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Franklin was established in 1779 as a county in the state of North Carolina, United States when Bute County was renamed. Its parent is Granville County.
Modern Franklin County
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Franklin County is a county located in the U.S. state of North Carolina. As of the 2020 census, the population was 68,573. Its county seat is Louisburg.
Franklin County is included in the Raleigh, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area, which is also included in the Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill, NC Combined Statistical Area, which had a 2019 estimated population of 2,079,687.
History
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The county was formed in 1779 from the southern half of Bute County. It is named for Benjamin Franklin. It is a part of the Research Triangle.
County formation timeline
- 1664 Albemarle County formed (original, extinct)
- 1668 Albemarle County subdivided into Carteret, Berkeley, & Shaftesbury Precincts
- 1681 Shaftesbury Precinct renamed Chowan Precinct
- 1722 Bertie Precinct formed from Chowan Precinct
- 1739 Bertie Precinct becomes Bertie County
- 1741 Edgecombe County formed from Bertie County
- 1746 Granville County formed from Edgecombe County
- 1754 Creation of Bertie Precinct, Edgecombe County, & Granville County repealed by King George II, in Privy Council
- 1756 Bertie, Edgecombe, & Granville re-created
- 1764 Bute County (extinct) formed from Granville County
- 1779 Franklin County formed from Bute County (extinct)
- 1787 Franklin County gains land from Wake County
- 1875 Franklin County gains land from Granville County
- 1881 Franklin County loses land to help form Vance County
School desegregation
The integration of Franklin County Schools in 1965–1968 was marked by a federal lawsuit and some violence against African-American residents. The North Carolina Humanities Council funded the Tar River Center for History and Culture at Louisburg College to prepare "An Oral History of School Desegregation in Franklin County, North Carolina."
Timeline
| Date | Event | Source
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| 1774 | Court records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1776 | Probate records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1779 | County formed | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1781 | Land records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1789 | Marriage 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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| 1890 | No significant boundary changes after this year | Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
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| 1913 | 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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| 1790 | 7,559
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| 1800 | 8,529
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| 1810 | 10,166
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| 1820 | 9,741
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| 1830 | 10,665
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| 1840 | 10,980
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| 1850 | 11,713
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| 1860 | 14,107
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| 1870 | 14,134
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| 1880 | 20,829
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| 1890 | 21,090
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| 1900 | 25,116
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| 1910 | 24,692
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| 1920 | 26,667
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| 1930 | 29,456
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| 1940 | 30,382
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| 1950 | 31,341
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| 1960 | 28,755
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| 1970 | 26,820
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| 1980 | 30,055
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| 1990 | 36,414
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Research Tips
Resources
- source: Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names
- source: Family History Library Catalog
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