Franklin County, Nebraska

administration
Franklin County Courthouse , listed on NRHP No. 90000962
US state :	Nebraska
Administrative headquarters :	Franklin
Address of the administrative headquarters:	County Courthouse 405 15th Ave P.O. Box 146 Franklin, NE 68939-0146
Foundation :	1867
Area code :	001 308
Demographics
Residents :	3225 (2010)
Population density :	2.2 inhabitants / km ²
geography
Total area :	1492 km²
Water surface :	0 km²
map

Franklin County is a county in the state of Nebraska in the United States . The county seat is Franklin , which was named after Benjamin Franklin .

geography

The county is located in southern Nebraska, borders the state of Kansas and has an area of 1,492 square kilometers with no significant water surface. The Republican River flows through the southern part of the county. The following counties border Franklin County:

Phelps County	Kearney County
Harlan County		Webster County
Phillips County, Kansas		Smith County, Kansas

history

Franklin County was formed in 1867. It was named after Benjamin Franklin .

Seven structures and sites in the county are on the National Register of Historic Places (as of February 11, 2018).

Demographic data

growth of population
Census	Residents	± in%
1870	26th	-
1880	5465	20,919.2%
1890	7693	40.8%
1900	9455	22.9%
1910	10.303	9%
1920	10,067	-2.3%
1930	9094	-9.7%
1940	7740	-14.9%
1950	7096	-8.3%
1960	5449	-23.2%
1970	4566	-16.2%
1980	4377	-4.1%
1990	3938	-10%
2000	3574	-9.2%
2010	3225	-9.8%
Before 1900 1900–1990 2000 + 2010 Franklin County's age pyramid (as of 2000)

Franklin Bridge , listed on the NRHP

Republican River Bridge , listed on the NRHP

First Congregational Church, UCC , listed in the NRHP

As of the 2000 census , Franklin County had 3,574 people in 1,485 households and 1,021 families. The population density was 2 people per square kilometer. The racial the population was composed of 99.24 percent white, 0.28 percent Native American, 0.06 percent Asian and 0.08 percent from other ethnic groups; 0.34 percent were descended from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race was 0.64 percent of the population.

Of the 1,485 households, 28.6 percent had children and adolescents under the age of 18 living with them. 59.4 percent were married couples living together, 6.0 percent were single mothers, 31.2 percent were non-families, 29.2 percent were single households and 16.0 percent had people aged 65 years or over. The average household size was 2.34 and the average family size was 2.87 people.

For the entire county, the population was composed of 24.5 percent of residents under the age of 18, 4.5 percent between 18 and 24 years of age, 23.6 percent between 25 and 44 years of age, and 23.5 percent between 45 and 64 years of age 23.9 percent were 65 years of age or over. The median age was 43 years. For every 100 females there were 92.8 males. For every 100 women aged 18 or over, there were statistically 91.0 men.

The median income for a household in the county is $ 29,304 , and the median income for a family is $ 34,958. Males had a median income of $ 26,192 versus $ 18,214 for females. The per capita income was $ 15,390. 9.7 percent of families and 13.2 percent of the population are below the poverty line. Of these, 17.2 percent were children or adolescents under 18 years of age and 9.4 percent were people over 65 years of age.

Places in the county

Townships

Individual evidence

^ Extract from the National Register of Historic Places . Retrieved March 13, 2011.
↑ GNIS-ID: 835852. Retrieved on February 22, 2011 (English).
↑ George L. Burr, OO Buck: History of Hamilton and Clay Counties, Nebraska, Volume 1 . tape 1 . SJ Clarke Publishing Company, Chicago 1921, p. 110 (English, limited preview in Google Book search).
↑ Search mask database in the National Register Information System. National Park Service , accessed February 11, 2018.
^ US Census Bureau _ Census of Population and Housing . Retrieved February 17, 2011.
↑ Extract from Census.gov . Retrieved February 17, 2011.
↑ Excerpt from census.gov (2000 + 2010) ( Memento of July 10, 2011 on WebCite ) Retrieved on April 13, 2012.
↑ Franklin County, Nebraska - 2000 census data sheet at factfinder.census.gov .

Web links

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

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[1] Extract from the National Register of Historic Places . Retrieved March 13, 2011.

[2] GNIS-ID: 835852. Retrieved on February 22, 2011 (English).

[3] George L. Burr, OO Buck: History of Hamilton and Clay Counties, Nebraska, Volume 1 . tape 1 . SJ Clarke Publishing Company, Chicago 1921, p. 110 (English, limited preview in Google Book search).

[4] Search mask database in the National Register Information System. National Park Service , accessed February 11, 2018.

[5] US Census Bureau _ Census of Population and Housing . Retrieved February 17, 2011.

[6] Extract from Census.gov . Retrieved February 17, 2011.

[7] Excerpt from census.gov (2000 + 2010) ( Memento of July 10, 2011 on WebCite ) Retrieved on April 13, 2012.

[8] Franklin County, Nebraska - 2000 census data sheet at factfinder.census.gov .