Franklin County, North Carolina: Difference between revisions

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'''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 name="2020CensusQuickFacts"/> 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 20202023.<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>

* 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* 1754 – Creation of Bertie Precinct, Edgecombe County, & Granville County repealed by King George II, in Privy Council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]]

|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>

* [[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>

|estyear=20222023

|estimate=7453977001

|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 />1790–1960<ref>{{cite web|url=http://mapserver.lib.virginia.edu|title=Historical Census Browser|publisher=University of Virginia Library|access-date=January 14, 2015}}</ref> 1900–1990<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 />1990–2000<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<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> 2020<ref name="2020CensusQuickFacts">{{cite web|url= https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/fact/table/franklincountynorthcarolina|title=QuickFacts: Franklin County, North Carolina|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=MayMarch 3121, 20222024}}</ref>

|+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>

At 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> there were 60,619 people, 23,023 households, and 16,317 families residing in the county. The [[population density]] was {{convert|123|/mi2|/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.

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 Kevin White, who was elected in 2022.<ref name="FCSO">{{Cite web |title=Franklin County Sheriff's Office |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>

* '''County Assistant ManagerManagers:''' William Doerfer and Ryan Preble

* '''Commissioner (district 2):''' CedricRoxanne K. Jones Sr.Bragg

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[[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.