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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 the U.S. state of Texas. As of the 2010 census, its population was 10,605. Although the origin of the county's name is not recorded, it is generally believed to have been named after Judge Benjamin C. Franklin, the first appointed justice in the Republic of Texas. Franklin County is one of 30 prohibition, or entirely dry, counties in the state of Texas. Its seat is Mount Vernon.
Franklin County is represented in the Texas House of Representatives by the Republican Erwin Cain of Sulphur Springs, Texas.
Timeline
| Date | Event | Source
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| 1841 | Land records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1875 | County formed | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1875 | Court records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1875 | Marriage records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1875 | Probate records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1880 | First census | Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
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| 1880 | No significant boundary changes after this year | Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
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| 1903 | Birth records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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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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| 1880 | 5,280
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| 1890 | 6,481
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| 1900 | 8,674
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| 1910 | 9,331
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| 1920 | 9,304
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| 1930 | 8,494
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| 1940 | 8,378
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| 1950 | 6,257
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| 1960 | 5,101
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| 1970 | 5,291
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| 1980 | 6,893
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| 1990 | 7,802
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