Franklin County (Ohio)

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Franklin County Courthouse
Franklin County Courthouse
administration
US state : Ohio
Administrative headquarters : Columbus
Address of the
administrative headquarters: 		County Courthouse
373 South High Street
Columbus, OH 43215-4591
Foundation : March 30, 1803
Made up from: Ross County
Area code : 001 614
Demographics
Residents : 1,163,414  (2010)
Population density : 843.7 inhabitants / km 2
geography
Total area : 1408 km²
Water surface : 29 km²
map
Map of Franklin County within Ohio
Website : www.co.franklin.oh.us

Franklin County is a county in the US state of Ohio in the United States . The county seat is Columbus , which is also the capital of Ohio.

geography

The county is located a few miles southwest of the geographic center of Ohio and has an area of ​​1,407 square kilometers, of which nine square kilometers are water. It is bordered clockwise by the following counties: Delaware County , Licking County , Fairfield County , Pickaway County , Madison County, and Union County .

history

Benjamin Franklin

Franklin County was formed on March 30, 1803 from parts of Ross County. It was named after Benjamin Franklin , a North American publisher , statesman, writer , scientist , inventor , natural philosopher, and freemason . He is also considered to be one of the founding fathers of the United States .

Ohio Statehouse (2004)

Three places in the county have National Historic Landmark status , the Ohio Statehouse , the Ohio Theater, and the Captain Edward V. Rickenbacker House . 319 structures and sites in the county are on the National Register of Historic Places (as of April 13, 2018).

Demographic data

growth of population
Census Residents ± in%
1810 3486 -
1820 10,292 195.2%
1830 14,741 43.2%
1840 25,049 69.9%
1850 42,909 71.3%
1860 50,361 17.4%
1870 63,019 25.1%
1880 86,797 37.7%
1890 124.087 43%
1900 164,460 32.5%
1910 221,567 34.7%
1920 283,951 28.2%
1930 361.055 27.2%
1940 388.712 7.7%
1950 503.410 29.5%
1960 682.962 35.7%
1970 833.249 22%
1980 869.132 4.3%
1990 961.437 10.6%
2000 1,068,978 11.2%
2010 1,163,414 8.8%
Before 1900

1900–1990 2000 2010

Franklin County Age Pyramid

As of the 2000 census , Franklin County had 1,068,978 people in 438,778 households and 263,705 families. The population density was 765 inhabitants per square kilometer. The racial the population was composed of 75.48 percent white, 17.89 percent African American, 0.27 percent Native American, 3.07 percent Asian, 0.04 percent from the Pacific island area and 1.03 percent from other ethnic groups Groups; 2.23 percent were descended from two or more races. 2.27 percent of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

Of the 438,778 households, 30.4 percent had children and young people under the age of 18 living with them. 43.0 percent were married couples living together, 13.0 percent were single mothers, 39.9 percent were non-families, 30.9 percent were single households, and 7.4 percent had people aged 65 or over. The average household size was 2.39 and the average family size was 3.03.

For the entire county, the population was composed of 25.1 percent of residents under the age of 18, 11.7 percent between 18 and 24 years of age, 33.3 percent between 25 and 44 years of age, and 20.1 percent between 45 and 64 years of age 9.8 percent were 65 years of age or over. The median age was 32 years. For every 100 females there were 94.5 males. For every 100 women aged 18 or over, there were 91.5 men statistically.

The median income for a household in the 42,734 USD , and the median income for a family was 53,905 USD. Males had a median income of $ 37,672 versus $ 29,856 for females. The per capita income was $ 23,059. 8.2 percent of families and 11.6 percent of the population were below the poverty line. Of these, 14.2 percent were children or adolescents under 18 years of age and 8.6 percent were people over 65 years of age.

Cities

Franklin County currently consists of 16 cities, 9 villages and 17 townships .

Cities

Villages

Townships

Census-Designated Places

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Ohio County Profiles: Franklin County (PDF) Ohio Department of Development. Archived from the original on June 21, 2007. 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 April 28, 2007. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.odod.state.oh.us
  2. ^ Franklin County in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey . Retrieved February 22, 2011
  3. ↑ 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 , pp. 105 f.
  4. ↑ Listing of National Historic Landmarks by State: Ohio . National Park Service , accessed April 13, 2018.
  5. ↑ Search mask database in the National Register Information System. National Park Service , accessed April 13, 2018.
  6. ^ US Census Bureau _ Census of Population and Housing . Retrieved February 17, 2011
  7. ↑ Extract from Census.gov . Retrieved February 21, 2011
  8. ↑ Excerpt from factfinder.census.gov.Retrieved February 21, 2011
  9. ↑ United States Census 2010.Retrieved March 31, 2016
  10. ^ Franklin County, Ohio , 2000 census data sheet at factfinder.census.gov .
  11. ↑ Archive link ( Memento of the original from February 6, 2015 in the Internet Archive ) 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.  @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / development.franklincountyohio.gov

Web links

Commons : Franklin County, Ohio  - Collection of Pictures, Videos, and Audio Files

Coordinates: 40 ° 1 ′  N , 83 ° 0 ′  W