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 community	Louisburg
Area; - Total; - Land; - Water	; 494.57 sq mi (1,281 km²); 491.80 sq mi (1,274 km²); 2.77 sq mi (7 km²), 0.56
Population; - Density	; ;
Time zone	Eastern: UTC-5/-4
	Website: www.franklincountync.gov
	Named for: Benjamin Franklin

Franklin County is a county in the U.S. state of North Carolina. As of 2020, 68,573 people lived there.^[1] 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:

These cities and towns are in 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 community	Louisburg
Area - Total - Land - Water	494.57 sq mi (1,281 km²) 491.80 sq mi (1,274 km²) 2.77 sq mi (7 km²), 0.56
Population - Density
Time zone	Eastern: UTC-5/-4
Website: www.franklincountync.gov
Named for: Benjamin Franklin