Back Franklin County, Noord-Carolina Afrikaans مقاطعة فرانكلن (كارولاينا الشمالية) Arabic Franklin County, North Carolina BAR Франклин (окръг, Северна Каролина) Bulgarian ফ্রাঙ্কলিন কাউন্টি, নর্থ ক্যারোলাইনা BPY Franklin Gông (North Carolina) CDO Франклин (гуо, Къилбаседа Каролина) CE Franklin County (kondado sa Tinipong Bansa, North Carolina) CEB Franklin County, Gogledd Carolina Welsh Franklin County (North Carolina) German
Franklin County | |
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 Franklin County Courthouse in Louisburg | |
 Seal  Logo | |
| Motto(s): "Leges Juraque Vindicamus" (Latin) (We Defend Laws and Justice) "A Research Triangle Region Community" | |
 Location within the U.S. state of North Carolina | |
 North Carolina's location within the U.S. | |
| Coordinates: 36°05′N 78°17′W / 36.09°N 78.28°W | |
| Country |  United States |
| State |  North Carolina |
| Founded | 1779 |
| Named for | Benjamin Franklin |
| Seat | Louisburg |
| Largest community | Louisburg |
| Area | |
• Total | 494.57 sq mi (1,280.9 km2) |
| • Land | 491.80 sq mi (1,273.8 km2) |
| • Water | 2.77 sq mi (7.2 km2) 0.56% |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 68,573 |
• Estimate (2023) | 77,001  |
| • Density | 140/sq mi (54/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (Eastern) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
| Congressional district | 1st |
| Website | www |
Franklin County is a county located in the U.S. state of North Carolina. As of the 2020 census, the population was 68,573.[1] Its county seat is Louisburg.[2] Franklin County is included in the Raleigh-Cary, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area, which is also included in the Raleigh-Durham-Cary, NC Combined Statistical Area, which had an estimated population of 2,368,947 in 2023.[3]
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
2020CensusQuickFactswas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Archived from the original on May 31, 2011. Retrieved June 7, 2011.
- ^ "Metropolitan and Micropolitan Statistical Areas Population Totals: 2020-2023". United States Census Bureau, Population Division. March 14, 2024. Retrieved March 15, 2024.