Franklin Township, Houghton County, Michigan
| Franklin Township, Michigan | |
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 Franklin Township, Michigan
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| Coordinates: 47°9′15″N 88°32′37″W / 47.15417°N 88.54361°WCoordinates: 47°9′15″N 88°32′37″W / 47.15417°N 88.54361°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Michigan |
| County | Houghton |
| Area | |
| • Total | 20.7 sq mi (53.6 km2) |
| • Land | 20.0 sq mi (51.8 km2) |
| • Water | 0.7 sq mi (1.8 km2) |
| Elevation | 1,102 ft (336 m) |
| Population (2000) | |
| • Total | 1,320 |
| • Density | 66.0/sq mi (25.5/km2) |
| Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| FIPS code | 26-30300 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1626307 |
Franklin Township is a civil township of Houghton County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 1,320 at the 2000 census.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 20.7 square miles (54 km2), of which 20.0 square miles (52 km2) is land and 0.7 square miles (1.8 km2) (3.33%) is water.
As of the census of 2000, there were 1,320 people, 500 households, and 345 families residing in the township. The population density was 66.0 per square mile (25.5/km²). There were 574 housing units at an average density of 28.7 per square mile (11.1/km²). The racial makeup of the township was 98.79% White, 0.23% African American, 0.23% Native American, 0.15% Asian, and 0.61% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.98% of the population. 52.7% were of Finnish, 11.7% German, 6.3% Italian, 5.6% English and 5.0% French ancestry according to Census 2000.
There were 500 households out of which 31.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 57.2% were married couples living together, 6.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 31.0% were non-families. 26.4% of all households were made up of individuals and 9.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.59 and the average family size was 3.19.
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