Franklinville, New York


Franklinville is a town in Cattaraugus County, New York, United States. The population was 2,990 at the 2010 census.
Franklinville is an interior town, located in the northeast quadrant of the county. Franklinville is also the name of a village in the town.

History

The town was first settled around 1806 by Joseph McCluer and known then as McCluer Settlement.
The Town of Hebe was established in 1812 from the town of Olean, at the time the only town in the county, and consisted of the entire northern half of the county. The size of Hebe was reduced by the formation of new towns in the county: Perry, Ellicottville, Freedom and Yorkshire, and Farmersville. In 1824, the town was dubbed Franklinville after the recently deceased William Temple Franklin, an agent with the Holland Land Company in his later years and the grandson of Benjamin Franklin. Lyndon was split off from Franklinville in 1829.

Geography

Franklinville is located at and its elevation is.
According to the 2010 United States Census, the town has a total area of, of which is land and is water.
New York State Route 16 and New York State Route 98 are important highways in the town. New York State Route 242 cuts across the northwest corner of the town.
Ischua Creek flows southward through the town, having formed the Ischua Valley.

Adjacent towns and areas

Franklinville is west of the town of Lyndon and south of the towns of Machias and Farmersville. It is north of the towns of Humphrey and Ischua and east of the town of Ellicottville.

Demographics

As of the census of 2000, there were 3,128 people, 1,205 households, and 848 families residing in the town. The population density was 60.4 people per square mile. There were 1,569 housing units at an average density of 30.3 per square mile. The racial makeup of the town was 98.43% White, 0.10% Black or African American, 0.51% Native American, 0.22% Asian, 0.03% from other races, and 0.70% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.48% of the population.
There were 1,205 households out of which 34.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 52.9% were married couples living together, 12.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 29.6% were non-families. 24.2% of all households were made up of individuals and 12.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.58 and the average family size was 3.04.
In the town, the population was spread out with 28.5% under the age of 18, 7.3% from 18 to 24, 26.3% from 25 to 44, 23.4% from 45 to 64, and 14.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females, there were 94.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 91.1 males.
The median income for a household in the town was $31,992, and the median income for a family was $37,250. Males had a median income of $28,684 versus $21,618 for females. The per capita income for the town was $14,035. About 9.8% of families and 13.6% of the population were below the poverty line, including 18.9% of those under age 18 and 6.8% of those age 65 or over.
Franklinville has had an unusually stable population compared to other towns in the area; it has consistently hovered around approximately 3,000 residents since 1920.

Communities and locations

Held annually during the last weekend of April each year, the Western New York Maple Festival has occurred every year since its inception by the Franklinville JayCees in 1962. The festival attracts tens of thousands of visitors to the village annually. It showcases local area maple producers and their delicious maple syrup and maple products. The event is highlighted by a pageant, a parade, pancake breakfast, ham and leek dinner, trade show, craft fair and dozens of vendors.

Notable people