Franklin County, New York

Franklin County is a located in the  of. As of the, the population was 51,134. Its name is in honor of, a notable learned man of the eighteenth century in the. Its is.

Much of Franklin County is within the.

History
When counties were established in New York State in, the present Franklin County was part of. This was an enormous county, including the northern part of New York State as well as all of the present State of and, in theory, extending westward to the. This county was reduced in size on, by the creation of , and further on ,  by the creation of , both containing territory now in Vermont. On, , what was left of Albany County was split into three parts, one remaining under the name Albany County. One of the other pieces,, contained the eastern portion.

In, the name "Charlotte County" was changed to to honor , the  general and later.

In, was split off from Washington County. This was a much larger area than the present Clinton County, including several other counties or county parts of the present New York State.

Franklin County is part of of 1791.

In, Clinton County was reduced in size by the splitting off of. In, Clinton County was reduced in size by a part of Clinton and two other counties being taken to form the new.

In, Franklin County was split off from Clinton County.

Geography
Franklin County is in the northeastern part of New York State. The northern edge is the border with.

According to the, the county has a total area of 4,396 (1,697 ). 4,226 km² (1,631 sq mi) of it is land and 171 km² (66 sq mi) of it (3.89%) is water.

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Demographics
As of the of 2000, there were 51,134 people, 17,931 households, and 11,798 families residing in the county. The was 12/km² (31/sq mi). There were 23,936 housing units at an average density of 6/km² (15/sq mi). The racial makeup of the county was 84.03%, 6.63% or , 6.20% , 0.38% , 2.07% from , and 0.69% from two or more races. 4.01% of the population were or  of any race.

There were 17,931 households out of which 32.20% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 49.50% were living together, 11.10% had a female householder with no husband present, and 34.20% were non-families. 28.20% of all households were made up of individuals and 12.00% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.46 and the average family size was 3.00.

In the county the population was spread out with 22.80% under the age of 18, 9.50% from 18 to 24, 33.20% from 25 to 44, 21.80% from 45 to 64, and 12.80% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females there were 121.70 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 126.60 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $31,517, and the median income for a family was $38,472. Males had a median income of $29,376 versus $22,292 for females. The for the county was $15,888. About 10.10% of families and 14.60% of the population were below the, including 17.60% of those under age 18 and 13.90% of those age 65 or over.

With its sparsely populated nature, its local courts tend to be pretty quiet. The highways, prisons, and tourism, do create some work for the justices though.

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Education
Franklin County is home to. serves Franklin County, but is located just over the county line in.