Franklin, Louisiana
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The small city of Franklin is the parish seat of St. Mary Parish, in the US state of Louisiana. The population was 8,354 at the 2000 census.
Geography
Franklin is located at (29.791759, -91.508253)[Geographic references#1GR1].
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 27.2 km² (10.5 mi²). 26.8 km² (10.4 mi²) of it is land and 0.3 km² (0.1 mi²) of it (1.24%) is water.
Demographics
As of the census[Geographic references#2GR2] of 2000, there were 8,354 people, 3,026 households, and 2,181 families residing in the city. The population density was 311.3/km² (806.5/mi²). There were 3,352 housing units at an average density of 124.9/km² (323.6/mi²). The racial makeup of the city was 47.47% White, 50.00% African American, 0.63% Native American, 0.31% Asian, 0.30% from other races, and 1.28% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.79% of the population.There were 3,026 households out of which 36.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 44.5% were married couples living together, 22.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 27.9% were non-families. 25.1% of all households were made up of individuals and 11.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.72 and the average family size was 3.26.
In the city the population was spread out with 30.4% under the age of 18, 8.0% from 18 to 24, 26.4% from 25 to 44, 21.8% from 45 to 64, and 13.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females there were 81.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 77.6 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $24,844, and the median income for a family was $30,625. Males had a median income of $32,188 versus $16,935 for females. The per capita income for the city was $12,943. About 24.5% of families and 27.6% of the population were below the poverty line, including 41.6% of those under age 18 and 15.6% of those age 65 or over.
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