Franklin County, Georgia

Franklin County is a located in the  of  and became Georgia's 9th county 1784 in honor of Ben Franklin and covered all of what would Banks, Barrow, Clarke, Jackson, Oconee, and Stephens counties, and parts of Gwinnett, Hall, Hart, and Madison counties, as well as three counties in South Carolina.. As of 2000, the population was 20,285. The 2005 Census Estimate shows a population of 21,590. The is.

Geography
According to the, the county has a total area of 690 (266 ). 682 km² (263 sq mi) of it is land and 8 km² (3 sq mi) of it (1.15%) is water.



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Adjacent Counties

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Demographics
As of the of 2000, there were 20,285 people, 7,888 households, and 5,695 families residing in the county. The was 30/km² (77/sq mi). There were 9,303 housing units at an average density of 14/km² (35/sq mi). The racial makeup of the county was 89.49%, 8.83% or , 0.21% , 0.25% , 0.02% , 0.41% from , and 0.78% from two or more races. 0.92% of the population were or  of any race.

There were 7,888 households out of which 31.10% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 57.20% were living together, 10.50% had a female householder with no husband present, and 27.80% were non-families. 24.60% of all households were made up of individuals and 11.60% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.50 and the average family size was 2.96.

In the county the population was spread out with 23.90% under the age of 18, 9.60% from 18 to 24, 27.30% from 25 to 44, 23.80% from 45 to 64, and 15.30% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 94.10 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 90.90 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $32,134, and the median income for a family was $38,463. Males had a median income of $29,474 versus $21,051 for females. The for the county was $15,767. About 11.00% of families and 13.90% of the population were below the, including 16.80% of those under age 18 and 18.50% of those age 65 or over.