| North Franklin Township | |
| Settlement Type: | Township |
| Image Map1: | Map of Pennsylvania highlighting Washington County.svg |
| Map Caption1: | Location of Washington County in Pennsylvania |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | United States |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Pennsylvania |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Washington County |
| Subdivision Type4: | Municipality |
| Leader Title: | Mayor |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Area Footnotes: | [1] |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 7.46 |
| Area Land Sq Mi: | 7.29 |
| Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.16 |
| Population Footnotes: | [2] |
| Population Total: | 4826 |
| Population As Of: | 2020 |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | 626.73 |
| Timezone1: | EST |
| Utc Offset1: | -4 |
| Timezone1 Dst: | EDT |
| Utc Offset1 Dst: | -5 |
| Postal Code Type: | ZIP code |
| Postal Code: | 15301[3] |
| Area Code: | 724 |
| Website: | www.northfranklin.org |
| Pop Est As Of: | 2021 |
| Population Est: | 4797 |
| Blank Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank Info: | 42-125-55040 |
| Area Total Km2: | 19.32 |
| Area Land Km2: | 18.89 |
| Area Water Km2: | 0.42 |
| Population Density Km2: | 241.97 |
North Franklin Township is a township in Washington County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 4,826 at the 2020 census.[2]
The LeMoyne Crematory and Trinity High School are listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 7.4mi2, of which, 7.3mi2 of it is land and 0.2mi2 of it (2.42%) is water.
At the 2000 census, there were 4,818 people, 1,964 households, and 1,325 families living in the township. The population density was 662.2/mi2. There were 2,052 housing units at an average density of 282/mi2. The racial makeup of the township was 96.35% White, 2.41% African American, 0.17% Native American, 0.39% Asian, 0.06% from other races, and 0.62% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.35%.[4]
Of the 1,964 households, 26.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 54.3% were married couples living together, 9.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 32.5% were non-families. 29.5% of households were one person and 18.2% were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 2.34 and the average family size was 2.88.
The age distribution was 20.4% under the age of 18, 5.8% from 18 to 24, 23.2% from 25 to 44, 25.8% from 45 to 64, and 24.8% 65 or older. The median age was 45 years. For every 100 females there were 82.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 78.8 males.
The median household income was $37,516 and the median family income was $51,097. Males had a median income of $38,750 versus $25,672 for females. The per capita income for the township was $20,654. About 7.0% of families and 11.5% of the population were below the poverty line, including 11.0% of those under age 18 and 18.1% of those age 65 or over.