Franklin County, Mississippi

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Franklin County is a county located in the United States of Mississippi. As per the 2000 census, county has a population of 8448 inhabitants. According to July 2008 Census Bureau estimates, the population of the county is 8316, giving it the fourth smallest population among Mississippi's county. It covers total area of 566.74 mi˛ (1467.85 sq km), of which, 564.6 square miles (1462.31 sq km) of it is land and 2.14 square miles (5.54 sq km) of it is water, it is the 43rd largest by area in the U.S. state of Mississippi.


As of the census of 2000, there were 8448 people, 3211 households, and 2337 families residing in the county. The population density was 15 people per square mile (5.79/km˛), it is the third least populated county in terms of population density. There were 4119 housing units at an average density of 7.3 per square mile (2.82/km˛). The average household size was 2.6 and the average family size was 3.13. In the county the population is diverse age-wise, with 27.3% under the age of 18, 8.8% from 18 to 24, 26.1% from 25 to 44, 22.6% from 45 to 64, and 15.2% who were 65 or older. For every 100 females there were 92.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 86.1 males. As of July 2008, the population was estimated at 8316, The racial makeup of the county was 61.89% White, 37.18% Black or African American, 0.23% American Indian, 0.07% Asian, 0% Native Hawaiian, and 0.63% from two or more races.

Population 2000-2008

School Enrollment 2000

GDP 2000

The median income for a household in the county was $24885, it would be the 24th lowest county by median household income in the U.S. state of Mississippi. The median income for a family in the county was $31114, making it the 53rd wealthiest county by median family income among the Mississippi. The per capita income for the county was $13643, it is the 50th wealthiest county in terms of per capita income.

In 2000, 2176 pupils and students, of which 49.17% are male and 50.83% are female, 25.76% of the total population, are in the education system. Of which, percentage of enrollment student are in, 6.07% nursery or pri school, 6.2% kindergarten, 50.28% elementary school, 26.65% high school and 10.8% College graduate school.

Rank	City	County	Total Area mi2	Land Area mi2	Water Area mi2	Population	Density mi2	Per capita Income	House hold Income
1	Bude Town	Franklin County	1.42	1.41	0	1037	733.5	10058	16125
2	Meadville Town	Franklin County	1.11	1.11	0	519	469.2	15788	31750
3	Roxie Town	Franklin County	1.14	1.14	0	569	498.9	14472	24276

Year	Population
April 2000 census	8448
April 2000 Estimate	8448
July 2000 Estimate	8451
July 2001 Estimate	8342
July 2002 Estimate	8203
July 2003 Estimate	8234
July 2004 Estimate	8300
July 2005 Estimate	8193
July 2006 Estimate	8236
July 2007 Estimate	8303
July 2008 Estimate	8316

School	Male	Female	Total
Nursery school	62	70	132
Kindergarten	80	55	135
Elementary school	576	518	1094
High school	276	304	580
College or graduate school	76	159	235

Place	Median household income	Median family income	Per capita income
Franklin County, Mississippi	$24885	$31114	$13643
Mississippi, United States	$31330	$37406	$15853
United States	$41994	$50046	$21587