Franklinville, Illinois

Census-designated place in Illinois, United States

42°16′36″N 88°30′40″W / 42.27667°N 88.51111°W / 42.27667; -88.51111Country

United StatesState

IllinoisCountyMcHenryTownship SenecaArea

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• Total0.17 sq mi (0.43 km²) • Land0.17 sq mi (0.43 km²) • Water0.00 sq mi (0.00 km²)Elevation

837 ft (255 m)Population

(2020)

• Total38 • Density228.92/sq mi (88.22/km²)Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST)) • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)Area code(s)815 & 779FIPS code17-27728GNIS feature ID408703^[2]

Franklinville is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in McHenry County, Illinois, United States.^[2] 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 geographic coordinates, the community is located at 42°16′36″N 88°30′40″W / 42.27667°N 88.51111°W / 42.27667; -88.51111 (42.2766886, -88.5112025)^[4] 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.^[5]

Demographics

Historical population
Census	Pop.	Note	%±
2020	38		—
U.S. Decennial Census^[6] 2020^[7]

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^[7]	% 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%
Pacific Islander alone (NH)	0	0.00%
Some Other Race alone (NH)	0	0.00%
Mixed Race or Multi-Racial (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]

Notes and references

^ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved March 15, 2022.
^ ^a ^b "Franklinville". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
^ "Franklinville CDP, Illinois". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved March 12, 2021.
^ Franklinville, IL, Lat-Long.com. Retrieved on 2009-04-23.
^ 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
^ "Decennial Census of Population and Housing by Decades". US Census Bureau.
^ ^a ^b ^c "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.
^ Katherine C. Schultz, County of McHenry Clerk. Yearbook: McHenry County, Illinois, 2009-2010, Retrieved on 2009-04-23.