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| Name | Franklin |
| Alt names | Franklin | source: Getty Vocabulary Program |
| Type | County |
| Coordinates | 34.367°N 83.2°W |
| Located in | Georgia, United States (1784 - ) |
| See also | Banks, Georgia, United States | Child county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990) | | Hall, Georgia, United States | Child county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990) | | Hart, Georgia, United States | Child county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990) | | Jackson, Georgia, United States | Child county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990) | | Madison, Georgia, United States | Child county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990) | | Stephens, Georgia, United States | Child county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990) |
- source: Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names
- source: Family History Library Catalog
- the text in this section is copied from an article in Wikipedia
Franklin County is a county located in the U.S. state of Georgia. It became Georgia's ninth county, incorporating on February 25, 1784, and was named in honor of patriot Benjamin Franklin. In its original form, it included all of the territory now in Banks, Barrow, Clarke, Jackson, Oconee and Stephens counties, and parts of the modern-day Gwinnett, Hall, Hart and Madison counties, as well as three counties that are now part of South Carolina. As of 2000, the population was 20,285. The 2007 Census Estimate shows a population of 21,793. The county seat is Carnesville.
Timeline
| Date | Event | Source
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| 1784 | County formed | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1786 | Land records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1786 | Probate records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1790 | First census | Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
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| 1798 | Court records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1806 | Marriage records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1910 | No significant boundary changes after this year | Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
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Population History
- source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
| Census Year | Population
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| 1790 | 1,041
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| 1800 | 6,859
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| 1810 | 10,815
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| 1820 | 9,040
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| 1830 | 10,107
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| 1840 | 9,886
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| 1850 | 11,513
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| 1860 | 7,393
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| 1870 | 7,893
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| 1880 | 11,453
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| 1890 | 14,670
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| 1900 | 17,700
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| 1910 | 17,894
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| 1920 | 19,957
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| 1930 | 15,902
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| 1940 | 15,612
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| 1950 | 14,446
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| 1960 | 13,274
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| 1970 | 12,784
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| 1980 | 15,185
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| 1990 | 16,650
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Research Tips
External links
www.rootsweb.com/~gafrankl/
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