Franklin, Franklin County, New York
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Franklin Falls on the Saranac River in the spring
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| Coordinates: 44°31′9″N 74°3′38″W / 44.51917°N 74.06056°WCoordinates: 44°31′9″N 74°3′38″W / 44.51917°N 74.06056°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | New York |
| County | Franklin |
| Government | |
| • Type | Town Council |
| • Town Supervisor | Arthur P. Willman, Jr. (R) |
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| Area | |
| • Total | 175.2 sq mi (453.8 km2) |
| • Land | 169.8 sq mi (439.8 km2) |
| • Water | 5.4 sq mi (14.0 km2) |
| Elevation | 1,693 ft (516 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 1,140 |
| • Density | 7/sq mi (2.6/km2) |
| Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| FIPS code | 36-27243 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0978971 |
| Website | www |
Franklin is a town located in Franklin County, New York, United States. As of the 2010 census, the town had a population of 1,140.
The town is in the southeast part of the county, in the Adirondack Region of New York.
The first settlement in the town was Franklin Falls (1827). This community burned in 1852.
The town of Franklin was founded in 1836 from part of the town of Bellmont.
The town was used to relocate former slaves, in part the work of Gerrit Smith, an abolitionist, and in part the result of Civil War veterans inviting freed slaves to return home with them.
The Loon Lake Mountain Fire Observation Station was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2008.
Franklin is the third largest town in Franklin County. According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 175.2 square miles (453.8 km2), of which 169.8 square miles (439.8 km2) is land and 5.4 square miles (14.0 km2), or 3.08%, is water. The Saranac River, a tributary of Lake Champlain, flows through the southeast corner of the town.
Franklin is in the Adirondack Park. The east town line is the border of Clinton County, and the south town line is the border of Essex County.
New York State Route 3 runs diagonally from southwest to northeast across Franklin. Saranac Lake is 15 miles (24 km) to the southwest, and Plattsburgh is 34 miles (55 km) to the northeast. Malone, the Franklin County seat, is 34 miles (55 km) to the northwest via County Road 26 and NY Route 30.
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