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Moving to Franklin, Nebraska

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Population: 1,026. Estimated population in July 2024: 980 (-4.5% change)
Males: 444 (43.3%), Females: 582 (56.7%)

Franklin County

Zip code: 68939

Demographics

Median resident age: 48.0 years
Median household income: $27,315
Median house value: $34,900

Population by Race

Races in Franklin:

  • White Non-Hispanic (98.4%)
  • Hispanic (1.0%)

Ancestries: German (49.0%), Irish (10.8%), English (9.6%), United States (4.6%), Scotch-Irish (2.9%), Danish (2.8%).

Elevation: 1850 feet

Land area: 1.0 square miles

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Franklin

  • High school or higher: 84.9%
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher: 19.6%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 6.7%
  • Unemployed: 5.0%
  • Mean travel time to work: 14.7 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Franklin city

  • Never married: 15.3%
  • Now married: 60.6%
  • Separated: 0.5%
  • Widowed: 17.5%
  • Divorced: 6.2%

1.2% Foreign born

Population change in the 1990s: -118 (-10.3%).

Hospitals

Hospital/medical center in Franklin:

  • FRANKLIN COUNTY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (PO BOX 315 1406 Q STREET)

Other hospitals/medical centers near Franklin:

  • SMITH COUNTY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 24 miles; SMITH CENTER, KS)
  • KEARNEY COUNTY HEALTH SERVICES-HOSP (about 28 miles; MINDEN, NE)
  • HARLAN COUNTY HEALTH SYSTEM (about 28 miles; ALMA, NE)

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Franklin:

  • KEARNEY MUNI (about 43 miles; KEARNEY, NE; Abbreviation: EAR)
  • HASTINGS MUNI (about 51 miles; HASTINGS, NE; Abbreviation: HSI)
  • CENTRAL NEBRASKA REGIONAL (about 75 miles; GRAND ISLAND, NE; Abbreviation: GRI)

Other public-use airports nearest to Franklin:

  • HARLAN COUNTY LAKE (about 21 miles; ALMA, NE; Abbreviation: H63)
  • ALMA MUNICIPAL (about 27 miles; ALMA, NE; Abbreviation: 4D9)
  • SMITH CENTER MUNI (about 27 miles; SMITH CENTER, KS; Abbreviation: K82)

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Franklin:

  • UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA AT KEARNEY (about 53 miles; KEARNEY, NE; Full-time enrollment: 5,588)
  • CENTRAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 62 miles; GRAND ISLAND, NE; Full-time enrollment: 3,730)
  • FORT HAYS STATE UNIVERSITY (about 88 miles; HAYS, KS; Full-time enrollment: 4,572)
  • BARTON COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 120 miles; GREAT BEND, KS; Full-time enrollment: 2,268)
  • NORTHEAST COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 157 miles; NORFOLK, NE; Full-time enrollment: 2,732)
  • HUTCHINSON COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 159 miles; HUTCHINSON, KS; Full-time enrollment: 2,268)
  • SOUTHEAST COMMUNITY COLLEGE AREA (about 163 miles; LINCOLN, NE; Full-time enrollment: 5,137)

Schools

Public high school in Franklin:

  • FRANKLIN SECONDARY SCHOOL (Students: 170; Grades: 07 – 12)

Public primary/middle school in Franklin:

  • FRANKLIN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 170; Grades: PK – 06)

Libraries

Library in Franklin:

  • FRANKLIN PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income: $51,536; Location: 1502 P STREET; 12,748 books; 324 audio materials; 343 video materials; 24 serial subscriptions)

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