Franklin County

Region: Piedmont
County Seat: Louisburg (1779)
Population: 47,260¹

Franklin County was formed from Bute County in 1779. It is in the northeastern section of the State and is bounded by Nash, Wake, Granville, Vance, and Warren counties.²

Additional County History


	Education (2)
	Government & Community Bodies (1)

¹ Population figures from Census Bureau Home Page for the 2000 Census.
² Facts gathered from State Library of North Carolina.

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