Franklin County, Alabama
| Franklin County, Alabama | |
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Franklin County Courthouse in Russelville, Alabama
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 Location in the U.S. state of Alabama |
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 Alabama's location in the U.S. |
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| Founded | February 6, 1818 |
| Named for | Benjamin Franklin |
| Seat | Russellville |
| Largest city | Russellville |
| Area | |
| • Total | 647 sq mi (1,676 km2) |
| • Land | 634 sq mi (1,642 km2) |
| • Water | 13 sq mi (34 km2), 2.0% |
| Population (est.) | |
| • (2015) | 31,696 |
| • Density | 57/sq mi (22/km²) |
| Congressional district | 4th |
| Time zone | Central: UTC-6/-5 |
| Website | www |
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Franklin County is a county of the U.S. state of Alabama. As of the 2010 census, the population was 31,704. Its county seat is Russellville. Its name is in honor of Benjamin Franklin, famous , scientist, and printer. It is a dry county, although the city of Russellville is wet.
Franklin County was established on February 6, 1818.
Colbert County was originally established on February 6, 1867 after it split from Franklin County over political issues after the American Civil War. It was abolished eight months later by an Alabama constitutional convention and then reestablished on February 24, 1870.
Many musicians and songwriters are from Franklin County including Billy Sherrill, Tammy Wynette, Ricky Pierce, Eddie Martin, Kerry Gilbert, and many others.
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 647 square miles (1,680 km2), of which 634 square miles (1,640 km2) is land and 13 square miles (34 km2) (2.0%) is water.
As of the census of 2000, there were 31,223 people, 12,259 households, and 8,949 families residing in the county. The population density was 49 people per square mile (19/km2). There were 13,749 housing units at an average density of 22 per square mile (8/km2). The racial makeup of the county was 89.68% White (non-Hispanic), 4.21% Black or African American, 0.33% Native American, 0.11% Asian, 0.10% Pacific Islander, 4.62% from other races, and 0.96% from two or more races. 5.82% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.
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