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Line 1: {{Short description\|County in North Carolina, United States}} {{Distinguish\|Franklin, North Carolina}} {{Use mdy dates\|date=~~November~~April ~~2021~~2024}} {{Infobox U.S. county \| county = Franklin County Line 19: \| population_as_of = 2020 \| population_total = 68573 \| pop_est_as_of = ~~2022~~2023 \| population_est = ~~74539~~77001 \| population_density_sq_mi = 139.43 \| coordinates = {{coord\|36.~~088241~~09\|-78.~~28309\|format=dms\|display=inline,title~~28\|type:adm2nd_region:US-NC_source:~~UScensus2020gazetteer~~USCensusBureau2020gazetteerfiles\|display=inline,title}} \| 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 Line 30: }} '''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 Hill~~Cary, NC Combined Statistical Area]], which had aan estimated population of 2,~~106~~368,~~463~~947 in ~~2020~~2023.<ref name="PopEstCBSA">{{cite web \|~~title~~date=~~County~~March ~~Population~~14, ~~Totals~~2024 \|title=Metropolitan and ~~Components~~Micropolitan ofStatistical ~~Change~~Areas Population Totals: ~~2010-~~2020-2023 \|url=https://www.census.gov/data/tables/time-series/demo/popest/~~2010s-counties~~2020s-total-metro-and-micro-statistical-areas.html#v2023 \|access-date=~~2021-05-25~~March 15, 2024 \|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]], Population Division}}</ref> ==History== Line 38: ===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=== Line 65: \|author=Louisburg College \|author-link=Louisburg College \|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> <blockquote> <poem> Line 105 ⟶ 106: ===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 name="NCWRC Game Lands"/> * [[V.E. and Lydia H. Owens Recreational Park at Bull Creek]] Line 174 ⟶ 175: \|2010= 60619 \|2020= 68573 \|estyear=~~2022~~2023 \|estimate=~~74539~~77001 \|estref=<ref name="2020CensusQuickFacts"/> \|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 />1790–1960<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=~~U.S. Census Bureau~~ QuickFacts: Franklin County, North Carolina\|publisher=United States Census Bureau\|access-date=~~May~~March 3121, ~~2022~~2024}}</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 Line 219 ⟶ 221: ===2010 census=== 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 \|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. Line 233 ⟶ 235: ==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 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 Manager:''' Kim Denton * '''County Assistant ~~Manager~~Managers:''' William Doerfer and Ryan Preble * '''Commissioner (district 1):''' Kelli London * '''Commissioner (district 2):''' ~~Cedric~~Roxanne ~~K. Jones Sr.~~Bragg * '''Commissioner (district 3):''' James Mark Speed * '''Commissioner (district 4):''' David Bunn Line 262 ⟶ 264: \| <strong>Historical presidential election returns</strong> \|- \| {{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>}} <!-- PresRow should be {{PresRow\|Year\|Winning party\|GOP/Whig vote #\|Dem vote #\|3rd party vote #\|State}} --> {{PresRow\|2020\|Republican\|20,901\|15,879\|571\|North Carolina}} Line 299 ⟶ 301: ==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 ~~Charter~~charter ~~School~~school, opened in July 2015.~~[https://www.wakeprep.org/~~ Wake ~~Prep]~~Preparatory Academy, a ~~Charter~~charter ~~School~~school with an enrollment of 750, opened in 2022. ==Communities== Line 312 ⟶ 314: * [[Franklinton, North Carolina\|Franklinton]] * [[Louisburg, North Carolina\|Louisburg]] (county seat and largest community) * [[Wake Forest, North Carolina\|Wake Forest]] * [[Youngsville, North Carolina\|Youngsville]]