Franklinville, Illinois

Franklinville, Illinois
Census-designated place
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Coordinates: 42°16′32″N88°30′56″W / 42.27556°N 88.51556°W / 42.27556; -88.51556 [1]
Country	United States
State	Illinois
County	McHenry
Township	Seneca
Area [2]
• Total	0.17 sq mi (0.43 km2)
• Land	0.17 sq mi (0.43 km2)
• Water	0 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation [1]	833 ft (254 m)
Population  (2020)
• Total	38
• Density	228.5/sq mi (88.22/km2)
Time zone	UTC-6 (Central (CST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
Area codes	815 & 779
FIPS code	17-27728
GNIS feature ID	2806490 [1]

Franklinville is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in McHenry County, Illinois, United States. ^[1] 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 the Public Land Survey System, Franklinville is divided between Sections 22 and 23, Township 44 North, Range 6 East of the Third Principal Meridian. ^[4]

Demographics

Historical population

Census	Pop.	Note	%±
2020	38		—
U.S. Decennial Census [5] 2020 [6]

Franklinville first appeared as a census designated place in the 2020 U.S. census. ^[7]

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 [6]	% 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%
Native Hawaiian or 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). ^[8]

See also

• Seneca Township

Notes and references

1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Franklinville, Illinois
2. "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved March 15, 2022.
3. "Franklinville CDP, Illinois". United States Census Bureau . Retrieved March 12, 2021.
4. 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
5. "Decennial Census of Population and Housing by Decades". US Census Bureau.
6. "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 .
7. "2020 Geography Changes". United States Census Bureau.
8. Katherine C. Schultz, County of McHenry Clerk. Yearbook: McHenry County, Illinois, 2009-2010, Retrieved on 2009-04-23.