Franklinton (North Carolina)

Franklin County

37-24720

Franklinton is a town in Franklin County, North Carolina, United States.

Geography

Franklinton is located in the northern part of the U.S. state of North Carolina, 40 kilometers north of Raleigh, the capital of North Carolina. The metropolitan area is 2.9 km ².

Demographics

In 2000, Franklinton had 1,745 inhabitants in 722 households, where the population density was 607.0 / km ². 57.08 % of the population of European descent, 40.68 % African American and 2.01 Latino of any race. The proportion of Native Americans is 0.06 % and that of residents with Asian Ethnicity 0.17 %. The median income for a household in Franklinton was $ 28,571 and for a family is $ 34,412. The income of a man lying an average of $ 5,000 over that of a woman. 14.8 % of families and 19.6 % of the population lived below the poverty line.

Miscellaneous

The largest employer in the city is the Danish company Novozymes, a company in the field of bio-industry. Is named the city after Benjamin Franklin.