Франклин — округ , расположенный в американском штате Северная Каролина . По данным переписи 2020 года , население составляло 68 573 человека. [1] Его окружной центр — Луисбург . [2]
Округ Франклин включен в столичную статистическую зону Роли - Кэри , Северная Каролина , которая также входит в объединенную статистическую зону Роли-Дарем-Кэри, Северная Каролина , численность населения которой в 2023 году оценивалась в 2 368 947 человек. [3]
Графство было образовано в 1779 году из южной половины округа Бьют . Он назван в честь Бенджамина Франклина . [4] Это часть исследовательского треугольника .
Интеграция школ округа Франклин в 1965–1968 годах ознаменовалась федеральным судебным процессом и некоторым насилием в отношении афроамериканских жителей. Гуманитарный совет Северной Каролины профинансировал Центр истории и культуры Тар-Ривер при Луисбургском колледже для подготовки «Устной истории школьной десегрегации в округе Франклин, Северная Каролина». [5] [6]
«Песня округа Франклин» была выбрана на конкурсе 1929 года Исторической ассоциацией округа как песня, наиболее подходящая для общественных мероприятий. Слова были написаны Фредом У. Вулфом, учителем сельского хозяйства в Голд-Сэнде. Исполненная на мелодию «Мэриленд, мой Мэриленд» («О рождественская елка»), песня была включена в программу двухсотлетия 1979 года. На вечернем собрании 29 января г-жа Бет Норрис объявила аудитории, что Вулф (пенсионер и проживавший в Северной Каролине, Южная Каролина) знал, что его песня была частью программы того вечера. [7]
С верностью воспеваем твою хвалу,
Слава твоему честному имени!
Наши голоса громогласно возносят дань,
Заставляя истину провозглашать твою силу.
Твое прошлое отмечено смелыми победами;
О твоих сегодняшних делах невозможно рассказать,
И отважные герои будут
вечно поддерживать имя Франклина.
Мы любим твою богатую и плодородную почву,
Лес, ручей и процветающий город.
Мы любим дар ежедневного труда,
делающего людей истинно известными.
Твоя церковь и школа всегда будут стоять,
Чтобы изгнать тьму с нашей земли —
Настоящая и верная, доблестная группа,
Сыны Франклина навеки.
Храм обетования, силы и истины,
Непреходящая праведность и мир,
Земля надежды для трудящейся молодежи,
Исполняющая песни, которые никогда не умолкают.
Пусть каждый сын и дочь останутся
Рукой порока, несущей разложение.
Когда мы подчинимся голосу долга,
имя Франклина будет жить вечно.
По данным Бюро переписи населения США , общая площадь округа составляет 494,57 квадратных миль (1280,9 км2 ) , из которых 491,80 квадратных миль (1273,8 км2 ) занимает суша и 2,77 квадратных миль (7,2 км2 ) (0,56%) — вода. . [8]
As of the 2020 census, there were 68,573 people, 26,720 households, and 20,443 families residing in the county.
At the 2010 census,[16] there were 60,619 people, 23,023 households, and 16,317 families residing in the county. The population density was 123 people per square mile (47 people/km2). The racial makeup of the county was 66.0% White, 26.7% Black or African American, 0.5% Native American, 0.5% Asian, 0.0% Pacific Islander, 4.4% from other races, and 1.8% from two or more races. 7.9% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.
There were 23,023 households, out of which 30.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 52.3% were married couples living together, 13.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 29.1% were non-families. 24.2% of all households were made up of individuals, and 8.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.56 and the average family size was 3.04.
In the county, the population was spread out, with 27.3% under the age of 20, 5.5% from 20 to 24, 26.2% from 25 to 44, 28.5% from 45 to 64, and 12.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39.1 years. For every 100 females there were 99.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 97.0 males.
The median income for a household in the county was $41,696, and the median income for a family was $51,353. Males had a median income of $41,025 versus $34,562 for females. The per capita income for the county was $21,399. About 12.3% of families and 16.1% of the population were below the poverty line, including 20.6% of those under age 18 and 13.7% of those age 65 or over.
There were 26,577 housing units at an average density of 54 units per square mile (21 units/km2). 13.4% of housing units were vacant.
There were 23,023 occupied housing units in the town. 17,029 were owner-occupied units (74.0%), while 5,994 were renter-occupied (26.0%). The homeowner vacancy rate was 2.4% of total units. The rental unit vacancy rate was 7.6%.[16]
Franklin County is governed by an appointed county manager and a seven-member Board of Commissioners who are elected in staggered four-year terms. Five are chosen by district and the other two at-large.[17] Additional county officials who are elected include Sheriff, Register of Deeds, Board of Education and Clerk of Superior Court.[18]
Franklin County is patrolled by the Franklin County Sheriff's Office located in Louisburg. The current sheriff is Kevin White, who was elected in 2022.[19] Bunn, Franklinton, Louisburg and Youngsville have their own municipal police departments, regulated by the respective town governments. The community of Lake Royale near Bunn also has its own police department.[20] Franklin County also is covered by Troop C, District IV of the North Carolina Highway Patrol, located in Henderson, North Carolina.[21]
Franklin County is a member of the Kerr-Tar Regional Council of Governments.[22]
Franklin County, from 1912 until 1964, was a typical Solid South entity, with Democratic presidential candidates nearly always receiving 80 percent or more of the popular vote. George Wallace garnered the majority of the vote in 1968 as a third-party candidate. Beginning in 1972, the county swung in the opposite direction, with the Republican candidate earning the majority of the vote in most elections since.
The county's economy and population is growing due to its proximity to growth in Wake County.[24][25]
Franklin County Schools operates 16 schools throughout the county, ranging from pre-kindergarten through twelfth grade. They include four high schools, four middle schools and eight elementary schools.[26]
Franklin County is home to the two-year Methodist-affiliated Louisburg College and to a satellite campus of Vance-Granville Community College.[27]
Youngsville Academy, a college-preparatory, tuition-free charter school, opened in July 2015. Wake Preparatory Academy, a charter school with an enrollment of 750, opened in 2022.
Geographic data related to Franklin County, North Carolina at OpenStreetMap
