Franklin County, Pennsylvania

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Franklin County Courthouse
Franklin County Courthouse
administration
US state : Pennsylvania
Administrative headquarters : Chambersburg
Foundation : September 9, 1784
Made up from: Cumberland County
Demographics
Residents : 149,618  (2010)
Population density : 74.8 inhabitants / km 2
geography
Total area : 2001 km²
Water surface : 2 km²
map
Map of Franklin County within Pennsylvania
Website : franklincountypa.gov

Franklin County is a county in the state of Pennsylvania in the United States . At the 2010 census , the county had 149,618 residents and a population density of 74.8 people per square kilometer. The county seat is Chambersburg .

history

Franklin County was formed from Cumberland County on September 9, 1784 and named after Benjamin Franklin .

In Greencastle the school massacre occurred in 1764 during the Pontiac uprising .

63 buildings and sites in the county are listed on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) (as of July 23, 2018).

geography

The county covers an area of ​​2,001 square kilometers, of which 2 square kilometers are water.

Cities and towns

Map of Franklin County
Population development
Census Residents ± in%
1900 54.902 -
1910 59,775 8.9%
1920 62,275 4.2%
1930 65,010 4.4%
1940 69,378 6.7%
1950 75,927 9.4%
1960 88.172 16.1%
1970 100,833 14.4%
1980 113,629 12.7%
1990 121,082 6.6%
2000 129,308 6.8%
2010 149,618 15.7%
1900–1990, 2000, 2010

Web links

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

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Franklin County in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey . Retrieved February 22, 2011
  2. ↑ Charles Curry Aiken, Joseph Nathan Kane: The American Counties: Origins of County Names, Dates of Creation, Area, and Population Data, 1950-2010 . 6th edition. Scarecrow Press, Lanham 2013, ISBN 978-0-8108-8762-6 , p. 106 .
  3. ↑ Search mask database in the National Register Information System. National Park Service , accessed July 23, 2018.
  4. ↑ Extract from Census.gov . Retrieved February 28, 2011.
  5. ↑ Excerpt from factfinder.census.gov.Retrieved February 28, 2011.
  6. ↑ Excerpt from factfinder.census.gov.Retrieved December 18, 2017.

Coordinates: 39 ° 56 '  N , 77 ° 43'  W