![]() A new fire hall was built in 2013 for Quincy-Franklin which serves Precincts 1 & 4. New infrastructure has been developed to support the growth in the area by adding water, sewer and natural gas lines. New homes and businesses are being constructed throughout the rural areas of the township, particularly along the steep hillside overlooking the Keweenaw Waterway and Portage Lake. Traditionally a summer destination, the Copper Country and Keweenaw Peninsula are drawing more cross-country skiers and snowmobile enthusiasts each year because of the abundant snow fall, excellent trail systems and the character and flavor of the area.įranklin Township is showing signs of growth in recent years. Today, tourism is a major contributor to the area’s economy. Located over the central spine of the Keweenaw Peninsula’s copper seam, Franklin Township exhibits many of the scars and much of the resurrected evidence that helped make it home to one of the world’s greatest copper booms.Įventually, the depletion of copper led to the decline of area population. Like many other parts of Houghton and Keweenaw Counties, the late 1800’s brought abundant populations to the area for the mining of copper. Steep hillsides, water and abundant forestlands create dramatic scenery throughout the area. The total land area for the township is 20.7 square miles. The Southern border of Franklin Township is formed by Portage Lake. Calumet Township borders it to the north, while Osceola Township occupies the adjacent land to the north and east. The townships of Hancock and Quincy border Franklin Township on the west side. About 16.0% of families and 17.3% of the population were below the poverty line, including 27.3% of those under age 18 and 10.1% of those age 65 or over.Franklin Township is located in Houghton County in Michigan’s western Upper Peninsula. The per capita income for the township was $13,066. Males had a median income of $26,875 versus $22,531 for females. The median income for a household in the township was $29,747, and the median income for a family was $35,852. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 174.0 males. ![]() For every 100 females there were 159.2 males. In the township the population was spread out with 17.0% under the age of 18, 10.5% from 18 to 24, 36.7% from 25 to 44, 22.3% from 45 to 64, and 13.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.45 and the average family size was 2.91. 25.5% of all households were made up of individuals and 11.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. There were 2,157 households out of which 32.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 54.5% were married couples living together, 12.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 29.3% were non-families. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.68% of the population. The racial makeup of the township was 81.06% White, 17.86% African American, 0.04% Native American, 0.52% Asian, 0.01% Pacific Islander, 0.13% from other races, and 0.38% from two or more races. There were 2,291 housing units at an average density of 56.0/sq mi (21.6/km²). ![]() The population density was 188.2 people per square mile (72.7/km²). DemographicsĪs of the census of 2000, there were 7,694 people, 2,157 households, and 1,524 families residing in the township. GeographyĪccording to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 40.9 square miles (106 km 2), of which, 40.9 square miles (106 km 2) of it is land and 0.04 square miles (0.10 km 2) of it (0.10%) is water. ![]() The Charles Grant Heasley House, Greene Hills Farm, Bridge in Franklin Township, and Thomas Kent, Jr., Farm are listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The population was 7,694 at the 2000 census. Franklin Township is a township in Greene County, Pennsylvania, United States.
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