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Name | Franklin |
Alt names | Franklin | source: Getty Vocabulary Program |
Type | County |
Coordinates | 31.467°N 90.883°W |
Located in | Mississippi, United States (1809 - ) |
See also | Adams, Mississippi, United States | Parent county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990) | | Lawrence, Mississippi, United States | Child county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990) | | Lincoln, Mississippi, United States | Child county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990) | | Marion, Mississippi, United States | Child county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990) | | Pike, Mississippi, 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 Mississippi. As of the 2010 census, the population was 8,118, making it the fourth-least populous county in Mississippi. Its county seat is Meadville. The county was formed on December 21, 1809, from portions of Adams County and named for Founding Father Benjamin Franklin. It is bisected by the Homochitto River, which runs diagonally through the county from northeast to southwest.
Timeline
Date | Event | Source
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1809 | County formed | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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1810 | First census | Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
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1825 | Marriage records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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1836 | Court records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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1842 | Land records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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1842 | Probate records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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1870 | 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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1810 | 2,016
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1820 | 3,821
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1830 | 4,622
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1840 | 4,775
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1850 | 5,904
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1860 | 8,265
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1870 | 7,498
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1880 | 9,729
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1890 | 10,424
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1900 | 13,678
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1910 | 15,193
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1920 | 14,156
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1930 | 12,268
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1940 | 12,504
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1950 | 10,929
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1960 | 9,286
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1970 | 8,011
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1980 | 8,208
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1990 | 8,377
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Research Tips
External links
www.rootsweb.com/~msfrankl/
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