Franklin County, Maine

Franklin County is one of the 16 county of Maine, located towards the Northeastern Region (New England) of United States. In 2000, the population was 29467. Its population was estimated at 29857 in July 2008, It is the second least populous county in the U.S. state of Maine. It has total area of 1744.31 square miles (4517.74 kmē), of which, 1697.81 square miles (4397.31 kmē) of it is land and 46.5 square miles (120.43 kmē) of it is water, making it Maine's eighth largest county by total area.

Franklin County Maine
Map of Franklin County, Maine

As of the census of 2000, there were 29467 people, 11806 households, and 7748 families residing in the county. The population density was 17.4 people per square mile (6.72/kmē), it would be the fifth least densely populated county in the U.S. state of Maine. There were 19159 housing units at an average density of 11.3 per square mile (4.36/kmē). It has an average household size was 2.4 persons, and the average family size was 2.88 persons. In the county the population was spread out, with 23.5% under the age of 18, 11.1% from 18 to 24, 26.4% from 25 to 44, 24.8% from 45 to 64, and 14.2% who were 65 or older. For every 100 males there were 107.1 females. For every 100 males age 18 and over, there were 112.2 females. It has an estimated population (as of July 2008) of 29857, The racial makeup of the county was 29202 White, 108 Black or African American, 118 American Indian, 158 Asian, 5 Native Hawaiian, and 266 from two or more races.

Franklin County Maine Population 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008
Population 2000-2008
Franklin County Maine School Enrollment
School Enrollment 2000
Franklin County Maine GDP
GDP 2000

The median income for a household in the county was $31459, it would be the fifth lowest county by median household income in the U.S. state of Maine. The median income for a family in the county was $37863, making it the fifth lowest county by median family income in Maine. The per capita income for the county was $15796, it is fifth poorest county by per capita income in Maine.

In 2000, 8413 pupils and students, of which 4000 are male and 4413 are female, 28.55% of the total population, are in the education system. Of which, total enrollment of student are in, 325 nursery or pri school, 354 kindergarten, 3518 elementary school, 1834 high school and 2382 College graduate school.

RankCityCountyTotal Area mi2Land Area mi2Water Area mi2PopulationDensity mi2Per capita IncomeHouse hold Income
1Chisholm CdpFranklin County2.182.1801399641.61925135500
2Farmington CdpFranklin County4.054.030.0240981015.81245522130
3Wilton CdpFranklin County4.984.080.92290560.91780431161
YearPopulation
April 2000 census29467
April 2000 Estimate29464
July 2000 Estimate29480
July 2001 Estimate29539
July 2002 Estimate29815
July 2003 Estimate29713
July 2004 Estimate29685
July 2005 Estimate29685
July 2006 Estimate29889
July 2007 Estimate29900
July 2008 Estimate29857
SchoolMaleFemaleTotal
Nursery school169156325
Kindergarten229125354
Elementary school180417143518
High school9458891834
College or graduate school85315292382
PlaceMedian household incomeMedian family incomePer capita income
Franklin County, Maine$31459$37863$15796
Maine, United States$37240$45179$19533
United States$41994$50046$21587