Address: 9492 Lavonia Rd PO Box 70, Carnesville, GA 30521
Phone: 706-384-2514
Website: www.franklin-county.com
On northeast border of GA, northeast of Athens; original county; organized Feb 25, 1784 (prior to statehood) from Cherokee lands. Name Origin: For Benjamin Franklin (1706-90), U.S. patriot, diplomat, and statesman.
Area (sq mi): 266.37 (Land: 263.29 Water: 3.07). Pop per sq mi: 82.
Pop 2005: 21,590. State Rank: 83. Pop changes: 2000-2005: +6.4%; 1990-2000: +21.8%. Pop 2000: 20,285 (White: 89.1%; Black: 8.8%; Hispanic or Latino: 0.9%; Asian: 0.3%; Other: 1.4%) Foreign born: 1.2%. Median age: 37.6.
Income 2000: per capita $15,767; median household $32,134; Pop below poverty: 13.9%.
Personal per capita income 2000-2003: $22,323-$23,594.
Unemployment 2004: 4.7%. Unemployment 2000: 5.1%; Change from 2000: -0.4%. Median travel time to work: 25.7 minutes. Working outside county of residence: 46.1%.
Cities with pop over 10,000: None
State: Georgia
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