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New Franklin is a city in southwestern Summit County in the Akron metropolitan area, with a population of 13,877 at the 2020 census.

New Franklin is one of Ohio's youngest cities — it was first incorporated as a village in 1997 from a section of Franklin Township specifically to thwart annexation attempts by neighboring cities.

In November 2003, voters in Franklin Township and the village of New Franklin approved merging the two communities; the merger took effect January 1, 2005, making Summit County's Franklin Township defunct, and New Franklin officially became a city on March 5, 2006.

On November 6, 2007, New Franklin residents voted against changing the city's name to Portage Lakes, rejecting the proposal 57% to 42%.

The land that became New Franklin was originally Franklin Township, founded in 1817, whose earliest villages were Manchester, formed in 1815, and Clinton, formed in 1816.

New Franklin is home to Portage Lakes State Park, which includes Turkeyfoot Lake — once thought to be the largest body of water in the county — and draws hundreds of thousands of visitors each year for boating, fishing, and swimming.

The city is also home to Craftsmen Park, a community park on the Portage Lakes chain.

Because of its unusual formation, New Franklin is served by four different public school districts: Coventry Local, Norton City, Northwest Local of Canal Fulton, and Manchester Local.

Despite having nearly 14,000 residents, New Franklin keeps a semi-rural feel, spreading its population across about 25 square miles at only about 555 people per square mile, with about 5,665 households and an owner-occupied housing rate of about 88.3%.

The Ohio & Erie Canal Towpath Trail corridor passes through the New Franklin area, linking the Portage Lakes region to the Cuyahoga Valley.