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{{Short description|County in North Carolina, United States}}
{{Distinguish|Franklin, North Carolina}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=NovemberApril 20212024}}
{{Infobox U.S. county
| county = Franklin County
| state = North Carolina
| ex image = Franklin County Courthouse NC 01.jpg
| ex image cap = Franklin County Courthouse in Louisburg
| seal = Franklin County, North Carolina seal.png
| founded = 1779
| named for = [[Benjamin Franklin]]
| seat wl = Louisburg
| largest city wl = Wake Forest = Louisburg
| city type = towncommunity
| area_total_sq_mi = 494.57
| area_land_sq_mi = 492491.80
| area_water_sq_mi = 2.877
| area percentage = 0.656
| population_as_of = 2020
| population_total = 68573
| pop_est_as_of = 20212023
| population_est = 7170377001
| population_density_sq_mi = 139.443
| coordinates = {{coord|36.09|-78.28|type:adm2nd_region:US-NC_source:USCensusBureau2020gazetteerfiles|display=inline,title}}
| web = www.franklincountync.gov
| web = www.franklincountync.gov
| motto = "''{{lang|la|Leges Juraque Vindicamus''}}" <small>([[Latin language|Latin]])</small><br />(We Defend Laws and Justice)<br />"A Research Triangle Region Community"
| district = 1st
| time zone = Eastern
| logo = Franklin County Logo.png
}}
 
'''Franklin County''' is a [[County (United States)|county]] located in the [[U.S. state]] of [[North Carolina]]. As of the [[2010 United States Census|2020 census]], the population was 68,573.<ref>{{Cite web |datename=May 31, 2022 |title=U.S. Census Bureau Quickfacts: Franklin County |url=https:"2020CensusQuickFacts"//www.census.gov/quickfacts/franklincountynorthcarolina |access-date=May 31, 2022 |website=U.S. Census Bureau}}</ref> Its [[county seat]] is [[Louisburg, North Carolina|Louisburg]].<ref name="GR6">{{cite web|url=http://www.naco.org/Counties/Pages/FindACounty.aspx |access-date=June 7, 2011-06-07 |title=Find a County |publisher=National Association of Counties |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110531210815/http://www.naco.org/Counties/Pages/FindACounty.aspx |archive-date=2011-05-May 31, 2011 }}</ref>
 
Franklin County is included in the [[Raleigh, North Carolina|Raleigh]]-[[Cary, North Carolina|Cary]], NC [[Metropolitan Statistical Area]], which is also included in the [[Research Triangle|Raleigh-Durham-Chapel HillCary, NC Combined Statistical Area]], which had aan estimated population of 2,106368,463947 in the 2020 census2023.<ref name="PopEstCBSA">{{cite web |titledate=CountyMarch Population14, Totals2024 |title=Metropolitan and ComponentsMicropolitan ofStatistical ChangeAreas Population Totals: 2010-2020-2023 |url=https://www.census.gov/data/tables/time-series/demo/popest/2010s-counties2020s-total-metro-and-micro-statistical-areas.html#v2023 |access-date=2021-05-25March 15, 2024 |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]], Population Division}}</ref>
 
==History==
The county was formed in 1779 from the southern half of [[Bute County, North Carolina|Bute County]]. It is named for [[Benjamin Franklin]].<ref>{{cite book | url=https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_9V1IAAAAMAAJ | title=The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States | publisher=Govt. Print. Off. | author=Gannett, Henry | year=1905 | pages=[https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_9V1IAAAAMAAJ/page/n120 131]}}</ref> It is a part of the [[Research Triangle]].
 
===County formation timeline===
* 1664 – [[Albemarle County, North Carolina|Albemarle County]] formed (original, extinct)
* 1668 – Albemarle County subdivided into Carteret, Berkeley, & Shaftesbury Precincts
* 1681 – Shaftesbury Precinct renamed Chowan Precinct
* 1722 – Bertie Precinct formed from Chowan Precinct
* 1739 – Bertie Precinct becomes [[Bertie County, North Carolina|Bertie County]]
* 1741 – [[Edgecombe County, North Carolina|Edgecombe County]] formed from Bertie County
* 1746 – [[Granville County, North Carolina|Granville County]] formed from Edgecombe County
* 1754 – Creation of Bertie Precinct, Edgecombe County, & Granville County repealed by King George II, in Privy Council
* 1756 – Bertie, Edgecombe, & Granville re-created
* 1764 – [[Bute County, North Carolina|Bute County]] (extinct) formed from Granville County
* 1779 – Franklin County formed from Bute County (extinct)
* 1787 – Franklin County gains land from [[Wake County, North Carolina|Wake County]]
* 1875 – Franklin County gains land from Granville County
* 1881 – Franklin County loses land to help form [[Vance County, North Carolina|Vance County]]
 
===School desegregation===
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|url=https://www.louisburg.edu/_resources/tar-river-center/pdfs-files/County-Schools-Fully-Desegregated.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181202155202/https://www.louisburg.edu/_resources/tar-river-center/pdfs-files/County-Schools-Fully-Desegregated.pdf |archive-date=December 2, 2018-12-02 |url-status=live}}</ref>
 
==County song==
The "Franklin County Song" was selected in a 1929 contest by the county historical association as the song most suitable for public occasions. The words were written by Fred U. Wolfe, an agriculture teacher at Gold Sand. Sung to the tune "Maryland, My Maryland" ("O Christmas Tree"), the song was incorporated in the Bicentennial programs of 1979. At the evening convocation of January 29, Mrs. Beth Norris announced to the audience that Wolfe (retired and residing in North, South Carolina) was aware his song was part of the program that night.<ref>Willard, George-Anne. Franklin County Sketchbook. Louisburg, NC: Franklin County-Louisburg Bicentenary Committee, 1982.</ref>
 
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==Geography==
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According to the [[U.S. Census Bureau]], the county has a total area of {{convert|494.57|sqmi}}, of which {{convert|492491.80|sqmi}} is land and {{convert|2.877|sqmi}} (0.656%) is water.<ref name="GR1">{{citeCite web |urldate=https://www.census.gov/geo/maps-data/data/docs/gazetteer/counties_list_37.txtAugust 23, 2022 |title=2020 County Gazetteer Files – North Carolina |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150112071425/http://wwwwww2.census.gov/geo/docs/maps-data/data/docs/gazetteer/counties_list_372020_Gazetteer/2020_gaz_counties_37.txt |url-status=dead |archiveaccess-date=JanuarySeptember 129, 20152023 |publisher=United States Census Bureau |access-date=January 14, 2015 |date=August 22, 2012 |title=2010 Census Gazetteer Files }}</ref>
 
===State and local protected areas===
* [[Sandy Creek Game Land]] (part)<ref name="NCWRC Game Lands">{{Cite web |title=NCWRC Game Lands |url=https://www.ncpaws.org/ncwrcmaps/gamelands |access-date=2023-03-March 30, 2023 |website=www.ncpaws.org}}</ref>
* [[Shocco Creek Game Land]] (part)<ref>{{Cite web |titlename="NCWRC Game Lands |url=https://www.ncpaws.org/ncwrcmaps/gamelands |access-date=2023-03-30 |website=www.ncpaws.org}}<"/ref>
* [[V.E. and Lydia H. Owens Recreational Park at Bull Creek]]
 
=== Major water bodies ===
* [[Buffalo Creek (North Carolina)|Buffalo Creek]]
* [[Camping Creek (North Carolina)|Camping Creek]]
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* [[Fishing Creek (North Carolina)|Fishing Creek]]
* [[Lake Royale, North Carolina|Lake Royale]]
* [[Little River (Neuse River tributary)|Little River]]
* [[Sandy Creek, North Carolina|Sandy Creek]]
* [[Shocco Creek (North Carolina)|Shocco Creek]]
* [[Tar River]]
 
=== Adjacent counties ===
* [[Warren County, North Carolina|Warren County]] -– northeast
* [[Vance County, North Carolina|Vance County]] -– north
* [[Granville County, North Carolina|Granville County]] -– northwest
* [[Wake County, North Carolina|Wake County]] -– southwest
* [[Johnston County, North Carolina|Johnston County]] -– south
* [[Nash County, North Carolina|Nash County]] -– east
 
===Major highways===
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=== Major infrastructure ===
* [[Triangle North Executive Airport]]
 
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|2010= 60619
|2020= 68573
|estyear=20212023▼
|estimate=7170377001
▲|estyear=2021
|estref=<ref name="2020CensusQuickFacts"/>
|estref=<ref name="USCensusEst2021">{{cite web|url= https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/franklincountynorthcarolina|title=U.S. Census Bureau QuickFacts: Franklin County, North Carolina.|publisher= www.census.gov.|access-date= May 31, 2022}}</ref>
|align-fn=center
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|title=U.S. Decennial Census|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=January 14, 2015}}</ref><br />1790-19601790–1960<ref>{{cite web|url=http://mapserver.lib.virginia.edu|title=Historical Census Browser|publisher=University of Virginia Library|access-date=January 14, 2015}}</ref> 1900-19901900–1990<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/population/cencounts/nc190090.txt|title=Population of Counties by Decennial Census: 1900 to 1990|publisher=United States Census Bureau|editor-last=Forstall|editor-first=Richard L.|date=March 27, 1995|access-date=January 14, 2015}}</ref><br />1990-20001990–2000<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/population/www/cen2000/briefs/phc-t4/tables/tab02.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100327165705/http://www.census.gov/population/www/cen2000/briefs/phc-t4/tables/tab02.pdf |archive-date=2010-03-March 27, 2010 |url-status=live|title=Census 2000 PHC-T-4. Ranking Tables for Counties: 1990 and 2000|publisher=United States Census Bureau|date=April 2, 2001|access-date=January 14, 2015}}</ref> 2010-2013<ref name="QF">{{cite web|title=State & County QuickFacts|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/all?q=Franklin%20County,%20North%20Carolina&g=1600000US3736513|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=February 18, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110606235648/http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/37/37069.html|archive-date=June 6, 2011}}</ref><br />2020<ref name="2020CensusQuickFacts">{{cite web|url= https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/fact/table/franklincountynorthcarolina|title=U.S. Census Bureau QuickFacts: Franklin County, North Carolina.|publisher=United www.census.gov.States Census Bureau|access-date=MayMarch 3121, 20222024}}</ref>
}}
 
===2020 census===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:right"
|+Franklin County racial composition<ref>{{Cite web|title=Explore Census Data|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?g=0500000US37069&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2|access-date=2021-12-December 23, 2021|website=data.census.gov}}</ref>
!scope="col"| Race
!scope="col"| Number
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| 10.15%
|}
 
As of the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]], there were 68,573 people, 26,720 households, and 20,443 families residing in the county.
 
===2010 census===
As ofAt the [[2010 United States census|2010 census]],<ref name="GR2">{{cite web |url=https://www.census.gov |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date=2015-01-January 17, 2015 |title=U.S. Census website }}</ref> of 2010, there were 60,619 people, 23,023 households, and 16,317 families residing in the county. The [[population density]] was {{convert|123 people per square mile (47|/km<sup>2<mi2|/sup>)km2|disp=preunit|people&nbsp;|people}}. The racial makeup of the county was 66.0% [[Race (United States Census)|White]], 26.7% [[Race (United States Census)|Black]] or [[Race (United States Census)|African American]], 0.5% [[Race (United States Census)|Native American]], 0.5% [[Race (United States Census)|Asian]], 0.0% [[Race (United States Census)|Pacific Islander]], 4.4% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 1.8% from two or more races. 7.9% of the population were [[Race (United States Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Race (United States Census)|Latino]] of any race.
 
There were 23,023 households, out of which 30.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 52.3% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 13.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 29.1% were non-families. 24.2% of all households were made up of individuals, and 8.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.56 and the average family size was 3.04.
 
In the county, the population was spread out, with 27.3% under the age of 20, 5.5% from 20 to 24, 26.2% from 25 to 44, 28.5% from 45 to 64, and 12.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39.1 years. For every 100 females there were 99.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 97.0 males.
 
The median income for a household in the county was $41,696, and the median income for a family was $51,353. Males had a median income of $41,025 versus $34,562 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the county was $21,399. About 12.3% of families and 16.1% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 20.6% of those under age 18 and 13.7% of those age 65 or over.
 
===Housing===
There were 26,577 housing units at an average density of {{convert|54 per square mile (21|/km<sup>2<mi2|/sup>)km2|disp=preunit|units&nbsp;|units|}}. 13.4% of housing units were vacant.
 
There were 23,023 occupied housing units in the town. 17,029 were owner-occupied units (74.0%), while 5,994 were renter-occupied (26.0%). The homeowner vacancy rate was 2.4% of total units. The rental unit vacancy rate was 7.6%.<ref name="GR2" />
 
==Law and government==
Franklin County is governed by an appointed [[county executive|county manager]] and a seven-member [[county commission|Board of Commissioners]] who are elected in staggered four-year terms. Five are chosen by district and the other two at-large.<ref name="COMMISSIONERS">[http://www.franklincountync.us/commissioners Franklin County, North Carolina (Commissioners)] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161118030803/http://www.franklincountync.us/commissioners |date=November 18, 2016 }}, Retrieved Nov.November 3, 2015.</ref> Additional county officials who are elected include [[Sheriff]], [[Register of Deeds]], [[Board of Education]] and [[court clerk|Clerk of Superior Court]].<ref name="SERVICES">[http://www.franklincountync.us/services Franklin County, North Carolina (Services)], Retrieved Nov.November 3, 2015.</ref>
 
Franklin County is patrolled by the Franklin County Sheriff's Office located in Louisburg. The current sheriff is KentKevin WinsteadWhite, who was elected in 20142022.<ref name="FCSO">[http://www.fcsonc.org/{{Cite web |title=Franklin County Sheriff's Office], Retrieved Nov|url=https://www.fcsonc.org/ |access-date=November 3, 2015 |website=www.fcsonc.org |language=en}}</ref> [[Bunn, North Carolina|Bunn]], [[Franklinton, North Carolina|Franklinton]], Louisburg and [[Youngsville, North Carolina|Youngsville]] have their own municipal police departments, regulated by the respective town governments. The community of [[Lake Royale, North Carolina|Lake Royale]] near Bunn also has its own police department.<ref name="LRPD">[http://www.lakeroyalepolice.org/ Lake Royale Police Department], Retrieved Nov.November 3, 2015.</ref> Franklin County also is covered by Troop C, District IV of the [[North Carolina Highway Patrol]], located in [[Henderson, North Carolina]].<ref name="NCDPS">[https://www.ncdps.gov/Index2.cfm?a=000003,000014,001841,000745,000749 North Carolina Department of Public Safety, Troop C - Raleigh] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151125233424/https://www.ncdps.gov/Index2.cfm?a=000003,000014,001841,000745,000749 |date=2015-11-November 25, 2015 }}, Retrieved Nov.November 4, 2015.</ref>▼
 
Franklin County is a member of the [[Councils of governments in North Carolina|Kerr-Tar Regional Council of Governments]].<ref name="KTRCOC">[http://www.kerrtarcog.org/ Kerr-Tar Regional Council of Governments], Retrieved Nov.November 4, 2015.</ref>▼
 
▲Franklin County is patrolled by the Franklin County Sheriff's Office located in Louisburg. The current sheriff is Kent Winstead, who was elected in 2014.<ref name="FCSO">[http://www.fcsonc.org/ Franklin County Sheriff's Office], Retrieved Nov. 3, 2015.</ref> [[Bunn, North Carolina|Bunn]], [[Franklinton, North Carolina|Franklinton]], Louisburg and [[Youngsville, North Carolina|Youngsville]] have their own municipal police departments, regulated by the respective town governments. The community of [[Lake Royale, North Carolina|Lake Royale]] near Bunn also has its own police department.<ref name="LRPD">[http://www.lakeroyalepolice.org/ Lake Royale Police Department], Retrieved Nov. 3, 2015.</ref> Franklin County also is covered by Troop C, District IV of the [[North Carolina Highway Patrol]], located in [[Henderson, North Carolina]].<ref name="NCDPS">[https://www.ncdps.gov/Index2.cfm?a=000003,000014,001841,000745,000749 North Carolina Department of Public Safety, Troop C - Raleigh] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151125233424/https://www.ncdps.gov/Index2.cfm?a=000003,000014,001841,000745,000749 |date=2015-11-25 }}, Retrieved Nov. 4, 2015.</ref>
* '''County Manager:''' Kim Denton
* '''County Assistant ManagerManagers:''' William Doerfer and Ryan Preble
* '''Commissioner [District(district 1]):''' Kelli London
* '''Commissioner [District(district 2]):''' CedricRoxanne K. Jones Sr.Bragg
* '''Commissioner [District(district 3]):''' James Mark Speed
* '''Commissioner [District(district 4]):''' David Bunn
* '''Commissioner [District(district 5]):''' Michael Schriver
* '''Commissioner [At(at-Large]large):''' Harry L. Foy Jr.
* '''Commissioner [At(at-Large]large):''' Danny Pearce
* '''Clerk to the Board:''' Kristen G. King
* '''Sheriff:''' KentKevin WinsteadWhite
* '''Clerk of Superior Court:''' Shelley Dickerson
* '''Register of Deeds:''' Brandi Brinson
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* '''Public Information Officer:''' James Hicks
 
=== Politics ===▼
 
▲Franklin County is a member of the [[Kerr-Tar Regional Council of Governments]].<ref name="KTRCOC">[http://www.kerrtarcog.org/ Kerr-Tar Regional Council of Governments], Retrieved Nov. 4, 2015.</ref>
 
▲=== Politics ===
{{multiple image| align = right| total_width = 300| image1 = Franklin County Democratic Party headquarters.jpg| width1 = 290 | height1 = 290| image2 = Franklin County Republican Headquarters.jpg| width2 = 290 | height2 = 290| footer= County political party headquarters in Louisburg}}
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| <strong>Historical presidential election returns</strong>
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| {{PresHead|place=Franklin County, North Carolina|whig=no|source1=<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS|title=Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections|last=Leip|first=David|website=uselectionatlas.org|access-date=2018-03-March 15, 2018}}</ref>}}
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{{PresRow|2020|Republican|20,901|15,879|571|North Carolina}}
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==Education==
[[Franklin County Schools (North Carolina)|Franklin County Schools]] operates 16 schools throughout the county, ranging from [[pre-kindergarten]] through twelfth grade. They include four high schools, four middle schools and eight elementary schools.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Franklin County Schools / Homepage |url=https://www.fcschools.net/http%3A%2F%2Fwww.fcschools.net%2Fdefault.aspx%3FPageID%3D1 |access-date=2022-05-May 25, 2022 |website=www.fcschools.net |language=en}}</ref>
 
Franklin County is home to the two-year Methodist-affiliated [[Louisburg College]] and to a satellite campus of [[Vance-Granville Community College]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Home - Louisburg College |url=https://www.louisburg.edu/ |access-date=2022-05-May 25, 2022 |website=www.louisburg.edu}}</ref>
 
[http://www.youngsvilleacademy.org Youngsville Academy], a college-preparatory, tuition-free Chartercharter Schoolschool, opened in July 2015.[https://www.wakeprep.org/ Wake Prep]Preparatory Academy, a Chartercharter Schoolschool with an enrollment of 750, opened in 2022.
 
==Communities==
[[ImageFile:Map of Franklin County North Carolina With Municipal and Township Labels.PNG|thumb|300px|Map of Franklin County, Northwith Carolina With Municipalmunicipal and Townshiptownship Labelslabels]]
 
===Towns===
* [[Bunn, North Carolina|Bunn]]
* [[Franklinton, North Carolina|Franklinton]]
* [[Louisburg, North Carolina|Louisburg]] (county seat and largest community)
* [[Wake Forest, North Carolina|Wake Forest]]
* [[Youngsville, North Carolina|Youngsville]]
 
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* [http://www.fcsonc.org/ Franklin County Sheriff's Office]
* [http://www.fcschools.net/ Franklin County Schools]
* [http://www.FCNO.us/ ''Franklin County News Online'' newspaper]
* [http://www.wakeweekly.com/ ''Wake Weekly'' newspaper]
 
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