Franklin County (Georgia)
The Franklin County is a county located in the state of Georgia in the United States. Administrative office ( County Seat) is Carnesville.
Geography
The County is located in the north of Georgia, bordered on the northeast by South Carolina and has an area of 690 square kilometers, of which eight square kilometers of water surface are bordered clockwise to the following counties: Hart County, Madison County, Banks County and Stephens County.
History
Franklin County was formed as a ninth county in Georgia as original County on February 25, 1784. It was named after Benjamin Franklin. From the Franklin County later went forth: the Banks County, Barrow County, the, the Clarke County, the Jackson County, the Oconee County, Stephens County and parts of Gwinnett County, Hall County, Hart County and Madison County.
Demographic data
1900-1990 2000 2010
According to the census of 2000, there were 20 285 people in Franklin County. Of these, 590 people were living in collective centers, the other residents living in 7,888 households and 5,695 families. The population density was 30 people per square kilometer. The racial the population was made up of 89.49 percent White, 8.83 percent African American, 0.21 percent Native American, 0.25 percent Asian, 0.02 percent of residents from the Pacific Islander and 0.41 percent from other races groups; 0.78 percent were descended from two or more races. 0.92 percent of the total population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.
Of the 7,888 households out of which 31.1 percent have children under the age of 18 living with them. 57.2 percent were married couples living together, 10.5 percent were single mothers and 27.8 percent were non-families. 24.6 percent of all households and 11.6 percent lived in people aged 65 years or older. The average household size was 2.50 and the average family size was 2.96.
23.9 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 9.6 percent between 18 to 24, 27.3 percent between 25 and 44, 23.8 percent between 45 and 64 and 15.3 percent were 65 years or older. The average age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 94.1 males statistically every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 90.9 males.
The median income for a household was $ 32,134, and the median income for a family $ 38,463. Males had a median income of $ 29,474, women $ 21,051. The per capita income was $ 15,767. 11.0 percent of families and 13.9 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.
Places in Franklin County
- Ashland
- Canon
- Carnesville
- Cromer
- Erastus
- Fairview
- Franklin Springs
- Gumlog
- Lavonia
- Parham
- Plainview
- Poplar Grove
- Red Hill
- Royston
- Sandy Cross
- Unity
- Vandiver
- Whitworth