Franklin Township is a civilian city located in Portage County, Ohio, United States. It lies along the Cuyahoga River in Northeast Ohio in the western end of the county. The 2000 census found 5,276 people in the municipality and 5,527 in the 2010 Census. The municipality is part of the Akron Metropolitan Statistical Area and the Combined Territory of Cleveland-Akron-Canton Combined Statistics.
Franklin Township was originally surveyed as Town 3 Range 9 as part of the Western Reserve of Connecticut and purchased by Aaron Olmsted in 1798. It was one of the first civilian municipalities to be organized in the Western Reserve and originally covered a large area. The city is named by Aaron Olmsted after his son, Aaron Franklin Olmsted. It was first completed in 1805 by John Haymaker and his governing structure, consisting of three mayors, was established in 1815. Currently Franklin Township is a largely rural area linked to the neighboring city of Kent as the two share a common history, a public school district, zip code, and fire department.
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The area that formed the Franklin City was originally inhabited by a number of American Indian tribes including the Mound Builders who built a burial mound in the eastern part of the township sometime during the 1st century in what would be the Towners of Woods Park. Captain Samuel Brady crossed the area around 1780 as part of his campaign against an unknown tribe, fleeing by jumping into the Cuyahoga River in downtown Kent today and hiding in Brady Lake. In 1796 the area was surveyed by the Connecticut Land Company as part of the Western Reserve of Connecticut. The original survey city is known as Town 3 Range 9 and contains 25 square miles (65 km 2 ) and 16,000 acres (6,500 ha) of land. Aaron Olmstead from East Hartford, Connecticut bought the township for 12.5 cents per acre and named it for his son, Aaron Franklin Olmstead. This is one of twenty-one Franklin Townships across the state. In 1802, most of the original Trumbull County area, which includes the entire Western Reserve, was organized on behalf of the Franklin City. The area under the name of Township Franklin includes all of the current Portage County and many current County Summit as well as parts of the current Trumbull County area. The following year, the township was surveyed into many individuals. At the establishment of Portage County in 1807, Franklin Township included what would become the cities of Brimfield, Charlestown, Ravenna, and Rootstown.
The first settlers arrived in November 1805 when John Haymaker and his family moved west from Warren to the banks of the Cuyahoga River. They joined John's brother George and their father Jacob Haymaker and their family early the following year, and built a gristmill in 1807. Initial growth in the area was slow, but eventually two small villages would flourish because of the potential power generated by the Cuyahoga River that could used in gristmill and manufacturing. The first village, known as Franklin Mills, or locally as "Lower Village", mostly developed around the original property of Haymaker. In 1818, Joshua Woodard arrived in the area and began building a building to the north of the village forming "Upper Village" which would soon be known as Carthage.
In the 1820s, Franklin Township was included in the Canal route of Pennsylvania and Ohio (P & O Canal). When construction began on the canals in the mid-1830s, land speculation was rampant in many areas of northeastern Ohio along the canal, including Franklin Mills. As a result, industrial and business areas were established along the east side of the river in what is now Kent's center. Factories and factories either planned or built along the Cuyahoga River, some of which were never built or ultimately failed, largely because of the Panic effect of 1837. The canal was officially opened in 1840, but would be relatively short-lived, lasting until the 1860s. By 1870 the canal was completely closed. During this time, what will be the Franklin City Hall was built in 1837 as the home of Franklin Silk Company. The company failed before the building was completed so the township took over the building, completed construction, and began using it for city government seats starting in 1840.
In 1851, Cleveland and the Pittsburgh Railroad were built in the northern part of the township with a station in Earlville, a small settlement that once existed along Route 43 of the North State of Kent. Although railroads are not much in terms of spurring economic development in the municipality, it will indirectly lead to economic growth and subsequent populations. The creation of what would become the Atlantic and Great Western Railroad under the direction of Marvin Kent began that year after Kent was upset by Cleveland and the Pittsburgh Railroad past Franklin Mills. The arrival of the Atlantic and Great Western in the township in 1863 and the establishment of Franklin Mills as a railroad and subway maintenance site the following year sparked a new push for economic growth and a prolonged population in the village, culminating in it renamed Kent in 1864 and officially joined in 1867.
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Geography
Franklin Township is located in the middle-west Portage County in Northeast Ohio about 10 miles (16 km) northeast of Akron and 30 miles (48 km) southeast of Cleveland. It borders Kent in the south and west, Brimfield Township to the south, Stow to the west, Streetsboro and Sugar Bush Knolls to the north, Ravenna Township to the east, and the township really surrounds the village of Brady Lake. The city of Franklin also touched the town of Hudson in the northwest corner, Shalersville Township in the northeast corner, and Rootstown Township in the southeast corner. Within municipal boundaries is an unrelated community of Twin Lakes , a residential area on both sides of State Route 43 south of Sugar Bush Knolls. Soon to the south of Twin Lakes is the historic city location of Earlville that exists mainly in the late 19th and early 20th centuries as a stop on Cleveland and Pittsburgh Railroad. Initially, the city of Franklin covers about 25 square miles (65 km 2 ). Most Kent towns, all Brady Lake villages, and a fraction of Sugar Bush Knolls occupy land that was once part of the township. Sugar Bush Knolls resigned in 1965 and both Kent and Brady Lake were officially separated from the municipality in 1993. The city of Franklin belongs to the greater Akron Metropolitan Statistical Area and Cleveland-Akron-Elyria Combined Statistics Area.
Located at the western end of the Glaciated Allegheny Plain, Franklin Township's topography covers hills and varied terrain. Lake Rockwell, the main drinking water source for the town of Akron, is in the northeastern part of the township. It was made in 1913 and doused water from the Cuyahoga River, which covers about 1.3 square miles (3.4 km 2 ). In addition to Lake Rockwell, there are seven natural boiler lakes in the township. The largest, Lake Pippen, is owned by the city of Akron as an unused part of the city's water supply. Brady Lake, which is largely located at the border of Brady Lake village, is used for recreation with the Eastern Twin Lakes and the Twin Lakes West, which crosses each side of State Route 43 in the northern part of the township. The United States Geological Survey lists the height of the city at an altitude of 1,106 feet (337 m) above sea level at a point within the city limits of Kent near the original geographic center of the township. According to the US Census Bureau, in 2000 the municipality had an area of ​​14.42 square miles (37.3 km 2 ) where 12.91 square miles (33.4 km 2 ) is ground and water 1.52 square miles (3.9 km 2 ).
Climate
The Franklin Township climate is classified as a humid continental climate in K'¶ppen Dfa climatic classification which means it usually has very warm, humid and winter summers, snows with spring and spring that are moderate and varied. During the spring and summer months, lightning storms are fairly common and these areas are vulnerable to tornadoes. The effects of tropical systems can also be felt, usually in the form of increased moisture, rain and wind, as with the remnants of Hurricane Ike in September 2008. During the winter months, snowfall is common and can occur in large numbers with considerable. cloud cover. The city of Franklin is not considered part of the snow dikes on Lake Erie, although snow lake effects occur at certain times. The municipality is in what is called a "secondary snowbelt", which means it will receive more snowfall than snow-effect snow when certain wind direction is more common, but usually sees much less snowfall from the area to the north closer to Lake Erie. While temperatures well below freezing point are typical in winter, melting periods where temperatures exceed 50  ° F (10  ° C) and even 60  ° F (16  ° C) are not uncommon in January and February.
Demographics
Initial population growth at Franklin Township is influenced by the location on the Cuyahoga River that leads to industrial development and manufacturing jobs. Early settlers mainly came from the northeastern United States and most of German descent.
In the 2000 census, there were 5,276 people, 2,174 households, and 1,325 families living in the settlement. Population density is 408.8 people per square mile (157.8/km ²). There are 2,275 housing units with an average density of 176.3/sq., Mi (109.5/km ²). Racial makeup of the township is 93.7% White, 2.0% African American, 2.2% Asian, 0.2% Native Americans, 0.03% Pacific Islands, 0.3% of other races, and 1.6 % of two or more races. 0.7% of the population is Hispanic or Latino from any race.
There were 2,174 households in which 28.2% had children under 18 living with them, 54.6% were married couples living together, 6.1% had non-husbands female households, and 36.5% is not family. 27.3% of all households were made up of individuals and 4.6% had someone living alone 65 or older. The average household size is 2.42 and the average family size is 2.99.
In municipalities the population is spread by 21.6% under the age of 18, 14.1% from 18 to 24, 26.6% from 25 to 44, 26.8% from 45 to 64, and 11.0% 65-year-olds or more. The median age was 37.4 years, slightly above the average age for Ohio (36.2) and the United States (35.3), but well above the average age for Kent city (22.9). For every 100 women there are 104.3 men. For every 100 women age 18 and over, there are 101.4 men.
The median income for municipal households was $ 47,750, and the average income for families was $ 64,792. This compares to Ohio's average household income of $ 40,956 and $ 41,994 for the United States. Men have an average income of $ 43,281 versus $ 27,262 for women. The per capita income for municipalities is $ 28,656. About 2.8% of families and 10.0% of the population are below the poverty line, including 6.4% of those under the age of 18 and 0.5% of those aged 65 and older. This is slightly below the level for state and national averages, with 10.6% of individuals in Ohio and 12.4% in the United States being below the poverty line and 7.8% of families in Ohio and 9.2% in United States of America.
Educationally, like Kent, Franklin Township is above the national, state, and local averages for residents who have achieved a bachelor's, master's or master's degree. In the 2000 Census, approximately 42.9% of the municipal population over the age of 25 earned a bachelor's degree compared to 37.1% of the Kent population, 21.0% of Portage County's population, 21.2% in all states, and 24.4% nationally.
Economy
The location of Franklin City along the Cuyahoga River and then the Channel of Pennsylvania and Ohio and several railroad lines made it interesting initially for the establishment of a gristmill and a small factory. The larger progressive factories will then expand due to the increased power potential of the river and then due to the ease and cost of transporting lower goods to other markets. During the second half of the nineteenth century and entering the early twentieth century, the largest entrepreneurs in the municipality were all industry-based, including the Atlantic and Great Western Railroad and its successors, operating the main maintenance shops in the village; The Seneca Chain Company; and Twin Coach bus manufacturers among others.
Changes in railway structure and decline in the manufacturing sector during the mid-20th century combined with the rapid growth of Kent State University after World War II caused the university to become the largest company of Portage County and affect the development of other areas of the municipal economy. Kent State University operates Centennial Research Park, along Ohio State Route 59 in the Joint Economic Development District with Kent, which houses two high-tech start-up companies in the liquid crystal industry.
In 2000, the education, health and social sectors were the largest urban sector, and employed about 29% of the workforce. 17.8% is used in manufacturing, with 13.6% in retail. Arts and entertainment accounted for 7.9% of the workforce by 7.3% in professional and management services.
86.1% of those employed are self-relianted to work with cars, trucks, or vans with another 6.8% carpooling. 2.2% of workers walked to work with 0.4% using public transport. Average travel time is about 20 minutes.
Government
The municipality is governed by a three-member supervisory board, elected in November from odd years to a four-year period beginning on 1 January. Two were elected in the year following the presidential election and one was elected in the previous year. There are also elected fiscal municipal officers, serving a four-year term starting on 1 April of the year following the election, held in November of the year before the presidential election. Vacancies in fiscal officials or supervisory boards are filled by the remaining guardians. In 2006, the guardians were Mark Beckwith, Keith Benjamin, and Gary Falstad, and the fiscal officer was Lise Russell.
At the state level, the City of Franklin is part of the 68th district of the Ohio Representative Council, represented by Democrat Kathleen Chandler of Kent. In the State Senate, the City of Franklin is part of the 28th district, represented since 2007 by Democrat Tom Sawyer of Akron. At the Federal level, the municipality is part of the 17th congress district in Ohio, represented by Democrat Ryan Tim of Niles.
Education
Preschool, primary and secondary education is mainly provided by the Kent City School District with a small portion of the northwest part of the township part of the adjacent Stow-Munroe Falls School District. Franklin Township operates its own school district, located in what is now the former Franklin Elementary School, until 1959 when it joined the Kent City School District and Brady Lake School District. In addition to serving most of Kent, Franklin City, and Brady Lake village, Kent City School District also includes the village of Sugar Bush Knolls and a fraction of southern Streetsboro. The district has four neighborhood elementary schools serving students in the K-5 class, Stanton Secondary School for grades 6-8, and Theodore Roosevelt Secondary School for grades 9-12. Kent Schools also operates a preschool program located at Davey Elementary School, and is a member of the Six District Educational Compact with five surrounding districts to facilitate vocational education with many of the programs housed at Theodore Roosevelt High School. In 1985, Theodore Roosevelt High School was awarded the Education Education Department of the United States of America and the school has been assessed "Extraordinary" by the Ohio Department of Education since 2004. In December 2009, its name was mentioned in US News & World Report as one of the best high schools in the United States, gets the Bronze Medal's appointment of the publication. The Kent City School District has been consistently rated as "Excellent" or "Effective" by the Ohio Department of Education and in 2007 the Walls Elementary School was named "School of Promise" by the Ohio Department of Education, while Longcoy Elementary earned the US. The prestigious Blue Ribbon School award from the Ministry of Education.
Media
Franklin Township is part of the Cleveland-Akron Television Market Area as defined by the Federal Communications Commission, which covers the 17-county Northeast Ohio region. It currently ranks as the 18th largest media market in the United States according to Nielsen Media Research. While most stations are located in Cleveland and Akron, Franklin Township is home to studios for WAOH and W35AX, a local affiliate for Retro Television Network. The city of Franklin is also within reach of television stations that are broadcast out of Youngstown.
For radio, Franklin Township is part of Akron Radio Market, although it is within reach of the main station on the Radio Radio Cleveland as well as many in the Youngstown-Warren and Canton markets. Two licensed stations to Kent city, one FM and one AM, are located in Franklin City. WNIR, at 100.1 FM, is broadcast from the studio along with the WJMP sister station and WAOH and W35AX television stations. WNIR is centered on radio and news talks and is a local affiliate of ABC Radio and Westwood One. It's also the main station for Kent State football and men's basketball broadcasts. The WJMP, broadcast at 1520 AM, is a news/talk-only station only during the day.
The Record-Courier , the Kent-based daily newspaper that includes news for Portage County, is the main source of print media for the City of Franklin. The Record-Courier is formed by the merger of the Ravenna Evening Record and Kent Courier-Tribune. The municipality is also served by Kent State University, Daily Kent Stater , available in specific off-campus and online locations through KentWired.com, a collaborative site with TV-2 and Black Squirrel Radio. The Akron Beacon Journal and The Plain Dealer also serves the Franklin City through regional coverage and delivery.
Infrastructure
The municipality provides limited services for residents including roadside recycling, seasonal leaf and Christmas tree pickup, chipping and mulching, and road maintenance. Garbage collection is handled individually and city dwellers maintain their own wells and septic systems. Portage County handles city roadside recycling collections. Within the boundaries of the Joint Economic Development District with Kent City along State Route 59, water and sewer services are provided by Kent. Local phone utilities are provided through AT & amp; T Ohio through 330 and 234 area codes, supplied electricity and channels maintained by FirstEnergy in the Ohio Edison coverage area, and supplied natural gas and lines administered by Dominion Resources East Ohio Energy. While residents are free to choose their own natural gas and electricity suppliers, the municipality is part of the Northeast Ohio Public Energy Council, or NOPEC, the largest government aggregation in the United States.
Transportation
State Route 59, Summit Road, and Brady Lake Road are the main east-west highways that provide links to nearby Kent and Ravenna while Ravenna Road connects the city with the Hudson. State Route 43 is a major north-south highway with Diagonal Road, a secondary road northeast to Mantua via Streetsboro. SR 43 connects Franklin City with Interstate 76, about 3 miles (4.8 km) to the south through exit 33 at Brimfield and to the Ohio Turnpike/Interstate 80 and the east terminal of Interstate 480, about 7 miles (11 km) north through the door exit Turnpike 187 in Streetsboro. SR 43 is a two-lane road in the township and widened into four and five lanes in Kent. SR 59 is a three-lane stripe before widening into five lanes on the east of the intersection with State Route 261. State Route 261 passes through the southeastern part of the township as a two-lane highway mainly running north-south before turning east. westbound and widened to a four-lane highway for short distances in Brimfield City north and south of Kent. It serves as a Kent bypass between SR 43, SR 59, and Summit Street and connects the township to Tallmadge in the southwest.
Public transport is provided by the Regional Port Transport Authority, known as PARTA, which is headquartered in the municipality along Jalan Puncak. PARTA serves Franklin City through dial-a-ride service, seasonal Black Squirrel routes along SR 59 during the Fall and Spring seminars of Kent State University, and Interurban connected with Stow and Ravenna.
Health Care
Hospital care is provided primarily through Robinson Memorial Hospital. The 150-bed main hospital is located in Ravenna and the system operates additional facilities throughout Portage County. Township is home to a free clinic, Portage Community Health Center, located along State Route 59 in the Joint Economic Development District with Kent.
Famous people
Although Kent city founded in 1867 and Brady Lake village will follow in 1927, until 1993, the US Census Bureau counts most of Kent and Brady Lake populations as the "incorporated" part of Franklin City. Thus, the municipality has produced and has become home to a number of prominent individuals in various fields, most of which are more related to Kent or Brady Lake. John Davey, a pioneer in tree operations and founder of Davey Tree Expert Company moved to Kent/Franklin Township in the 1880s. His son, Martin L. Davey, will serve as Governor of Ohio and US Representative. Other political figures from Kent/Franklin Township include Wisconsin Governor Lucius Fairchild, former US Representative Robert E. Cook, and noted John Brown, who lived in the city from 1835 to 1839. Recorded athletes come from Kent/Franklin Township including former National Football League players Mike Adamle, Tom DeLeone, and Stan White as well as former Major League Baseball player, manager, and executive Gene Michael. Professional golfer Ben Curtis, an alumnus of Kent State University, has been a township resident since 2011. Two band members Devo, who debuted in Kent in 1973 and founded by Kent State University students, are natives of Kent/Franklin Township: Peter Gregg and Rod Reisman. Other performing artists from Kent/Franklin Township include singer Julianne Baird, playwright Vincent J. Cardinal, and voice actor Joshua Seth. Lucien Price, a writer and writer for The Boston Evening Transcript and The Atlantic Monthly grew up in the area and used the pseudonym "Woolwick" for Kent in a few of his stories. Kent/Franklin City is also home to the inventor Lucien B. Smith, who is considered the inventor of barbed wire. In addition, many famous people who live in Kent/Franklin Township while attending Kent State University, include comedians Drew Carey and Arsenio Hall, actors Michael Keaton, musician Joe Walsh, and additional band members Devo. Notable athletes include footballer Jack Lambert; Major League Baseball players Thurman Munson and Rich Rollins; and college football coaches Nick Saban and Lou Holtz.
References
External links
- The municipal website
- Regional website
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