Franklin County (Iowa)

The Franklin County is a county located in the U.S. state of Iowa. In the census in 2010, the County had 10,680 inhabitants and a population density of 7.1 inhabitants per square kilometer. The administrative headquarters ( County Seat) is Hampton.

Geography

The County is located in north-central Iowa, is located in the north about 80 miles from Minnesota and has an area of 1,510 square kilometers, of which one square kilometers of water surface. It is bordered by the following counties:

History

The Franklin County was formed on 15 January 1851 former parts of Chickasaw County. It was named after Benjamin Franklin (1706-1790), one of the founding fathers of the United States.

Demographic data

According to the census in 2010 lived in Franklin County 10,680 people in 4,098 households. The population density was 7.1 people per square kilometer.

The racial the population was composed of 93.6 percent white, 0.4 percent African American, 0.2 percent Native American, 0.3 percent Asian and other ethnic groups; 1.6 percent were descended from two or more races. Regardless of ethnicity were 11.3 percent of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race.

In the 4,098 households lived statistically 2.53 per person.

23.8 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 57.1 percent were between 18 and 64 and 19.1 percent were 65 years or older. 49.6 percent of the population was female.

The median income for a household was $ 46,082. The per capita income was $ 21,253. 10.2 percent of the population lived below the poverty line

Places in Franklin County

Citys

  • Ackley1
  • Alexander
  • Coulter
  • Dows2
  • Geneva
  • Hampton
  • Hansell
  • Latimer
  • Popejoy
  • Sheffield

Unincorporated communities

  • Bradford
  • Chapin

1 - partly in Hardin County 2 - partially in Wright County

Structure

The Franklin County is divided into 16 townships:

  • Geneva Township
  • Grant Township
  • Hamilton Township
  • Ingham Township
  • Lee Township
  • Marion Township
  • Morgan Township
  • Mott Township
  • Oakland Township
  • Osceola Township
  • Reeve Township
  • Richland Township
  • Ross Township
  • Scott Township
  • West Fork Township
  • Wisner Township

The cities of Hampton and Sheffield belong to any Township.

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