Franklin County (Florida)
Franklin County Courthouse |
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US state : | Florida |
Administrative headquarters : | Apalachicola |
Address of the administrative headquarters: |
Franklin County Government 33 Market Street Apalachicola, FL 32320 |
Foundation : | February 8, 1832 |
Made up from: | Jackson County |
Area code : | 001 850 |
Demographics | |
Residents : | 11,549 (2010) |
Population density : | 8.2 inhabitants / km 2 |
geography | |
Total area : | 2687 km² |
Water surface : | 1277 km² |
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Website : www.franklincountyflorida.com |
The Franklin County is a county in the state of Florida of the United States . The county seat is Apalachicola .
history
Franklin County was founded on February 8, 1832 from parts of Jackson County and named after Benjamin Franklin .
Parts of the 1,936 designated National Forest Apalachicola National Forest extend County.
geography
The county covers an area of 2,687 square kilometers, of which 1,277 square kilometers are water. It is bordered by counties in a clockwise direction: Gulf County , Liberty County, and Wakulla Counties .
Demographic data
growth of population | |||
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Census | Residents | ± in% | |
1840 | 1030 | - | |
1850 | 1501 | 45.7% | |
1860 | 1904 | 26.8% | |
1870 | 1256 | -34% | |
1880 | 1791 | 42.6% | |
1890 | 3308 | 84.7% | |
1900 | 4890 | 47.8% | |
1910 | 5201 | 6.4% | |
1920 | 5318 | 2.2% | |
1930 | 6283 | 18.1% | |
1940 | 5991 | -4.6% | |
1950 | 5814 | -3% | |
1960 | 6576 | 13.1% | |
1970 | 7065 | 7.4% | |
1980 | 7661 | 8.4% | |
1990 | 8967 | 17% | |
2000 | 11,057 | 23.3% | |
2010 | 11,549 | 4.4% | |
Before 1900
1900–1990 2000 + 2010 |
As of the 2010 census , Franklin County had 11,549 people in 8,652 households. The population density was 8.2 inhabitants per square kilometer. Ethnically, the population was composed of 82.6% white, 13.8% African American , 0.5% Native American and 0.2% Asian Americans . 1.3% were members of other races and 1.7% of different races. 4.6% of the population was made up of Hispanics or Latinos .
In 2010 there were children under the age of 18 in 26.0% of all households and persons aged at least 65 years in 34.3% of all households. 64.0% of the households were family households (consisting of married couples with or without offspring or one parent with offspring). The average household size was 2.29 people and the average family size was 2.79 people.
18.8% of the population were younger than 20 years, 28.0% were 20 to 39 years old, 28.5% were 40 to 59 years old, and 24.7% were at least 60 years old. The mean age was 42 years. 57.6% of the population were male and 42.4% were female.
The median income for a household in the 37,428 USD , while 22.2% of the population lived below the poverty line.
In 2010, English was the first language of 93.10% of the population, 5.12% spoke Spanish and 1.78% had another mother tongue.
Places in Franklin County
Franklin County towns with 2010 census residents :
Cities :
- Apalachicola ( County Seat ) - 2,231 inhabitants
- Carrabelle - 2,778 inhabitants
- Eastpoint - 2,337 residents
The island of St. George Island , a barrier island in the Gulf of Mexico, received the status of a census-designated place on February 8, 2012 and had 706 inhabitants in 2013.
Individual evidence
- ↑ GNIS-ID: 306911. Retrieved on February 22, 2011 (English).
- ↑ US Census Bureau - Census of Population and Housing . Retrieved March 15, 2011
- ↑ Extract from Census.gov . Retrieved February 14, 2011
- ↑ Excerpt from census.gov (2000 + 2010) ( Memento of the original from July 10, 2011 on WebCite ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved March 31, 2012
- ^ Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2010 . United States Census Bureau . Retrieved February 28, 2014.
- ↑ Language distribution 2010 . Modern Language Association . Archived from the original on August 15, 2013. Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved February 28, 2014.
- ↑ Feature Query Results. Geographic Names Information System , accessed July 16, 2015 .
Web links
Coordinates: 29 ° 48 ′ N , 84 ° 49 ′ W