Franklin County, Indiana
Franklin County is a
county located in the
U.S. state of
Indiana. As of 2000, the population was 22,151. The
county seat is
Brookville6.
According to the
U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 1,014
km² (391
mi²). 1,000 km² (386 mi²) of it is land and 14 km² (5 mi²) of it (1.36%) is water.
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Brookville from the northeast. |
Adjacent counties
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Fayette County (north [1])
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Union County (north [2])
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Butler County, Ohio (east)
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Hamilton County, Ohio (southeast)
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Dearborn County (south [1])
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Ripley County (south [2])
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Decatur County (west)
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Rush County (northwest)
Franklin County was formed in 1811. It was named for
Benjamin Franklin.
Some of the early settlers of this county were
Primitive Baptists, they came with Elder William Tyner who came from Virginia in
1797. They organized the Little Cedar Grove Church, the first church in the Whitewater Valley. [
1] The members built a log church as early as
1805, about two or three miles southeast of
Brookville, Indiana. In
1812 they built a large brick church, with balcony, and rifle ports. It is the oldest church building standing on its original site in
Indiana. It is open as a historic site.
Governors
James B. Ray,
Noah Noble and
David Wallace were known as the "Brookville Triumvirate," in that they all had lived in Brookville, Franklin County, Indiana and served consecutive terms in the office of Governor of Indiana. It is interesting to note that Noble and former governor Ray were political enemies.[
2]
'''Franklin County
Population by year
| align=center 2000 22,151
1990 19,580
1980 19,612
1970 16,943
1960 17,015
1950 16,034
1940 14,412
1930 14,498
1920 14,806
1910 15,335
1900 16,388
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As of the
census² of 2000, there were 22,151 people, 7,868 households, and 6,129 families residing in the county. The
population density was 22/km² (57/mi²). There were 8,596 housing units at an average density of 9/km² (22/mi²). The racial makeup of the county was 99.02%
White, 0.03%
Black or
African American, 0.16%
Native American, 0.22%
Asian, 0.02%
Pacific Islander, 0.09% from
other races, and 0.47% from two or more races. 0.47% of the population were
Hispanic or
Latino of any race.
There were 7,868 households out of which 37.60% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 66.00% were
married couples living together, 8.00% had a female householder with no husband present, and 22.10% were non-families. 19.00% of all households were made up of individuals and 8.80% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.77 and the average family size was 3.17.
In the county the population was spread out with 28.10% under the age of 18, 7.60% from 18 to 24, 29.20% from 25 to 44, 22.60% from 45 to 64, and 12.50% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females there were 99.70 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 97.60 males.
The median income for a household in the county was $43,530, and the median income for a family was $50,171. Males had a median income of $33,998 versus $24,516 for females. The
per capita income for the county was $18,624. About 4.70% of families and 7.10% of the population were below the
poverty line, including 7.90% of those under age 18 and 9.70% of those age 65 or over.
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Batesville*
Brookville*
Cedar Grove*
Laurel*
Mount Carmel*
Oldenburg
