Franklin County, Pennsylvania

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Franklin County is a county located in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania. As of 2000, the population was 129,313.

Franklin County was created on September 9, 1784 from part of Cumberland County and named in honor of Benjamin Franklin.

Its county seat is Chambersburg ⁶.

Contents

1 Geography

1.1 Adjacent counties

2 Demographics
3 Municipalities

3.1 Boroughs
3.2 Townships
3.3

4 Education

4.1 Public School Districts

5 External links

Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 2,001 km² (773 mi²). 1,999 km² (772 mi²) of it is land and 2 km² (1 mi²) of it (0.09%) is water.

Adjacent counties

Demographics

As of the census² of 2000, there were 129,313 people, 50,633 households, and 36,405 families residing in the county. The population density was 65/km² (168/mi²). There were 53,803 housing units at an average density of 27/km² (70/mi²). The racial makeup of the county was 95.33% White, 2.33% Black or African American, 0.15% Native American, 0.55% Asian, 0.03% Pacific Islander, 0.74% from other races, and 0.86% from two or more races. 1.75% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

A farm in Franklin County, Pennsylvania

There were 50,633 households out of which 30.80% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 60.00% were married couples living together, 8.20% had a female householder with no husband present, and 28.10% were non-families. 23.70% of all households were made up of individuals and 10.70% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.49 and the average family size was 2.94.

In the county, the population was spread out with 24.00% under the age of 18, 7.90% from 18 to 24, 28.20% from 25 to 44, 23.70% from 45 to 64, and 16.00% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 94.80 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 91.90 males.

Municipalities

Map of Franklin County, Pennsylvania with Municipal Labels showing Boroughs (red), Townships (white), and Census-designated places (blue).

Boroughs

Townships

Fayetteville
Guilford

Rouzerville
Wayne Heights

Map of Franklin County, Pennsylvania School Districts

Education

Public School Districts

Chambersburg Area School District
Fannett-Metal School District
Greencastle-Antrim School District
Shippensburg Area School District
Tuscarora School District
Waynesboro Area School District

External links

[Franklin County official website]

Municipalities and Communities of Franklin County, Pennsylvania (County Seat: Chambersburg)
Boroughs	Chambersburg \| Greencastle \| Mercersburg \| Mont Alto \| Orrstown \| Shippensburg \| Waynesboro
Townships	Antrim Twp. \| Fannett Twp. \| Greene Twp. \| Guilford Twp. \| Hamilton Twp. \| Letterkenny Twp. \| Lurgan Twp. \| Metal Twp. \| Montgomery Twp. \| Peters Twp. \| Quincy Twp. \| Southampton Twp. \| St. Thomas Twp. \| Warren Twp. \| Washington Twp.
Communities and CDPs	Fayetteville \| Guilford \| Rouzerville \| Wayne Heights

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