Franklin Furnace, Ohio

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This article is about a community in Ohio. For the mineral location in New Jersey, see Franklin Furnace.

Franklin Furnace is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Scioto County, Ohio, along the Ohio River. The population was 1,537 at the 2000 census.

1 Geography
2 Demographics
3 See also
4 External links

[edit] Geography

Franklin Furnace is located at 38°37′24″N, 82°50′53″W (38.623342, -82.847997)^GR1.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 7.1 km² (2.7 mi²). 6.2 km² (2.4 mi²) of it is land and 0.9 km² (0.4 mi²) of it (13.14%) is water.

[edit] Demographics

As of the census^GR2 of 2000, there were 1,537 people, 519 households, and 389 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 249.3/km² (644.8/mi²). There were 588 housing units at an average density of 95.4/km² (246.7/mi²). The racial makeup of the CDP was 91.09% White, 7.22% African American, 0.78% Native American, 0.07% Asian, 0.07% from other races, and 0.78% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.46% of the population.

There were 519 households out of which 30.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 57.4% were married couples living together, 13.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 24.9% were non-families. 21.4% of all households were made up of individuals and 8.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.44 and the average family size was 2.80.

In the CDP the population was spread out with 31.9% under the age of 18, 11.3% from 18 to 24, 21.3% from 25 to 44, 23.3% from 45 to 64, and 12.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 31 years. For every 100 females there were 129.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 99.2 males.

The median income for a household in the CDP was $27,279, and the median income for a family was $30,156. Males had a median income of $27,216 versus $22,292 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $12,998. About 13.2% of families and 12.5% of the population were below the poverty line, including 13.8% of those under age 18 and 7.3% of those age 65 or over.

[edit] See also

List of cities and towns along the Ohio River

[edit] External links

Maps and aerial photos Coordinates: 38.623342° -82.847997°
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	Scioto County, Ohio Portsmouth, county seat
Municipalities	New Boston \| Otway \| Portsmouth \| Rarden \| South Webster
Townships	Bloom \| Brush Creek \| Clay \| Green \| Harrison \| Jefferson \| Madison \| Morgan \| Nile \| Porter \| Rarden \| Rush \| Union \| Valley \| Vernon \| Washington
Other localities	Franklin Furnace \| Friendship \| Haverhill \| Lucasville \| McDermott \| Minford \| Rosemount \| Sciotodale \| Scioto Furnace \| Stout \| West Portsmouth \| Wheelersburg