Franklin Park, Pennsylvania

Franklin Park, Pennsylvania
Borough
Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church
Location in Allegheny County and the state of Pennsylvania.
Coordinates: 40°35′26″N80°5′31″W / 40.59056°N 80.09194°W / 40.59056; -80.09194
Country	United States
State	Pennsylvania
County	Allegheny
Established	1823
Government
• Mayor	Dennis O'Keefe
• Council President	Jane Hopey
Area [1]
• Total	13.54 sq mi (35.08 km2)
• Land	13.54 sq mi (35.07 km2)
• Water	0.00 sq mi (0.01 km2)
Elevation	1,260 ft (384 m)
Population  (2020) [2]
• Total	15,479
• Density	1,143.21/sq mi (441.38/km2)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code	15090, 15143, 15237
Area code(s)	412, 724, 878
FIPS code	42-27552
Website	www.franklinparkborough.us

Franklin Park is a borough in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 15,479 at the 2020 census. ^[3] It is a suburb of the Pittsburgh metropolitan area.

History

Franklin Park was originally part of Western Pennsylvania's Depreciation Lands, but in 1823 residents petitioned to secede from Ohio Township and a new township was formed. In August of 1823, the township included land from what is today Franklin Park, Bradford Woods, and Marshall Township. Marshall Township was founded forty years later, while Bradford Woods seceded from Marshall in 1915.

Originally, Franklin Township had no towns, but the area's scattered businesses and residencies (which consisted of farms, schools, country stores and churches) enjoyed a thriving oil and gas industry in the late 1800s and early 1900s. Subdivisions came after World War II and in August 1961 it finally became a borough. ^[4]

Geography

Pennsylvania Route 910 passes through part of Franklin Park.

Franklin Park is located at 40°35′26″N80°5′31″W / 40.59056°N 80.09194°W / 40.59056; -80.09194 (40.590459, –80.092046). ^[5]

According to the United States Census Bureau, the borough has a total area of 13.6 square miles (35 km²), all land.

Surrounding neighborhoods

Franklin Park has eight borders, including Marshall Township to the north, Pine Township in the northeast corner, McCandless to the east, Ross Township to the southeast, Ohio Township to the south, Sewickley Hills to the west, Bell Acres from the west-northwest to northwest, and Economy in Beaver County in the northwest corner.

Demographics

Historical population

Census	Pop.	Note	%±
1970	5,310		—
1980	6,135		15.5%
1990	10,109		64.8%
2000	11,364		12.4%
2010	13,470		18.5%
2020	15,479		14.9%
Sources: [6] [7] [8] [2]

As of the 2000 census, ^[7] there were 11,364 people, 3,866 households, and 3,282 families residing in the borough. The population density was 836.5 inhabitants per square mile (323.0/km²). There were 3,973 housing units at an average density of 292.5 per square mile (112.9/km²).

The racial makeup of the borough was 95.05% White, 1.02% African American, 0.04% Native American, 2.89% Asian, 0.19% Pacific Islander, 0.17% from other races, and 0.64% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.54% of the population.

There were 3,866 households, out of which 45.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 78.0% were married couples living together, 4.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 15.1% were non-families. 13.2% of all households were made up of individuals, and 5.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.93 and the average family size was 3.23.

In the borough the population was spread out, with 30.8% under the age of 18, 4.5% from 18 to 24, 25.7% from 25 to 44, 29.6% from 45 to 64, and 9.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females there were 97.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 95.2 males.

70% of adult residents had a bachelor's degree. ^[9] The median income for a household in the borough was $121,661. ^[10] The median income for a family was $94,521. Males had a median income of $77,517 versus $40,828 for females. The per capita income for the borough was $37,924. About 2.3% of families and 3.1% of the population were below the poverty line, including 4.2% of those under age 18 and 5.8% of those age 65 or over.

Parks and recreation

Recreational areas of Franklin Park include: ^[11]

• Acorn Park
• Blueberry Hill Park
• Linbrook Park
• Fifer's fields Conservation Area
• Pennsylvania State Game Lands Number 203 ^{[12] [13]}

Government and politics

Franklin Park is governed by an elected six-member council, mayor, and a hired manager. Each of the borough's three wards elects two members to the council. The council elects a President, vice-president, and Second Vice-president.

Each year, Council appoints a local high school student to serve as the Junior Councilperson.

• [2017-2019] Republicans-5 (Hogg, Coombs, Lawrence, Myslinski, Lawrence, Schwartzmier), Multiparty-1 (Parks), Democrats-0 ^[14]

Presidential election results ^{[15] [16] [17]}

Year	Republican	Democratic	Third parties
2020	47% 4,582	51%5,036	1% 105
2016	52%4,157	44% 3,567	4% 317
2012	63%4,673	36% 2,716	1% 66

Schools

Franklin Park is served by the North Allegheny School District, including North Allegheny Senior High School, along with the Town of McCandless, Marshall Township and the borough of Bradford Woods. It participates in the multi-municipality Northland Public Library.

References

1. "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 12, 2022.
2. "Census Population API". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 12, 2022.
3. "Explore Census Data".
4. "Franklin Park, a community in transition, celebrates bicentennial". Trib Live. Retrieved August 10, 2023.
5. "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. February 12, 2011. Retrieved April 23, 2011.
6. "Pennsylvania: Population and Housing Unit Counts" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved November 22, 2013.
7. "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau . Retrieved January 31, 2008.
8. "Annual Estimates of the Resident Population". U.S. Census Bureau. Archived from the original on October 19, 2013. Retrieved November 22, 2013.
9. Stebbins, Samuel; Suneson, Grant (January 2, 2019). "Best City to Live in Every State". 24/7 Wall St. 24/7 Wall St., LLC. Retrieved May 21, 2019. A whopping 70% of adults hold at least a bachelor's degree, one of the higher college attainment rates among U.S. cities.
10. Stebbins, Samuel; Suneson, Grant (January 2, 2019). "Best City to Live in Every State". 24/7 Wall St. 24/7 Wall St., LLC. Retrieved May 21, 2019. In Franklin Park, the median household income of $121,661 a year is one of the highest in the country.
11. https://www.franklinparkborough.us/Facilities?clear=False "Parks in Franklin Park, PA", retrieved November 4, 2018.
12. https://viewer.nationalmap.gov/advanced-viewer/ "The National Map" retrieved September 24, 2018.
13. Pennsylvania State Game Lands Number 203, retrieved September 24, 2018.
14. EL. "Allegheny Election Night". Allegheny County. Retrieved July 19, 2019.
15. EL. "2012 Allegheny County election". Pittsburgh Tribune-Review. Retrieved October 15, 2017.
16. EL. "2016 Pennsylvania general election..." Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Retrieved October 15, 2017.
17. "Election Night Reporting".

External links

• Franklin Park Borough official website