Franklin County, North Carolina

administration
US state :	North Carolina
Administrative headquarters :	Louisburg
Address of the administrative headquarters:	County Administration Building 113 Market Street Louisburg, NC 27549-2523
Foundation :	1779
Made up from:	Bute County
Area code :	001 919
Demographics
Residents :	47,260  (2000)
Population density :	37.1 inhabitants / km 2
geography
Total area :	1281 km²
Water surface :	7 km²
map
Website : www.co.franklin.nc.us

Franklin County is a county in the state of North Carolina in the United States . The administrative seat ( County Seat ) is Louisburg , which after Louis XVI. who was named King of France .

geography

The county is located northeast of the geographic center of North Carolina, is about 25 miles to the north from Virginia and has an area of ​​1,281 square kilometers, of which 7 square kilometers are water. It is bordered clockwise by the following counties: Warren Counties , Nash Counties , Wake Counties , Granville Counties , and Vance Counties .

Franklin County is divided into ten townships : Cedar Rock, Cypress Creek, Bunn, Franklinton, Gold Mine, Harris, Hayesville, Louisburg, Sandy Creek, and Youngsville.

history

Franklin County was formed in 1779 from parts of what was formerly Bute County. It was named after the politician Benjamin Franklin .

Laurel Mill and Col. Jordan Jones House (2012) is one of 39 entries for the county on the National Register of Historic Places .

39 buildings and sites in the county are registered in the National Register of Historic Places (as of March 2, 2018).

Demographic data

growth of population
Census	Residents		± in%
1790	7539		-
1800	8520		13%
1810	10.166		19.3%
1820	9741		-4.2%
1830	10,665		9.5%
1840	10,980		3%
1850	11,713		6.7%
1860	14,107		20.4%
1870	14,134		0.2%
1880	20,820		47.3%
1890	21,090		1.3%
1900	25,116		19.1%
1910	24,692		-1.7%
1920	26,667		8th %
1930	29,456		10.5%
1940	30,382		3.1%
1950	31,341		3.2%
1960	28,755		-8.3%
1970	26,820		-6.7%
1980	30,055		12.1%
1990	36,414		21.2%
2000	47,260		29.8%
Before 1900 1900-1990 2000

As of the 2000 census , Franklin County had 47,260 people in 17,843 households and 12,882 families. The population density was 37 people per square kilometer. The racial the population was composed of 66.00 percent white, 30.03 percent African American, 0.44 percent Native American, 0.30 percent Asian, 0.04 percent of residents from the Pacific island area and 2.29 percent from other ethnic groups Groups; 0.91 percent were descended from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race was 4.44 percent of the population.

Of the 17,843 households, 33.5 percent had children under the age of 18 living with them. 54.5 percent of these were married couples living together, 13.1 percent were single mothers and 27.8 percent were non-families. 23.5 percent were single households and 8.4 percent had people 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.58 and the average family size was 3.03.

25.3 percent of the population were under 18 years old. 8.4 percent between 18 and 24 years of age, 32.4 percent between 25 and 44 years of age, 22.9 percent between 45 and 64, and 11.0 percent were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For all females there were 97.4 males. For all women aged 18 or over there were 95.4 men.

The median income for a household in the county is $ 38,968, and the median income for a family is $ 44,540. Males had a median income of $ 31,543 versus $ 24,568 for females. The per capita income was $ 17,562. 12.6 percent of the population and 10.0 percent of families are below the poverty line. 16.1 percent of them are children and young people under 18 years of age and 16.7 percent are 65 years of age or older.

See also : List of Cities in North Carolina

Web links

Commons : Franklin County (North Carolina)  - Collection of pictures, videos, and audio files

Individual evidence

1. ↑ GNIS-ID: 1008553. Retrieved on February 22, 2011 (English). 
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. 105 .
3. ↑ Search mask database in the National Register Information System. National Park Service , accessed March 2, 2018.
4. ↑ US Census Bureau - Census of Population and Housing . Retrieved March 15, 2011
5. ↑ Extract from Census.gov . Retrieved February 20, 2011
6. ↑ Excerpt from factfinder.census.gov.Retrieved February 20, 2011
7. ^ Franklin County, North Carolina , 2000 census data sheet at factfinder.census.gov .

Coordinates: 36 ° 5 ′  N , 78 ° 17 ′  W