Franklin County, Texas
Franklin County is a county located in the U.S. state of Texas. As of the 2020 census, its population was 10,359. The county seat is Mount Vernon.
History
Franklin County was erected and established in 1875, four decades after the independence of Texas, from land ceded by neighboring Titus County. Although the origin of the county's name is not recorded, it is generally believed to have been named after Judge Benjamin C. Franklin, the first appointed justice in the Republic of Texas.There are two historic properties listed on the National Register of Historic Places in Franklin County.
Franklin County was one of the last 30 prohibition, or entirely dry, counties in the state of Texas. Citizens of its county seat, Mount Vernon, voted to allow beer and wine sales, both on and off premises in May 2013.
Geography
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of, of which is land and is water.Major highways
- Interstate 30
- U.S. Highway 67
- U.S. Highway 271
- State Highway 11
- State Highway 37
Adjacent counties
Communities
City
Town
Unincorporated communities
- Clearwater
- Cypress
- Daphne
- Eureka
- Hagansport
- Hopewell
- Lakeview
- Macon
- Majors
- New Hope
- Purley
- Scroggins
Demographics
2020 census
As of the 2020 census, the county had a population of 10,359. The median age was 43.8 years, 22.6% of residents were under the age of 18, and 22.0% of residents were 65 years of age or older. For every 100 females there were 95.0 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 91.9 males age 18 and over.The racial makeup of the county was 78.6% White, 3.9% Black or African American, 0.7% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.7% Asian, 0.1% Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander, 6.8% from some other race, and 9.3% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino residents of any race comprised 14.0% of the population.
<0.1% of residents lived in urban areas, while 100.0% lived in rural areas.
There were 4,046 households in the county, of which 31.3% had children under the age of 18 living in them. Of all households, 53.9% were married-couple households, 15.9% were households with a male householder and no spouse or partner present, and 25.1% were households with a female householder and no spouse or partner present. About 24.5% of all households were made up of individuals and 12.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.
There were 5,089 housing units, of which 20.5% were vacant. Among occupied housing units, 75.3% were owner-occupied and 24.7% were renter-occupied. The homeowner vacancy rate was 1.9% and the rental vacancy rate was 8.4%.
According to the United States Census Bureau's 2020 Annual Income Estimates, the median household income was $59,632; the mean income was $82,203.