Franklin County, Washington

Franklin County is a located in the  of. In 2000, its population was 49,347. The county seat is at, which is also the county's largest city. It was named after.

Franklin County was formed out of on,.

Geography
According to the, the county has a total area of 3,277 (1,265 ). 3,218 km² (1,242 sq mi) of it is land and 59 km² (23 sq mi) of it (1.81%) is water.

Adjacent counties

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Demographics
As of the of 2000, there were 49,347 people, 14,840 households, and 11,604 families residing in the county. The was 15/km² (40/sq mi). There were 16,084 housing units at an average density of 5/km² (13/sq mi). The racial makeup of the county was 61.91%, 2.49% or , 0.73% , 1.62% , 0.12% , 28.98% from , and 4.14% from two or more races. 46.67% of the population were or  of any race. 9.7% were of, 6.7% or American and 6.2%  ancestry according to Census 2000. 55.8% spoke and 41.6%  as their first language.

There were 14,840 households out of which 45.00% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 60.80% were living together, 11.40% had a female householder with no husband present, and 21.80% were non-families. 17.80% of all households were made up of individuals and 7.30% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.26 and the average family size was 3.67.

In the county, the population was spread out with 34.60% under the age of 18, 10.90% from 18 to 24, 28.10% from 25 to 44, 17.90% from 45 to 64, and 8.50% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 28 years. For every 100 females there were 109.10 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 108.60 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $38,991, and the median income for a family was $41,967. Males had a median income of $32,209 versus $24,533 for females. The for the county was $15,459. About 15.50% of families and 19.20% of the population were below the, including 26.00% of those under age 18 and 7.70% of those age 65 or over.