Franklin County, North Carolina

Franklin County is a located in the  of. As of 2000, the population was 47,260. Its is.

History
The county was formed in from the southern half of. It was named for.

In, parts of Franklin County, , and were combined to form.

Law and government
Franklin County is a member of the.

Education
Franklin County is home to the two-year Methodist-affiliated and to a satellite campus of.

Geography
According to the, the county has a total area of 1,281 (495 ). 1,274 km² (492 sq mi) of it is land and 7 km² (3 sq mi) of it (0.52%) is water.

Townships
The county is divided into ten : Cedar Rock, Cypress Creek, Dunn (not Bunn as many may think although the Town of Bunn is located within that township), Franklinton, Gold Mine, Harris, Hayesville, Louisburg, Sandy Creek, and Youngsville.

Adjacent Counties

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Demographics
As of the of 2000, there were 47,260 people, 17,843 households, and 12,882 families residing in the county. The was 37/km² (96/sq mi). There were 20,364 housing units at an average density of 16/km² (41/sq mi). The racial makeup of the county was 66.00%, 30.03% or , 0.44% , 0.30% , 0.04% , 2.29% from , and 0.91% from two or more races. 4.44% of the population were or  of any race.

There were 17,843 households out of which 33.50% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 54.50% were living together, 13.10% had a female householder with no husband present, and 27.80% were non-families. 23.50% of all households were made up of individuals and 8.40% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.58 and the average family size was 3.03.

In the county the population was spread out with 25.30% under the age of 18, 8.40% from 18 to 24, 32.40% from 25 to 44, 22.90% from 45 to 64, and 11.00% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females there were 97.40 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 95.40 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $38,968, and the median income for a family was $44,540. Males had a median income of $31,543 versus $24,568 for females. The for the county was $17,562. About 10.00% of families and 12.60% of the population were below the, including 16.10% of those under age 18 and 16.70% of those age 65 or over.