Franklin County, Idaho

administration
Franklin County Courthouse
US state :	Idaho
Administrative headquarters :	Preston
Address of the administrative headquarters:	County Courthouse 39 W. Oneida Street Preston, ID 83263-1232
Foundation :	January 30, 1913
Made up from:	Oneida County
Area code :	001 208
Demographics
Residents :	12,786 (2010)
Population density :	7.4 inhabitants / km ²
geography
Total area :	1731 km²
Water surface :	8 km²
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Franklin County is a county in the state of Idaho in the United States . The county seat is Preston .

geography

The county is located almost in the extreme southeast of Idaho, borders Utah to the south , is about 50 km from Wyoming to the east and has an area of 1731 square kilometers, of which eight square kilometers are water. It is bordered by counties in a clockwise direction: Oneida County , Bannock County , Caribou County, and Bear Lake Counties .

history

Franklin County was formed on January 30, 1913 from parts of Oneida County. It was named after the Mormon leader Franklin D. Richards .

Franklin County has a National Historic Landmark , the Bear River Massacre Site . 9 other structures and sites are on the National Register of Historic Places .

Demographic data

growth of population
Census	Residents	± in%
1920	8650	-
1930	9379	8.4%
1940	10,229	9.1%
1950	9867	-3.5%
1960	8467	-14.2%
1970	7373	-12.9%
1980	8895	20.6%
1990	9232	3.8%
2000	11,329	22.7%
2010	12,786	12.9%
1920–1990 2000 + 2010 Franklin County's age pyramid (as of 2000)

Monument to the battle on the Bear River during the Civil War , listed in the NRHP

As of the 2000 census , Franklin County had 11,329 people in 3,476 households and 2,874 families. The population density was 7 people per square kilometer. The racial the population was composed of 95.11 percent white, 0.11 percent African American, 0.29 percent Native American, 0.14 percent Asian, 0.04 percent of residents from the Pacific island area and 3.42 percent from other ethnic groups Groups; 0.89 percent were descended from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race was 5.22 percent of the population.

Of the 3,476 households, 48.0 percent had children under the age of 18 living with them. 73.6 percent of them were married couples living together. 5.8 percent were single mothers and 17.3 percent were non-families. 16.0 percent were single households and 8.9 percent had people 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.24 and the average family size was 3.64 people.

37.3 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 9.3 percent between 18 and 24 years, 24.2 percent between 25 and 44 years, 17.5 percent between 45 and 64 years. 11.7 percent were 65 years or older. The median age was 28 years. For every 100 females there were 99.4 males. For every 100 women aged 18 and over there were 98.3 men.

The median household income was 36,061 USD , and the median income for a family 40,185 USD. Males had a median income of $ 30,071 versus $ 21,077 for females. The per capita income was $ 13,702. 5.4 percent of families and 7.4 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.

Places in the county

Individual evidence

↑ GNIS-ID: 395585. Retrieved on February 22, 2011 (English).
↑ Search mask database in the National Register Information System. National Park Service , accessed August 25, 2017.
↑ Extract from Census.gov . Retrieved February 14, 2011
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