Franklinville, Illinois

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]

Franklinville, Illinois
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
 • Total0.17 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)
 • Total38
 • 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]

Geography edit

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 edit

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.[7]

2020 census edit

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%
Some Other Race alone (NH) 0 0.00%
Mixed Race or Multi-Racial (NH) 4 10.53%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1 2.63%
Total 38 100.00%

Points of interest edit

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).[8]

See also edit

Notes and references edit

  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 c "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. ^ Katherine C. Schultz, County of McHenry Clerk. Yearbook: McHenry County, Illinois, 2009-2010, Retrieved on 2009-04-23.