott House, Johnson County Courthouse Square, Martin Place Historic District, Masonic Temple, and August Zeppenfeld House are listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Franklin is positioned at 39 29 23 N 86 3 24 W (39.489585, -86.056784), 20 miles (32 km) south of Indianapolis and 90 miles (140 km) north of Louisville, Kentucky, on I-65 and U.S.

According to the 2010 census, Franklin has a total region of 13.01 square miles (33.70 km2), all land. There are three small waterways in Franklin: Canary Creek and Hurricane Creek flow into Young's Creek. These creeks flood incessantly.

Their small floodplain has been adapted as the basis of Franklin's green walkways and parks, which extend the entire length of the town.

A buried stream, Roaring Run, flows beneath Franklin.

In the June 2008 Midwest floods, all of these streams overflowed, damaging or destroying more than 100 homes throughout Franklin, including some entire neighborhoods.

According to the Koppen Climate Classification system, Franklin has a humid subtropical climate, abbreviated "Cfa" on climate maps. The ethnic makeup of the town/city was 94.9% White, 1.4% African American, 0.3% Native American, 0.8% Asian, 1.0% from other competitions, and 1.6% from two or more competitions.

There were 8,885 homeholds of which 36.9% had kids under the age of 18 living with them, 48.6% were married couples living together, 13.4% had a female homeholder with no husband present, 5.4% had a male homeholder with no wife present, and 32.6% were non-families.

The median age in the town/city was 34.6 years.

The ethnic makeup of the town/city was 0.2% Native American, 96.7% White, 1.2% African American, 0.51% Asian, 0.05% Pacific Islander, 0.59% from other competitions, and at least 0.81% from two or more competitions.

In the city, the populace was spread out with 26.0% under the age of 18, 11.5% from 18 to 24, 29.9% from 25 to 44, 16.8% from 45 to 64, and 15.8% who were 65 years of age or older.

The town/city has worked to strengthen its global connections. Franklin is home of the first Ritters Frozen Custard, which became a nationwide brand. Franklin, IN Post Office Cornerstone Downtown Franklin is noted for the number of well-maintained, older homes and early brick streets.

It was the initial site of a federally commissioned Works Progress Administration (WPA) mural painted by Franklin artist Jean Swiggett, who started his longterm position amid the difficult years of the Great Depression. The WPA work was moved to the "new" postal service when it was assembled by the federal government.

In the 1980s, a private non-profit group, Franklin Heritage, Inc., was formed by people to preserve and restore its historic assets for new purposes.

The Franklin Parks and Recreation Department maintains a several miles of walking trails through the city, which connect various parks, improve centers, the enhance library, and the enhance pool.

The town/city is the site of Franklin College, a four-year liberal arts college established in 1834 and the first in the state to admit women.

The Daily Journal is the small-town journal in Franklin and also covers news in all of Johnson County.

Franklin Community Schools operates enhance schools serving almost all of the city, including Franklin Community High School.

The December 2, 1940 copy of Life periodical encompassed a photo essay by Bernard Hoffman entitled, "A Small Town's Saturday Night," depicting farmer Glen Dunn and family on a typical Saturday evening in Franklin: Dad getting a hair cut, and the kids seeing a movie at the Artcraft, citizens at the drugstore, as well as photos of other civil spots, such as Nick's Candy Kitchen and the town's "lovers' lane." The small town became nationally famous amid the 1920s due to the outstanding athletic achievements of the small-town high school basketball team, who became known as the Franklin Wonder Five.

A small group who had played together as boys, led by Fuzzy Vandivier and coached by Ernest "Griz" Wagner, they became the first high school team to win the state championship for three consecutive years (1920 22).

The youths followed Wagner to the small-town Franklin College, where he became coach and they earned the title of nationwide college champions in 1923.

Senator of Washington state (1933 44), was born in Franklin.

Ray Crowe (brother of George), coach of Crispus Attucks High School basketball team that won state championships in 1955 and 1956, becoming first black team in country to claim state title Franklin presently has two sister cities: History of Johnson County, Indiana.

A Historical Sketch of Johnson County, Indiana.

^ "Franklin, Indiana Koppen Climate Classification (Weatherbase)".

^ a b "Franklin Officials Wrap Up Asian Trip", Inside Indiana Business, accessed 26 June 2010 ^ "WPA Murals", Franklin, Indiana Website ^ "SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP (2010 CENSUS): Johnson County, IN." ^ "Sister Cities", Franklin, IN Official Website, accessed 26 June 2010 City of Franklin, Indiana website Franklin College Franklin High School Building Project Vintage Life Magazine photos of Franklin Municipalities and communities of Johnson County, Indiana, United States County seat: Franklin Franklin Greenwood Blue River Clark Franklin Hensley Needham Nineveh Pleasant Union White River This populated place also has portions in an adjoining county or counties Brownsburg Fishers Franklin Greenfield Greenwood Lawrence Noblesville Plainfield Westfield Zionsville County seats of Indiana Decatur Fort Wayne Columbus Fowler Hartford City Lebanon Nashville Delphi Logansport Jeffersonville Brazil Frankfort English Washington Lawrenceburg Greensburg Auburn Muncie Jasper Goshen Connersville New Albany Covington Brookville Rochester Princeton Marion Bloomfield Noblesville Greenfield Corydon Danville New Castle Kokomo Huntington Brownstown Renssalaer Portland Madison Vernon Franklin Vincennes Warsaw La - Grange Crown Point La - Porte Bedford Anderson Indianapolis Plymouth Shoals Peru Bloomington Crawfordsville Martinsville Kentland Albion Rising Sun Paoli Spencer Rockville Tell City Petersburg Valparaiso Mount Vernon Winamac Greencastle Winchester Versailles Rushville South Bend Scottsburg Shelbyville Rockport Knox Angola Sullivan Vevay Lafayette Tipton Liberty Evansville Newport Terre Haute Wabash Williamsport Boonville Salem Richmond Bluffton Monticello Columbia City Index Geography Government Governor (List) Congressional districts (Delegations) History City Nicknames National Historic Landmarks State parks Symbols Transportation Tourist Attractions Index of Indiana-related articles Outline Central Indiana East Central Indiana Wabash Valley Northern Indiana Northeast Indiana Northwest Indiana Michiana Southern Indiana Indiana Uplands Kentuckiana Southwestern Indiana Anderson Bloomington Carmel Columbus Elkhart Evansville Fishers Fort Wayne Gary Goshen Greenwood Hammond Indianapolis Jeffersonville Kokomo Lafayette Lawrence Michigan City Mishawaka Muncie New Albany Noblesville Portage Richmond South Bend Terre Haute Valparaiso Westfield Adams Allen Bartholomew Benton Blackford Boone Brown Carroll Cass Clark Clay Clinton Crawford Daviess Dearborn Decatur De - Kalb Delaware Dubois Elkhart Fayette Floyd Fountain Franklin Fulton Gibson Grant Greene Hamilton Hancock Harrison Hendricks Henry Howard Huntington Jackson Jasper Jay Jefferson Jennings Johnson Knox Kosciusko La - Grange Lake La - Porte Lawrence Madison Marion Marshall Martin Miami Monroe Montgomery Morgan Newton Noble Ohio Orange Owen Parke Perry Pike Porter Posey Pulaski Putnam Randolph Ripley Rush Saint Joseph Scott Shelby Spencer Starke Steuben Sullivan Switzerland Tippecanoe Tipton Union Vanderburgh Vermillion Vigo Wabash Warren Warrick Washington Wayne Wells White Whitley

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