Franklin County, Texas

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Franklin County is a county located in the U.S. state of Texas. As of 2000, the population is 9,458. Its county seat is Mount Vernon⁶. Although the origin of the county's name is not recorded, it is generally believed to have been named after Judge Benjamin C. Franklin. Franklin County is one of 46 prohibition or entirely dry counties in the state of Texas.

Contents 1 Geography 1.1 Major Highways 1.2 Adjacent counties 2 Demographics 3 Cities and towns 4 Education 5 See also 6 External links

[edit] Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 763 km² (295 mi²). 740 km² (286 mi²) of it is land and 24 km² (9 mi²) of it (3.09%) is water.

[edit] Major Highways

• Interstate 30
• U.S. Highway 67
• State Highway 37 (Texas)

[edit] Adjacent counties

• Red River County (north)
• Titus County (east)
• Camp County (southeast)
• Wood County (south)
• Hopkins County (west)
• Delta County (northwest)

[edit] Demographics

As of the census² of 2000, there were 9,458 people, 3,754 households, and 2,732 families residing in the county. The population density was 13/km² (33/mi²). There were 5,132 housing units at an average density of 7/km² (18/mi²). The racial makeup of the county was 89.19% White, 3.94% Black or African American, 0.63% Native American, 0.21% Asian, 5.14% from other races, and 0.88% from two or more races. 8.90% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

There were 3,754 households out of which 30.10% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 61.90% were married couples living together, 8.40% had a female householder with no husband present, and 27.20% were non-families. 24.60% of all households were made up of individuals and 12.80% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.48 and the average family size was 2.95.

In the county, the population was spread out with 24.30% under the age of 18, 7.30% from 18 to 24, 24.80% from 25 to 44, 25.00% from 45 to 64, and 18.50% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females there were 94.30 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 92.80 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $31,955, and the median income for a family was $37,064. Males had a median income of $28,806 versus $19,361 for females. The per capita income for the county was $17,563. About 12.50% of families and 15.60% of the population were below the poverty line, including 21.20% of those under age 18 and 12.30% of those age 65 or over.

[edit] Cities and towns

• Mount Vernon
• Winnsboro (mostly in Wood County)

[edit] Education

The following school districts serve Franklin County:

• Mount Vernon ISD
• Rivercrest ISD (partly in Red River, Titus counties)
• Saltillo ISD (mostly in Hopkins County)
• Sulphur Bluff ISD (mostly in Hopkins County)
• Winnsboro ISD (mostly in Wood County, small portion in Hopkins County)

[edit] See also

• Dry counties

[edit] External links

• Franklin County government's website
• Franklin County from the Handbook of Texas Online