Franklin County, Vermont

Franklin County is a located in the  of. As of 2000, the population was 45,417. Its is.

Geography
According to the, the county has a total area of 1,792 (692 ). 1,650 km² (637 sq mi) of it is land and 142 km² (55 sq mi) of it (7.94%) is water.

Adjacent Counties

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Demographics
As of the of 2000, there were 45,417 people, 16,765 households, and 12,188 families residing in the county. The was 28/km² (71/sq mi). There were 19,191 housing units at an average density of 12/km² (30/sq mi). The racial makeup of the county was 96.06%, 0.30% or , 1.51% , 0.26% , 0.02% , 0.21% from , and 1.64% from two or more races. 0.59% of the population were or  of any race. 94.2% spoke and 4.8%  as a first language.

There were 16,765 households out of which 37.70% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 58.40% were living together, 9.90% had a female householder with no husband present, and 27.30% were non-families. 20.60% 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 2.67 and the average family size was 3.08.

In the county, the population was spread out with 28.10% under the age of 18, 7.00% from 18 to 24, 31.40% from 25 to 44, 22.50% 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 98.50 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 95.90 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $41,659, and the median income for a family was $46,733. Males had a median income of $32,009 versus $24,078 for females. The for the county was $17,816. About 7.00% of families and 9.00% of the population were below the, including 10.40% of those under age 18 and 10.30% of those age 65 or over.

History
Franklin County is one of several Vermont counties created from land ceded by the state of on,  when Vermont declared itself to be a distinct state from New York. The land originally was contested by, , and , but it remained undelineated until , when  established the boundary between New Hampshire and New York along the west bank of the , north of Massachusetts and south of the parallel of 45 degrees north latitude. New York assigned the land gained to. On, Albany County was partitioned to create  , and this situation remained until Vermont's independence from New York and Britain. However, this did not end the contest.

On, , as a result of the signing of the the Revolutionary War ended with Great Britain recognizing the independence of the United States. Vermont's border with Quebec was established at 45 degrees north latitude.

Cities, towns, and villages*
*  Villages are census divisions, but have no separate corporate existence from the towns they are in.
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