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- 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 South Central Pennsylvania; it lies to a large extent within the Cumberland Valley. Originally part of Lancaster County (1729), then Cumberland County (1750), Franklin County became an independent jurisdiction on September 9, 1784, named in honor of Founding Father Benjamin Franklin. The population of the county as of the 2010 census is 149,618. The entire county of Franklin makes up the Chambersburg, PA Micropolitan Statistical Area.
Timeline
Population History
- source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
| Census Year | Population
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| 1790 | 15,655
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| 1800 | 19,638
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| 1810 | 23,083
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| 1820 | 31,892
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| 1830 | 35,037
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| 1840 | 37,793
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| 1850 | 39,904
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| 1860 | 42,126
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| 1870 | 45,365
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| 1880 | 49,855
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| 1890 | 51,433
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| 1900 | 54,902
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| 1910 | 59,775
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| 1920 | 62,275
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| 1930 | 65,010
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| 1940 | 69,378
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| 1950 | 75,927
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| 1960 | 88,172
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| 1970 | 100,833
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| 1980 | 113,629
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| 1990 | 121,082
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Research Tips
External links
- Outstanding guide to Franklin County family history and genealogy resources (FamilySearch Research Wiki). Birth, marriage, and death records, censuses, wills, deeds, county histories, cemeteries, churches, newspapers, libraries, and genealogical societies.
- www.franklinco.pa.net/
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