Franklin County, Tennessee
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US state : | Tennessee |
Administrative headquarters : | Winchester |
Address of the administrative headquarters: |
County Courthouse 1 South Jefferson Street Winchester, TN 37398-2620 |
Foundation : | December 3, 1807 |
Made up from: |
Bedford County Warren County |
Area code : | 001 931 |
Demographics | |
Residents : | 41,052 (2010) |
Population density : | 28.6 inhabitants / km 2 |
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Total area : | 1491 km² |
Water surface : | 55 km² |
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Franklin County is a county in the state of Tennessee in the United States . The county seat is Winchester .
geography
The county is located in southern Tennessee, bordering Alabama and has an area of 1,491 square kilometers, of which 55 square kilometers are water. It is bordered clockwise by the following counties: Coffee County , Grundy County , Marion County , Jackson County, Alabama, Lincoln County, and Moore Counties .
Localities
- Belvidere (unincorporated)
- Cowan
- Decherd
- Estill Springs
- Huntland
- Monteagle 1
- Sewanee (unincorporated)
- Sherwood (unincorporated)
- Tullahoma 2
- Winchester
- 1 also extends into Grundy County and Marion County
- 2 is mostly in Coffee County
history
Franklin County was formed on December 3, 1807 from parts of Bedford County and Warren County. It was named after Benjamin Franklin , a founding father and signatory of the United States' Declaration of Independence .
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18 buildings and sites in the county are listed on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) (as of August 14, 2018).
Demographic data
Population development | |||
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Census | Residents | ± in% | |
1900 | 20,392 | - | |
1910 | 20,491 | 0.5% | |
1920 | 20,641 | 0.7% | |
1930 | 21,796 | 5.6% | |
1940 | 23,892 | 9.6% | |
1950 | 25,431 | 6.4% | |
1960 | 25,528 | 0.4% | |
1970 | 27,244 | 6.7% | |
1980 | 31,983 | 17.4% | |
1990 | 34,725 | 8.6% | |
2000 | 39,270 | 13.1% | |
2010 | 41,052 | 4.5% | |
1900-1990
2000 |
According to the 2000 census , Franklin County had 39,270 people in 15,003 households and 11,162 families. The population density was 27 people per square kilometer. The racial the population was composed of 92.20 percent white, 5.49 percent African American, 0.20 percent Native American, 0.41 percent Asian, 0.03 percent from the Pacific island area and 0.60 percent from other ethnic groups Groups; 1.06 percent were descended from two or more races. 1.58 percent of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.
Of the 15,003 households, 30.9 percent had children and young people under the age of 18 living with them. 60.1 percent were married couples living together, 10.4 percent were single mothers, and 25.6 percent were non-families. 22.6 percent were single households and 10.3 percent had people aged 65 or over. The average household size was 2.51 and the average household size was 2.92 people.
23.0 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 10.9 percent between 18 and 24, 26.4 percent between 25 and 44, 24.4 percent between 45 and 64 and 15.2 percent were older than 65. The median age was 38 years. Statistically, for every 100 females there were 94.8 males and for every 100 females aged 18 and over there were 92.8 males.
The median income for a household in the 36,044 USD , and the median income for a family was 42,279 USD. Males had a median income of $ 31,506 versus $ 21,479 for females. The per capita income was $ 17,987. 9.6 percent of families and 13.2 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.
See also
Individual evidence
- ^ Franklin County ( English ) In: Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey . Retrieved February 22, 2011.
- ↑ 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 .
- ↑ Search mask database in the National Register Information System. National Park Service , accessed August 14, 2018.
- ↑ Extract from Census.gov . Retrieved February 28, 2011
- ↑ Excerpt from factfinder.census.gov.Retrieved February 28, 2011
- ^ Franklin County, Tennessee , 2000 census datasheet at factfinder.census.gov .
Web links
Coordinates: 35 ° 9 ′ N , 86 ° 6 ′ W