Franklin County, Virginia

Franklin County Courthouse
administration
US state :	Virginia
Administrative headquarters :	Rocky Mount
Address of the administrative headquarters:	County Courthouse 40E. Court Street Rocky Mount, VA 24151-1304
Foundation :	1785
Made up from:	Bedford County Henry County Patrick County
Area code :	001 540
Demographics
Residents :	56,159  (2010)
Population density :	31.3 inhabitants / km 2
geography
Total area :	1843 km²
Water surface :	50 km²
map
Website : www.franklincountyva.org

Franklin County is a county in the state of Virginia in the United States . At the 2000 census , the county had 47,286 people and a population density of 26 people per square kilometer. The county seat is Rocky Mount . The county is part of the dry counties , which means that the sale of alcohol is restricted or prohibited.

geography

Franklin County is located in central southwest Virginia, about 25 miles south of North Carolina , and covers an area of ​​1,843 square kilometers, of which 50 square kilometers are water. The county is divided into several districts: Blackwater, Blue Ridge, Boones Mill, Gills Creek, Rocky Mount, Snow Creek, Union Hall, Ferrum, Glade Hill, and Penhook.It is bordered clockwise by the following counties: Bedford County , Pittsylvania County , Henry County , Patrick County , Floyd County, and Roanoke County .

history

It was formed in 1785 from parts of Bedford County, Henry County, and Patrick County. It was named after one of the founding fathers of the United States Benjamin Franklin . The county was home to Confederate General Jubal Anderson Early and Booker T. Washington , a slave who would become one of the most important advocates of human rights. Posey Rorer , a major country musician, also hails from Franklin County.

Demographic data

Population development
Census	Residents		± in%
1790	6842		-
1800	9302		36%
1810	10,724		15.3%
1820	12,017		12.1%
1830	14,911		24.1%
1840	15,832		6.2%
1850	17,430		10.1%
1860	20,098		15.3%
1870	18,264		-9.1%
1880	25,084		37.3%
1890	24,985		-0.4%
1900	25,953		3.9%
1910	26,480		2%
1920	26,283		-0.7%
1930	24,337		-7.4%
1940	25,864		6.3%
1950	24,560		-5%
1960	25,925		5.6%
1970	26,858		3.6%
1980	35,740		33.1%
1990	39,549		10.7%
2000	47,286		19.6%
2010	56,159		18.8%
Before 1900 1900-1990 2000

Plaque at the Franklin County Courthouse to Jubal Anderson Early , Confederate General

Franklin County Age Pyramid

According to the 2000 census , Franklin County had 47,286 people in 18,963 households and 13,918 families. The population density was 26 inhabitants per square kilometer. The racial the population was composed of 88.95 percent white, 9.35 percent African American, 0.19 percent Native American, 0.36 percent Asian, 0.02 percent from the Pacific island area and 0.42 percent from other ethnic groups Groups; 0.71 percent were descended from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race was 1.21 percent of the population.

Of the 18,963 households, 29.1 percent had children and young people under the age of 18 living with them. 60.1 percent were married couples living together, 9.4 percent were single mothers, 26.6 percent were non-families, 22.6 percent were single households and 8.9 percent had people aged 65 years or over. The average household size was 2.44 and the average family size was 2.84 people.

For the entire county, the population was composed of 22.2 percent of residents under 18 years of age, 8.1 percent between 18 and 24 years of age, 28.2 percent between 25 and 44 years of age, 27.2 percent between 45 and 64 years of age 14.3 percent were 65 years of age or over. The average age was 40 years. For every 100 females there were 97.2 males. For every 100 women aged 18 or over there were statistically 96.3 men.

The median income for a household in the county is $ 38,056 , and the median income for a family is $ 45,163. Males had a median income of $ 29,807 versus $ 22,215 for females. The per capita income was $ 19,605. 7.3 percent of families and 9.7 percent of the population were below the poverty line. Of these, 12.7 percent were children or adolescents under 18 years of age and 9.8 percent were people over 65 years of age.

Individual evidence

1. ^ Franklin County in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey . Retrieved February 22, 2011
2. ^ US Census Bureau _ Census of Population and Housing . Retrieved February 28, 2011
3. ↑ Extract from Census.gov . Retrieved February 28, 2011
4. ↑ Excerpt from factfinder.census.gov.Retrieved February 28, 2011
5. ^ Franklin County, Virginia , 2000 census data sheet at factfinder.census.gov .

Web links

Commons : Franklin County, Virginia  - collection of pictures, videos, and audio files

Coordinates: 36 ° 59 ′  N , 79 ° 53 ′  W