Жаңа Франклин қаласының тарихы мен географиясы

the unincorporated community in Stark County, Ohio

New Franklin is a city in southwestern Summit County, Ohio, United States, in the northeastern part of the state. The population was 13,877 according to the 2020 census. It is part of the Akron metropolitan area.

In 1997 the village of New Franklin was incorporated from a section of Franklin Township to thwart annexation attempts from neighboring cities. New Franklin expanded significantly in November 2003 when the residents of Franklin Township and New Franklin voted to merge the two entities, rendering Franklin Township in Summit County defunct. The merger took effect January 1, 2005. The village officially became a city on March 5, 2006. On November 6, 2007, city residents voted against changing the city's name to Portage Lakes, 57% to 42%. The area, originally known as Franklin Township, was founded in 1817. The village of New Franklin was a part of Franklin Township; its citizens were also citizens of Franklin Township.

New Franklin is bounded by Coventry Township, as well as the cities of Barberton and Norton to the north; by Chippewa Township, Wayne County; by Clinton to the southwest; by Green to the east; by Lawrence Township, Stark County to the south. According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 26.627 square miles (69 km2), of which 24.988 square miles (65 km2) is land and 1.639 square miles (4 km2) is water. New Franklin is home to Portage Lakes State Park and Craftsmen Park.

As of the census of 2000, there were 2,191 people, 867 households, and 647 families living in the village. The population density was There were 911 housing units at an average density of The racial makeup of the village was 98.40% White, 0.46% African American, 0.23% Native American, 0.37% Asian, 0.09% Pacific Islander, 0.05% from other races, and 0.41% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.23% of the population. There were 867 households, out of which 30.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 65.7% were married couples living together, 6.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 25.3% were non families. 22.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 11.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.53 and the average family size was 2.97. In the village the population was spread out, with 22.8% under the age of 18, 6.7% from 18 to 24, 25.9% from 25 to 44, 27.2% from 45 to 64, and 17.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 42 years. For every 100 females, there were 98.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 97.1 males. The median income for a household in the village was $50,944, and the median income for a family was $57,667. Males had a median income of $40,586 versus $27,130 for females. The per capita income for the village was $23,231. About 3.9% of families and 4.8% of the population were below the poverty line, including 4.1% of those under age 18 and 4.2% of those age 65 or over.

New Franklin is served by four public school districts. In the northern part of the city, students are part of the Coventry Local School District while students in the extreme northwestern part of the city attend the Norton City School District. Students in the western part of the city, as well as the village of Clinton, are served by the Northwest Local School District in Canal Fulton. The eastern half of New Franklin is served by the Manchester Local School District.