Franklinville, Illinois

Franklinville, Illinois
Census-designated place
Franklinville is located in Illinois
Franklinville
Franklinville
Franklinville is located in the United States
Franklinville
Franklinville
Coordinates: 42°16′36″N 88°30′40″W / 42.27667°N 88.51111°W / 42.27667; -88.51111
Country United States
State Illinois
CountyMcHenry
TownshipSeneca
Area
[1]
 • Total
0.17 sq mi (0.43 km2)
 • Land0.17 sq mi (0.43 km2)
 • Water0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation
837 ft (255 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total
38
 • Density228.92/sq mi (88.22/km2)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code(s)815 & 779
FIPS code17-27728
GNIS feature ID408703[2]

Franklinville is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in McHenry County, Illinois, United States.[2] It was named a CDP before the 2020 census, at which time it had a population of 38.[3]

Geography

The community is situated in the heart of Seneca Township at the junction of Franklinville Road (County Highway T-68) and Garden Valley-Perkins Road. A minor middle branch of the Kishwaukee River — called Franklinville Creek by some — crosses the community in a northeast-to-southwest direction. In terms of geographic coordinates, the community is located at 42°16′36″N 88°30′40″W / 42.27667°N 88.51111°W / 42.27667; -88.51111 (42.2766886, -88.5112025)[4] In terms of the Public Land Survey System, Franklinville is divided between Sections 22 and 23, Township 44 North, Range 6 East of the Third Principal Meridian.[5]

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
202038—
U.S. Decennial Census[6]
2020[7]

Franklinville first appeared as a census designated place in the 2020 U.S. Census.[8]

2020 census

Franklinville CDP, Illinois – Racial and ethnic composition
Note: the US Census treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category. Hispanics/Latinos may be of any race.
Race / Ethnicity (NH = Non-Hispanic) Pop 2020[7] % 2020
White alone (NH) 33 86.84%
Black or African American alone (NH) 0 0.00%
Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH) 0 0.00%
Asian alone (NH) 0 0.00%
Pacific Islander alone (NH) 0 0.00%
Other race alone (NH) 0 0.00%
Mixed race or Multiracial (NH) 4 10.53%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1 2.63%
Total 38 100.00%

Points of interest

Franklinville is the site of the old Seneca Township Hall (built circa 1885) and the Franklinville cemetery. The modern office of Seneca Township is located approximately three-quarters of a mile west of the crossroads at 16506 Garden Valley Road (post office: Woodstock, IL 60098).[9]

See also

Notes and references

  1. ^ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved March 15, 2022.
  2. ^ a b "Franklinville". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  3. ^ "Franklinville CDP, Illinois". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved March 12, 2021.
  4. ^ Franklinville, IL, Lat-Long.com. Retrieved on 2009-04-23.
  5. ^ McHenry County Department of Planning and Development, McHenry County Base Map Archived July 19, 2011, at the Wayback Machine, 2009-06; McHenry County Division of Transportation[dead link‍], Official Highway Map, 2008
  6. ^ "Decennial Census of Population and Housing by Decades". US Census Bureau.
  7. ^ a b "P2 Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Franklinville CDP, Illinois". United States Census Bureau.
  8. ^ "2020 Geography Changes". United States Census Bureau.
  9. ^ Katherine C. Schultz, County of McHenry Clerk. Yearbook: McHenry County, Illinois, 2009-2010, Retrieved on 2009-04-23.


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