Franklin County, Iowa

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The Franklin County Courthouse in Hampton, listed on NRHP No. 76000772 [1]
The Franklin County Courthouse in Hampton, listed on NRHP No. 76000772
administration
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
map
Map of Franklin County within Iowa
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 Compass card (de) .svg Butler County
Hamilton County Hardin County Grundy County

history

Franklin

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
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

Citys

Unincorporated Communities

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

  1. ^ Extract from the National Register of Historic Places . Retrieved March 13, 2011
  2. ↑ GNIS-ID: 465223. Retrieved on February 24, 2011 (English).
  3. ^ National Association of Counties.Retrieved December 21, 2011
  4. ↑ Search mask database in the National Register Information System. National Park Service , accessed August 26, 2017.
  5. ^ US Census Bureau - Census of Population and Housing.Retrieved March 15, 2011
  6. ^ Extract from Census.gov.Retrieved February 16, 2011
  7. ↑ a b U.S. Census Bureau, State & County QuickFacts - Franklin County, IA ( July 10, 2011 memento on WebCite ) Retrieved March 25, 2012
  8. ↑ 2010 US Census Iowa Township and Other Subdivision Population. Retrieved July 23, 2019 .

Web links

Commons : Franklin County, Iowa  - collection of pictures, videos, and audio files

Coordinates: 42 ° 44 ′  N , 93 ° 16 ′  W