Franklin County, Alabama

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Franklin County is a county of the U.S. state of Alabama. Its name is in honor of Benjamin Franklin, famous statesman, scientist, and printer. As of 2000 the population was 31,223. Its county seat is Russellville and it's a prohibition or dry county.

Contents

1 History
2 Geography

2.1 Adjacent Counties

3 Demographics
4 Cities and towns
5 See also

History

Franklin County was established on February 6, 1818.

Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 1,674 km² (647 mi²). 1,646 km² (636 mi²) of it is land and 28 km² (11 mi²) of it (1.68%) is water.

Adjacent Counties

Colbert County (north)
Lawrence County (east)
Winston County (southeast)
Marion County (south)
Itawamba County, Mississippi (southwest)
Tishomingo County, Mississippi (northwest)

Demographics

As of the census² of 2000, there were 31,223 people, 12,259 households, and 8,949 families residing in the county. The population density was 19/km² (49/mi²). There were 13,749 housing units at an average density of 8/km² (22/mi²). The racial makeup of the county was 89.68% White, 4.21% Black or African American, 0.33% Native American, 0.11% Asian, 0.10% Pacific Islander, 4.62% from other races, and 0.96% from two or more races. 7.42% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

There were 12,259 households out of which 32.50% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 59.20% were married couples living together, 10.40% had a female householder with no husband present, and 27.00% were non-families. 24.50% of all households were made up of individuals and 12.10% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.51 and the average family size was 2.97.

In the county the population was spread out with 24.50% under the age of 18, 9.20% from 18 to 24, 28.00% from 25 to 44, 23.40% from 45 to 64, and 14.90% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females there were 96.40 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 92.80 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $27,177, and the median income for a family was $34,274. Males had a median income of $27,497 versus $18,631 for females. The per capita income for the county was $14,814. About 15.20% of families and 18.90% of the population were below the poverty line, including 24.60% of those under age 18 and 24.10% of those age 65 or over.

Cities and towns