Franklin County, Iowa
The Franklin County Courthouse in Hampton, listed on NRHP No. 76000772 |
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US state : | Iowa |
Administrative headquarters : | Hampton |
Address of the administrative headquarters: |
County Courthouse P.O. Box 26 Hampton, IA 50441-0026 |
Foundation : | January 15, 1851 |
Made up from: | Chickasaw County |
Area code : | 001 641 |
Demographics | |
Residents : | 10,680 (2010) |
Population density : | 7.1 inhabitants / km 2 |
geography | |
Total area : | 1510 km² |
Water surface : | 1 km² |
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Website : www.co.franklin.ia.us |
The Franklin County is a county in the US state of Iowa . At the 2010 census , the county had 10,680 people and a population density of 7.1 people per square kilometer. The county seat is Hampton .
geography
The county is located in north-central Iowa, about 50 miles north of Minnesota , and covers an area of 1,510 square kilometers, one square kilometer of which is water. It borders on the following counties:
Hancock County | Cerro Gordo County | Floyd County |
Wright County | Butler County | |
Hamilton County | Hardin County | Grundy County |
history
Franklin County was formed on January 15, 1851 from former parts of Chickasaw County. It was named after Benjamin Franklin (1706–1790), one of the founding fathers of the USA.
12 of the county's sites and buildings are on the National Register of Historic Places .
Demographic data
growth of population | |||
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Census | Residents | ± in% | |
1860 | 1309 | - | |
1870 | 4738 | 262% | |
1880 | 10,249 | 116.3% | |
1890 | 12,871 | 25.6% | |
1900 | 14,996 | 16.5% | |
1910 | 14,780 | -1.4% | |
1920 | 15,807 | 6.9% | |
1930 | 16,382 | 3.6% | |
1940 | 16,379 | -0% | |
1950 | 16,268 | -0.7% | |
1960 | 15,472 | -4.9% | |
1970 | 13,255 | -14.3% | |
1980 | 13,036 | -1.7% | |
1990 | 11,364 | -12.8% | |
2000 | 10,704 | -5.8% | |
2010 | 10,680 | -0.2% | |
Before 1900 1900–1990 2000–2010 |
According to the 2010 census , Franklin County had 10,680 people in 4,098 households. The population density was 7.1 people per square kilometer.
The racial the population was composed of 93.6 percent white, 0.4 percent African American, 0.2 percent Native American, 0.3 percent Asian and other ethnic groups; 1.6 percent were descended from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race was 11.3 percent of the population.
Statistically, 2.53 people lived in each of the 4,098 households.
23.8 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 57.1 percent were between 18 and 64 and 19.1 percent were 65 years or older. 49.6 percent of the population was female.
The median income for a household was 46,082 USD . The per capita income was $ 21,253. 10.2 percent of the population lived below the poverty line
Places in Franklin County
1 - partly in Hardin County
2 - partly in Wright County
structure
Franklin County is divided into 16 townships :
The cities of Hampton and Sheffield do not belong to any township.
Individual evidence
- ^ Extract from the National Register of Historic Places . Retrieved March 13, 2011
- ↑ GNIS-ID: 465223. Retrieved on February 24, 2011 (English).
- ^ National Association of Counties.Retrieved December 21, 2011
- ↑ Search mask database in the National Register Information System. National Park Service , accessed August 26, 2017.
- ^ US Census Bureau - Census of Population and Housing.Retrieved March 15, 2011
- ^ Extract from Census.gov.Retrieved February 16, 2011
- ↑ a b U.S. Census Bureau, State & County QuickFacts - Franklin County, IA ( July 10, 2011 memento on WebCite ) Retrieved March 25, 2012
- ↑ 2010 US Census Iowa Township and Other Subdivision Population. Retrieved July 23, 2019 .
Web links
Coordinates: 42 ° 44 ′ N , 93 ° 16 ′ W