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Establishment
 

The City of Franklin is located in Merrimack County in the Lakes Region of New Hampshire. Franklin is situated at the junction of the Pemigewasset and Winnipesaukee Rivers where they meet to form the Merrimack River.  This territory was originally known as the Pemigewasset Village.  Franklin was created from portions of Salisbury, Andover, Sanbornton, and Northfield, and named in honor of Benjamin Franklin. Franklin is the location of Daniel Webster's birthplace, which was in the portion of Salisbury taken to establish the town.  Franklin was incorporated as a city in 1895. Franklin was known for a machine-made hosiery mill that used a process developed by the Shakers. 

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 29.1 square miles (75.4 km2), of which 27.3 square miles (70.7 km2) is land and 1.9 square miles (4.9 km2) is water, comprising 6.31% of the town. It is drained by the Winnipesaukee, Pemigewasset and Merrimack rivers. Webster Lake is in the north. The highest point in Franklin is an unnamed summit near the northwestern corner of the city limits, where the elevation reaches approximately 1,370 feet (420 m) above sea level. Franklin lies fully within the Merrimack River watershed.

Statistics

Population:  The population of the City of Franklin is 8469 (2013) per figures from the Bureau of Census/Lakes Region Planning Commission. 

Local Taxes:  The tax rate approved by the City Council for 2015 is $25.03 per $1,000 of value (this figure is tentative until the tax rate is set by the Dept. of Revenue Administration some time in the Fall.

Total City/School Budget for 2015-2016:  $25,589,458.00

Public Education:  Elementary (1) Middle/Junior High (1), High School (1) Charter School - Public(1) Jennie Blake School in Hill, NH is K-6

School Enrollment:  2,200 approximately 

Parks and Recreational Facilities:  4 parks, 2 public beaches 

Emergency Services:  Full time police, Full time fire and emergency services personnel 

Municipal Utilities: municipal water and sewer, wastewater treatment plant, curbside trash pickup and single stream recycling program

Utilities:

• Natural Gas (Liberty Utilities)
• Cable TV (Atlantic Broadband, Xfinity)
• Telephone (Fairpoint)
• Internet (Consolidated Communications) 
• Electric (Eversource)

Hospital/Trauma Center:  Lakes Region General Hospital 

Airports:  Manchester-Boston Regional 

Colleges/Universities:  Lakes Region Community College, Franklin Pierce Law Center (Concord) and Plymouth State University (Plymouth) 

Regional Development: Franklin Business & Industrial Development Corporation, James H. Aberg, Executive Director

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