1823History
== History ==
Franklin was platted in 1823.
1824Government
The Franklin post office was established in 1824.
1834Government
The city is the site of Franklin College, a four-year liberal arts college established in 1834 and the first in the state to admit women.
1844History
1844) Medal of Honor recipient for Siege of Vicksburg
Homer Bone, U.S.
1861Government
Franklin was incorporated as a city in 1861.
1910Culture
It produced the Continental brand from 1910 to 1913, and the Martindale & Millikan brand in 1914 and 1915.
1920Education
A small group who had played together as boys, led by Fuzzy Vandivier and coached by Ernest "Griz" Wagner, they became the first high school team to win the state championship f...
1923Education
The youths followed Wagner to the local Franklin College, where he became coach and they earned the title of national college champions in 1923.
1933History
Senator of Washington state (1933–44), was born in Franklin
Roger D.
1936Architecture
Due west of the Artcraft is the renovated former City Hall, a Colonial Revival building originally constructed in 1936 to be used as a post office.
1965Government
Branigin, governor of Indiana (1965–1969)
Anthony J.
2000History
=== 2000 census ===
As of the census of 2000, there were 19,463 people, 6,824 households, and 4,872 families living in the city.
2008Disaster
In the June 2008 Midwest floods, all of these streams overflowed, damaging or destroying more than 100 houses throughout Franklin, including some entire neighborhoods.
2010History
== Demographics ==
=== 2010 census ===
As of the census of 2010, there were 23,712 people, 8,885 households, and 5,986 families living in the city.