Franklin County, Maine

Franklin County is a located in the  of. As of 2000, the population was 29,467. Its is.

Geography
According to the, the county has a total area of 4,518 (1,744 ). 4,397 km² (1,698 sq mi) of it is land and 120 km² (46 sq mi) of it (2.67%) is water.

Adjacent counties

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Demographics
As of the of 2000, there were 29,467 people, 11,806 households, and 7,744 families residing in the county. The was 7/km² (17/sq mi). There were 19,159 housing units at an average density of 4/km² (11/sq mi). The racial makeup of the county was 97.96%, 0.24% or , 0.37% , 0.43% , 0.02% , 0.17% from , and 0.81% from two or more races. 0.54% of the population were or  of any race. 26.3% were of, 13.8% or American, 12.2% , 9.2% , 7.9% , and 5.3%  ancestry.

There were 11,806 households out of which 29.50% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 52.40% were living together, 9.20% had a female householder with no husband present, and 34.40% were non-families. 25.80% of all households were made up of individuals and 10.50% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.40 and the average family size was 2.88.

In the county the population was spread out with 23.50% under the age of 18, 11.10% from 18 to 24, 26.40% from 25 to 44, 24.80% from 45 to 64, and 14.20% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 93.40 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 89.20 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $31,459, and the median income for a family was $37,863. Males had a median income of $30,475 versus $20,442 for females. The for the county was $15,796. About 10.70% of families and 14.60% of the population were below the, including 17.90% of those under age 18 and 9.50% of those age 65 or over.

Cities and towns

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