Franklin County, Kansas

Franklin County (county code FR) is a located in , in the. The county's population—one of the fastest growing in the state of Kansas—was estimated to be 26,513 in the year 2006. Its and most populous city is. The county is a part of the.

History
Franklin County was created in as one of the original counties of the. The county was named in honor of.

Geography
According to the, the county has a total area of 1,494 (577 ), of which 1,486 km² (574 sq mi) is land and 7 km² (3 sq mi), or 0.49%, is water.

Adjacent counties

 * (north)
 * (northeast)
 * (east)
 * (southeast)
 * (south)
 * (southwest)
 * (west)

Demographics
Franklin County's population was estimated to be 26,513 in the year 2006, an increase of 1639, or +6.6%, over the previous six years; it has the fifth fastest growing population in the state.

As of the, there were 24,784 people, 9,452 households, and 6,720 families residing in the county. The was 17/km² (43/sq mi). There were 10,229 housing units at an average density of 7/km² (18/sq mi). The of the county was 95.05%, 1.21%  or , 0.94% , 0.31% , 0.78% from other races, and 1.71% from. or of any race were 2.62% of the population.



There were 9,452 s out of which 34.70% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 58.10% were living together, 8.90% had a female householder with no husband present, and 28.90% were non-families. 24.80% of all households were made up of individuals and 11.30% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.56 and the average family size was 3.04.

In the county the population was spread out with 27.50% under the age of 18, 8.90% from 18 to 24, 28.30% from 25 to 44, 21.20% from 45 to 64, and 14.00% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females there were 98.30 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 94.10 males.

The in the county was $39,052, and the median income for a family was $45,197. Males had a median income of $31,223 versus $22,992 for females. The for the county was $17,311. About 5.60% of families and 7.70% of the population were below the, including 8.40% of those under age 18 and 7.30% of those age 65 or over.

Notable natives

 * ,, who grew up in Ottawa.

Incorporated cities
Name and population (2005 estimate):
 * , 12,597 (county seat)
 * , 1,631
 * , 942
 * , 514
 * , 359
 * , 327
 * , 259
 * , 245

Unincorporated places

 * Centropolis
 * Homewood
 * LeLoup
 * Peoria
 * Richter

Townships
Franklin County is divided into sixteen. The city of is considered governmentally independent and is excluded from the census figures for the townships. In the following table, the population center is the largest city (or cities) included in that township's population total, if it is of a significant size.

Unified school districts

 * West Franklin USD 287 (Web site)
 * Central Heights USD 288 (Web site)
 * Wellsville USD 289 (Web site)
 * Ottawa USD 290 (Web site)

Colleges and universities

 * , Ottawa
 * (branch campus), Ottawa