Franklin County, North Carolina

Franklin County
	Franklin County, North Carolina
	Map
	; Location in the state of North Carolina
	; North Carolina's location in the U.S.
	Statistics
Founded	1779
Seat	Louisburg
Largest town	Louisburg
Area; - Total; - Land; - Water	; 494 sq mi (1,279 km²); 492 sq mi (1,274 km²); 2.8 sq mi (7 km²), 0.6%
Population; - (2010); - Density	; 60,619 ; 123/sq mi (47/km²)
Time zone	Eastern: UTC-5/-4
	Website: www.franklincountync.us
	Named for: Benjamin Franklin

Franklin County is a county in the U.S. state of North Carolina. As of 2000, 47,260 people lived there. Its county seat is Louisburg.

History

The county was made in 1779 from the southern half of Bute County. It was named for Benjamin Franklin.

In 1881, parts of Franklin County, Granville County, and Warren County were combined to form Vance County.

The Methodist Louisburg College and a campus of Vance-Granville Community College are in Franklin County.

These counties are connected to Franklin County:

Franklin County, North Carolina
Map
Location in the state of North Carolina
North Carolina's location in the U.S.
Statistics
Founded	1779
Seat	Louisburg
Largest town	Louisburg
Area - Total - Land - Water	494 sq mi (1,279 km²) 492 sq mi (1,274 km²) 2.8 sq mi (7 km²), 0.6%
Population - (2010) - Density	60,619 123/sq mi (47/km²)
Time zone	Eastern: UTC-5/-4
Website: www.franklincountync.us
Named for: Benjamin Franklin