Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
A town of 1,475.
Franklin Township’s best subject grades are an A for schools and an A− for civic life; its weakest is a D for walkability. Only 153 of Pennsylvania’s 1,749 towns score lower on walkability. No town in Pennsylvania scores lower than Franklin Township on the outdoors. Franklin Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
Where Franklin Township beats most towns.
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Pennsylvania), ordered by how far Franklin Township is from typical.
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Census counts: 1,609 in 2000, 1,507 in 2020. The archive holds 5 old photos and papers going back to 1880 and 4 maps from 1923 on.
Explore the history →Who provides power, water and the rest in Franklin Township, and how to reach them.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Ordered by what stands out in Franklin Township.
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 92% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Most working residents leave Franklin Township for work: only 1% work in town. At $102,000, Franklin Township’s median household income is where Pennsylvania’s towns sit at $81,000 and U.S. towns at $80,000. The average trip to work in Franklin Township is 22 minutes.
| Franklin Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $102,000 | $81,000 | $80,000 |
| Average trip to work | 22 minutes | 26 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Working residents who work in town | 0.8% | 6.3% | 8% |
| Below the poverty line | 4.7% | 7.6% | 9.6% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Franklin Township has chilly, snowy winters and pleasant summers. At 80°F, Franklin Township’s July high is below both the Pennsylvania town median (85°F) and the median of U.S. towns (85°F).
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Adults 35 to 64 are 45% of residents (38% statewide); adults 18 to 34 are 17% of residents (22% statewide). 16% of residents are 65 or older in Franklin Township. Franklin Township has lost 2.3% of its people since 2020, down to 1,475 in the Census Bureau’s 2025 estimate.
| Franklin Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median age | 45.6 years | 43.2 years | 40.5 years |
| Aged 65 or older | 16% | 21% | 18% |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 36% | 29% | 29% |
| Under 18 | 21% | 20% | 22% |
Somewhere between 38% and 64% women
The Census survey reached too few of Franklin Township’s residents to say more: its margin here is ±12.9 points. Across Pennsylvania, 50.7% of residents are women.
| Franklin Township | PA | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 11.9% | 10.8% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 9.4% | 9.7% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 6.7% | 9% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 10.6% | 13% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 11.1% | 12.6% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 14.8% | 11.9% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 19.5% | 13.6% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 11% | 11.4% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 5% | 8.1% | 7% |
| No diploma | 3.1% | 7.9% | 10.4% |
| High school | 36.4% | 32.9% | 26% |
| Some college | 14% | 15.1% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 10.1% | 8.9% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 19.3% | 20.9% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 17% | 14.3% | 14.1% |
Census population estimates, 2025 · U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 1,500, single groups can be off by several points
Franklin Township beats the Pennsylvania average on 1 of 26 CDC measures and trails it on 1. 19% of Franklin Township adults binge drink.
| Franklin Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 18% | 16% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 81% | 79% | 79% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 32% | 34% | 35% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 17% | 14% |
| What stands out | Franklin Township | PA |
|---|---|---|
| More adults screened for colon cancer | 72.5% | 67.5% |
| More adults with arthritis | 33.8% | 30.4% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Franklin Township. Close and well known come first.
12 mi LandmarkFort Le Boeuf
17 mi State parkPresque Isle State Park
21 mi Theme parkConneaut Lake Park13 mi Theme parkWaldameer Park11 mi Theme parkSplash Lagoon
14 mi Zoo & aquariumErie ZooFort Le Boeuf: Charles M. Stotz ?, Public domain · Presque Isle State Park: Ruhrfisch, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Conneaut Lake Park: daveynin from United States, CC BY 2.0 · Erie Zoo: Pat Noble, CC BY-SA 3.0
2 within 15 miles of the center of Franklin Township
About 3 of every 100 Franklin Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Pennsylvania.
Where Franklin Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Township in Pennsylvania, US
Franklin Township is a township in Erie County, Pennsylvania, United States. As of the 2020 census, the township population was 1,507, which is down from the population of 1,633 in 2010.
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