Editing Franklin County, Indiana

{{short description|County in Indiana, United States}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=April 2024}}
{{Infobox U.S. county
 | county               = Franklin County
 | state                = Indiana
 | ex image             = Franklin County Courthouse in Brookville.jpg
 | ex image size        = 220px
 | ex image cap         = Franklin County Courthouse in [[Brookville Historic District (Brookville, Indiana)|Brookville Historic District]]
 | seal                 =FranklinCountyINseal.png 
 | founded              = February 1, 1811 (authorized)
 | seat wl              = Brookville
 | largest city         = Brookville (entirely within county)<br/>[[Batesville, Indiana|Batesville]] (partial)
 | city type            = town
 | area_total_sq_mi     = 391.05
 | area_land_sq_mi      = 384.43
 | area_water_sq_mi     = 6.62
 | area percentage      = 1.69%
 | census yr            = 2020
 | pop                  = 22785
 | population_est       = 23096 {{increase}}  
 | pop_est_as_of        = 2023
 | density_sq_mi        = 59.1
 | web                  = www.franklincountyin.com
 | named for            = [[Benjamin Franklin]]
 | district             = 6th
 | footnotes            = Indiana county number 24
 | time zone            = Eastern
}}

'''Franklin County''' is a [[County (United States)|county]] on the eastern border of the [[U.S. state]] of [[Indiana]]. In the [[2020 United States census]], the county population was 22,785.<ref name=QF>{{cite web|url=http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/18/18047.html|title=Franklin County QuickFacts|access-date=September 17, 2011|publisher=US Census Bureau|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110607081703/http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/18/18047.html|archive-date=June 7, 2011}}</ref> The [[county seat]] is the town of [[Brookville, Indiana|Brookville]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.naco.org/Counties/Pages/FindACounty.aspx|access-date=June 7, 2011|title=Find a County|publisher=National Association of Counties|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110531210815/http://www.naco.org/Counties/Pages/FindACounty.aspx|archive-date=May 31, 2011}}</ref> Franklin County is part of the [[Cincinnati metropolitan area|Cincinnati, OH–KY–IN Metropolitan Statistical Area]]. The only incorporated city in Franklin County is [[Batesville, Indiana|Batesville]], which lies mostly in adjoining [[Ripley County, Indiana|Ripley County]].

==Geography==
Franklin County lies on the eastern edge of Indiana; its eastern border abuts the western border of [[Ohio]]. Its low rolling hills, once completely wooded, have been partially cleared and leveled for agricultural use. The carved drainages are still largely brush-filled.<ref name=FCI>{{Cite web|url=https://www.google.com/maps/place/Franklin+County,+IN/@39.4014688,-85.1139651,42951m/data=!3m1!1e3!4m5!3m4!1s0x886a9ad573bebd03:0x5c114d0af67b472b!8m2!3d39.4233977!4d-85.0649071|title=Franklin County · Indiana|website=Franklin County · Indiana}}</ref>
According to the 2010 census, the county has a total area of {{convert|391.05|sqmi}}, of which {{convert|384.43|sqmi}} (or 98.31%) is land and {{convert|6.62|sqmi}} (or 1.69%) is water.<ref name=DC/>

[[File:Brookville-indiana-from-above.jpg|thumb|left|250px|Brookville from the northeast]]
[[Brookville Lake Dam|Brookville Lake]] extends into the county's northern part, formed by a dam of the same name on the East Branch of the [[Whitewater River (Great Miami River tributary)|Whitewater River]], a tributary of the [[Great Miami River]]. The West Branch of the Whitewater River enters the county's northwestern part from [[Fayette County, Indiana|Fayette County]] and joins the east branch at Brookville, to form the Whitewater River, flowing southeastward into [[Dearborn County, Indiana|Dearborn County]]. The southern and southwestern parts of Franklin County are drained by Salt Creek, Pipe Creek, and Blue Creek, which flow northeastward into Whitewater River.<ref name=FCI/> The highest point in the county ({{convert|1,070|ft|m|abbr=off|disp=x|/|sp=us}} ASL) is a small hill {{convert|1.0|mi|km}} north of [[Andersonville, Indiana|Andersonville]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.peakbagger.com/peak.aspx?pid=22965|title=Franklin County High Point - Peakbagger.com|website=www.peakbagger.com}}</ref>

===Adjacent counties===
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* [[Fayette County, Indiana|Fayette County]] - north
* [[Union County, Indiana|Union County]] - northeast
* [[Butler County, Ohio|Butler County]], [[Ohio]] - east
* [[Hamilton County, Ohio|Hamilton County]], [[Ohio]] - southeast
* [[Dearborn County, Indiana|Dearborn County]] - south
* [[Ripley County, Indiana|Ripley County]] - southwest
* [[Decatur County, Indiana|Decatur County]] - west
* [[Rush County, Indiana|Rush County]] - northwest
{{div col end}}

===Major highways===
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* [[File:I-74.svg|20px]] [[Interstate 74]]
* [[File:US 52.svg|20px]] [[U.S. Route 52]]
* [[File:indiana 1.svg|20px]] [[Indiana State Road 1]]
* [[File:indiana 46.svg|20px]] [[Indiana State Road 46]]
* [[File:indiana 101.svg|20px]] [[Indiana State Road 101]]
* [[File:indiana 121.svg|20px]] [[Indiana State Road 121]]
* [[File:indiana 229.svg|20px]] [[Indiana State Road 229]]
* [[File:indiana 244.svg|20px]] [[Indiana State Road 244]]
* [[File:indiana 252.svg|20px]] [[Indiana State Road 252]]
{{div col end}}

===Protected areas===
* Mounds State Recreation Area<ref name=FCI/>

===Lakes===
* [[Brookville Lake Dam|Brookville Lake]] (part)

==Communities==
===City===
* [[Batesville, Indiana|Batesville]] (partial)

===Towns===
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* [[Brookville, Indiana|Brookville]] (county seat)
* [[Cedar Grove, Indiana|Cedar Grove]]
* [[Laurel, Indiana|Laurel]]
* [[Mount Carmel, Indiana|Mount Carmel]]
* [[Oldenburg, Indiana|Oldenburg]]
* [[West Harrison, Indiana|West Harrison (partial)]]
{{div col end}}

===Census-designated places===
* [[Lake Santee, Indiana|Lake Santee]] (partial)
* [[Metamora, Indiana|Metamora]]
* [[New Trenton, Indiana|New Trenton]]

===Unincorporated communities===
{{div col|colwidth=20em}}
* [[Andersonville, Indiana|Andersonville]]
* [[Bath, Indiana|Bath]]
* [[Blooming Grove, Indiana|Blooming Grove]]
* [[Buena Vista, Franklin County, Indiana|Buena Vista]]
* [[Drewersburg, Indiana|Drewersburg]]
* [[Enochsburg, Indiana|Enochsburg]]
* [[Fairfield, Franklin County, Indiana|Fairfield]] (extinct)
* [[Hamburg, Franklin County, Indiana|Hamburg]]
* [[Highland Center, Indiana|Highland Center]]
* [[Huntersville, Indiana|Huntersville]]
* [[Klemmes Corner, Indiana|Klemmes Corner]]
* [[Lake View, Indiana|Lake View]]
* [[Millville, Franklin County, Indiana|Millville]]
* [[Mixersville, Indiana|Mixersville]]
* [[Mound Haven, Indiana|Mound Haven]]
* [[Mount Auburn, Franklin County, Indiana|Mount Auburn]]
* [[New Fairfield, Indiana|New Fairfield]]
* [[Oak Forest, Indiana|Oak Forest]]
* [[Old Bath, Indiana|Old Bath]]
* [[Palestine, Franklin County, Indiana|Palestine]]
* [[Peoria, Franklin County, Indiana|Peoria]]
* [[Peppertown, Indiana|Peppertown]]
* [[Raymond, Indiana|Raymond]]
* [[Rockdale, Indiana|Rockdale]]
* [[Saint Marys, Franklin County, Indiana|Saint Marys]]
* [[Saint Peter, Indiana|Saint Peter]]
* [[Scipio, Indiana and Ohio|Scipio]] (part)
* [[Sharptown, Indiana|Sharptown]]
* [[South Gate, Indiana|South Gate]]
* [[Stavetown, Indiana|Stavetown]]
* [[Whitcomb, Indiana|Whitcomb]]
* [[Yellow Bank, Indiana|Yellow Bank]]
* [[Youngs Corner, Indiana|Youngs Corner]]
{{div col end}}

===Townships===
{{div col|colwidth=20em}}
* [[Bath Township, Franklin County, Indiana|Bath Township]]
* [[Blooming Grove Township, Franklin County, Indiana|Blooming Grove Township]]
* [[Brookville Township, Franklin County, Indiana|Brookville Township]]
* [[Butler Township, Franklin County, Indiana|Butler Township]]
* [[Fairfield Township, Franklin County, Indiana|Fairfield Township]]
* [[Highland Township, Franklin County, Indiana|Highland Township]]
* [[Laurel Township, Franklin County, Indiana|Laurel Township]]
* [[Metamora Township, Franklin County, Indiana|Metamora Township]]
* [[Posey Township, Franklin County, Indiana|Posey Township]]
* [[Ray Township, Franklin County, Indiana|Ray Township]]
* [[Salt Creek Township, Franklin County, Indiana|Salt Creek Township]]
* [[Springfield Township, Franklin County, Indiana|Springfield Township]]
* [[Whitewater Township, Franklin County, Indiana|Whitewater Township]]
{{div col end}}

==History==
The future state of Indiana was first regulated by congressional passage of the [[Northwest Ordinance]] in 1787. In 1790 the Territory was divided into two counties, with Knox covering much of present-day Indiana. In 1810, a portion of Knox was partitioned to create Wayne County, and shortly thereafter a portion further south was partitioned to create Franklin; the authorizing act was dated February 1, 1811. It was named for statesman [[Benjamin Franklin]].<ref>{{cite book|author=De Witt Clinton Goodrich & Charles Richard Tuttle|publisher=R. S. Peale & co.|year=1875|location=Indiana|title=An Illustrated History of the State of Indiana|url=https://archive.org/details/anillustratedhi02tuttgoog|page=[https://archive.org/details/anillustratedhi02tuttgoog/page/n565 558]}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|url=https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_9V1IAAAAMAAJ|title=The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States|publisher=Govt. Print. Off.|author=Gannett, Henry|year=1905|page=[https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_9V1IAAAAMAAJ/page/n120 131]}}</ref>

Some early settlers of Franklin County were [[Primitive Baptists]] who came with Elder William Tyner from Virginia in 1797, after the American Revolutionary War. They organized the first church congregation in the Whitewater Valley, the [[Little Cedar Grove Baptist Church]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.carthage.lib.il.us/community/churches/primbap/FamHist-FranklinIN.html|title=Archived copy|access-date=May 9, 2006|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060515192907/http://www.carthage.lib.il.us/community/churches/primbap/FamHist-FranklinIN.html|archive-date=May 15, 2006}}</ref> They raised a log chapel southeast of Brookville in 1805.

Another European-American landmark is the [[Big Cedar Baptist Church and Burying Ground]] on Big Cedar Creek Road, between the road to Reily and the Oxford Pike. The original church was established in 1817, as an arm of the Little Cedar Baptist church. The brick building was built in 1838. This church congregation, similar to many pioneer Baptist groups in the country, was originally [[Primitive Baptist]] or Hardshell. In the 1830s modernism reached the county, bringing innovations such as [[Sunday schools]], Missionary Societies, and the playing of organs. Organs were particularly anathema to the Primitive Party, who considered it akin to Aaron's golden calf.

The Big Cedar congregation divided into two over these issues, but the two groups arrived at an amicable settlement. Both congregations continued to use the same building: the Primitives, or Hardshells, had worship in the church on the first and third Sabbath of each month, and the Modernists or Missionary Baptists used the church on the second and fourth Sundays. Each congregation had a wood shed. The building is now maintained in connection with the Big Cedar Cemetery Association.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.franklinchs.com/PPP/places/Springfield.htm|title=A Paper on the History of Springfield Township|access-date=August 30, 2007|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070920001943/http://www.franklinchs.com/PPP/places/Springfield.htm|archive-date=September 20, 2007|url-status=dead}}</ref>

Governors [[James B. Ray]], [[Noah Noble]] and [[David Wallace (Indiana politician)|David Wallace]] were known as the "Brookville Triumvirate." They had each lived in Brookville and were elected to consecutive terms as Indiana governor. Noble and Ray were political adversaries.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.franklinchs.com/ppp/people/noah_noble.htm|title=Noah Noble|access-date=July 11, 2006|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070311081747/http://www.franklinchs.com/ppp/people/noah_noble.htm|archive-date=March 11, 2007}}</ref>

[[James B. Goudie Jr.]] (1769–1836), Speaker of the Indiana House, was also from Franklin County.

==Climate and weather==
{{climate chart
|[[Brookville, Indiana]]
|17|36|3.01
|20|42|2.69
|29|53|3.80
|38|64|3.99
|48|74|4.90
|58|83|4.08
|62|87|4.27
|60|85|3.89
|52|79|2.68
|40|67|3.03
|32|53|3.66
|23|41|3.30
|float=right
|units=imperial
|clear=both
|source=The Weather Channel<ref name=WX>{{cite web|url=http://www.weather.com/weather/wxclimatology/monthly/graph/USIN0068|title=Monthly Averages for Brookville IN|access-date=January 27, 2011|publisher=The Weather Channel}}</ref>}}
In recent years, average temperatures in Brookville have ranged from a low of {{convert|17|°F}} in January to a high of {{convert|87|°F}} in July, although a record low of {{convert|-31|°F}} was recorded in January 1994 and a record high of {{convert|104|°F}} was recorded in September 1951. Average monthly precipitation ranged from {{convert|2.68|in}} in September to {{convert|4.90|in}} in May.<ref name=WX/>

==Government==
{{See also|Government of Indiana}}
The county government is a constitutional body, and is granted specific powers by the [[Constitution of Indiana]], and by the [[Indiana Code]].

'''County Council:''' The legislative branch of the county government; controls spending and revenue collection in the county. Representatives are elected to four-year terms from county districts. They set salaries, the annual budget, and special spending. The council has limited authority to impose local taxes, in the form of an income and property tax that is subject to state level approval, excise taxes, and service taxes.<ref name=inc3623>{{cite web|author=Indiana Code|author-link=Indiana Code|url=http://www.in.gov/legislative/ic/code/title36/ar2/ch3.html|title=Title 36, Article 2, Section 3|access-date=September 16, 2008|publisher=IN.gov}}</ref><ref name=inc2102>{{cite web|author=Indiana Code|url=http://www.in.gov/legislative/ic/code/title3/ar10/ch2.pdf|title=Title 2, Article 10, Section 2|access-date=September 16, 2008|publisher=IN.gov}}</ref>

'''Board of Commissioners:''' The executive body of the county; commissioners are elected county-wide to staggered four-year terms. One commissioner serves as president. The commissioners execute acts legislated by the council, collect revenue, and manage county government.<ref name=inc3623/><ref name=inc2102/>

'''County Officials:''' The county has other elected offices, including [[sheriff]], [[coroner]], [[auditor]], [[treasurer]], [[recorder of deeds|recorder]], [[surveying|surveyor]], and circuit [[court clerk]]. These officers are elected to four-year terms. Members elected to county government positions are required to declare [[political party|party]] affiliations and to be residents of the county.<ref name=inc2102/>

Franklin County is part of [[Indiana's 6th congressional district]]; [[Indiana Senate]] districts 42 and 43;<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.in.gov/sos/elections/3006.htm|title=Indiana Senate Districts|publisher=State of Indiana|access-date=January 23, 2011}}</ref> and [[Indiana House of Representatives]] districts 55, 67 and 68.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.in.gov/sos/elections/3005.htm|title=Indiana House Districts|publisher=State of Indiana|access-date=January 23, 2011}}</ref>

==Politics==
Franklin County is a [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] stronghold, and increasingly so in recent presidential elections. The 2012 election and every subsequent one broke the record for the strongest Republican support ever in county history. In 2024, it was the most Republican county in the state of Indiana.<ref>https://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS/</ref>

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{{PresRow|2024|Republican|9,810|2,061|163|Indiana}}
{{PresRow|2020|Republican|9,691|2,137|190|Indiana}}
{{PresRow|2016|Republican|8,669|1,969|459|Indiana}}
{{PresRow|2012|Republican|7,424|2,909|247|Indiana}}
{{PresRow|2008|Republican|7,018|3,404|220|Indiana}}
{{PresRow|2004|Republican|6,977|2,925|90|Indiana}}
{{PresRow|2000|Republican|5,587|2,591|161|Indiana}}
{{PresRow|1996|Republican|4,167|2,808|1,000|Indiana}}
{{PresRow|1992|Republican|3,831|2,456|1,880|Indiana}}
{{PresRow|1988|Republican|4,777|2,472|22|Indiana}}
{{PresRow|1984|Republican|5,202|2,225|45|Indiana}}
{{PresRow|1980|Republican|4,551|2,834|316|Indiana}}
{{PresRow|1976|Republican|3,557|3,234|54|Indiana}}
{{PresRow|1972|Republican|4,324|2,131|24|Indiana}}
{{PresRow|1968|Republican|3,468|2,386|780|Indiana}}
{{PresRow|1964|Democratic|2,956|4,021|18|Indiana}}
{{PresRow|1960|Republican|4,108|3,523|14|Indiana}}
{{PresRow|1956|Republican|4,429|2,573|26|Indiana}}
{{PresRow|1952|Republican|4,630|2,548|52|Indiana}}
{{PresRow|1948|Republican|3,566|2,860|42|Indiana}}
{{PresRow|1944|Republican|3,796|2,530|20|Indiana}}
{{PresRow|1940|Republican|4,381|3,142|16|Indiana}}
{{PresRow|1936|Democratic|2,952|3,891|321|Indiana}}
{{PresRow|1932|Democratic|2,687|4,704|68|Indiana}}
{{PresRow|1928|Democratic|3,426|3,817|17|Indiana}}
{{PresRow|1924|Democratic|3,296|3,915|207|Indiana}}
{{PresRow|1920|Democratic|3,137|3,671|85|Indiana}}
{{PresRow|1916|Democratic|1,495|2,426|94|Indiana}}
{{PresRow|1912|Democratic|929|2,306|741|Indiana}}
{{PresRow|1908|Democratic|1,670|2,616|82|Indiana}}
{{PresRow|1904|Democratic|1,757|2,501|95|Indiana}}
{{PresRow|1900|Democratic|1,738|2,781|43|Indiana}}
{{PresRow|1896|Democratic|1,760|2,844|19|Indiana}}
{{PresRow|1892|Democratic|1,610|2,859|70|Indiana}}
{{PresFoot|1888|Democratic|1,712|2,872|37|Indiana}}

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1820= 10763
|1830= 10190
|1840= 13349
|1850= 17968
|1860= 19549
|1870= 20223
|1880= 20092
|1890= 18366
|1900= 16388
|1910= 15335
|1920= 14806
|1930= 14498
|1940= 14412
|1950= 16034
|1960= 17015
|1970= 16943
|1980= 19612
|1990= 19580
|2000= 22151
|2010= 23087
|2020= 22785
|estyear=2023
|estimate=23096
|estref=<ref name="USCensusEst2023">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/data/tables.html|title=Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for Counties: April 1, 2020 to July 1, 2023|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=April 2, 2024}}</ref>
|align-fn=center
|footnote=US Decennial Census<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|title=US Decennial Census|publisher=US Census Bureau|access-date=July 10, 2014}}</ref><br/>1790–1960<ref>{{cite web|url=http://mapserver.lib.virginia.edu/|title=Historical Census Browser|publisher=University of Virginia Library|access-date=July 10, 2014|archive-date=August 11, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120811110448/http://mapserver.lib.virginia.edu/|url-status=dead}}</ref> 1900–1990<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/population/cencounts/in190090.txt|title=Population of Counties by Decennial Census: 1900 to 1990|publisher=US Census Bureau|access-date=July 10, 2014}}</ref><br/>1990–2000<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/population/www/cen2000/briefs/phc-t4/tables/tab02.pdf|title=Census 2000 PHC-T-4. Ranking Tables for Counties: 1990 and 2000|publisher=US Census Bureau|access-date=July 10, 2014}}</ref> 2010–2013<ref name=QF/>
}}

===2010 Census===
As of the [[2010 United States Census]], there were 23,087 people, 8,579 households, and 6,447 families in the county.<ref name=DP>{{cite web|url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/DPDP1/0500000US18047|title=Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2010 Demographic Profile Data|access-date=July 10, 2015|publisher=US Census Bureau|archive-url=https://archive.today/20200213031149/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/DPDP1/0500000US18047|archive-date=February 13, 2020|url-status=dead}}</ref> The population density was {{convert|60.1|PD/sqmi}}. There were 9,538 housing units at an average density of {{convert|24.8|/sqmi}}.<ref name=DC>{{cite web|url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/GCTPH1.CY10/0500000US18047|access-date=July 10, 2015|title=Population, Housing Units, Area, and Density: 2010 – County|publisher=US Census Bureau|archive-url=https://archive.today/20200212200258/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/GCTPH1.CY10/0500000US18047|archive-date=February 12, 2020|url-status=dead}}</ref> The racial makeup of the county was 98.3% white, 0.2% black or African American, 0.2% Asian, 0.1% American Indian, 0.3% from other races, and 0.8% from two or more races. Those of Hispanic or Latino origin made up 0.9% of the population.<ref name=DP/> In terms of ancestry, 40.3% were [[Germans|German]], 14.7% were [[Americans|American]], 13.1% were [[Irish people|Irish]], and 9.5% were [[English people|English]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/ACS/10_5YR/DP02/0400000US18%7c0500000US18047|title=Selected Social Characteristics in the US – 2006–2010 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates|access-date=July 10, 2015|publisher=US Census Bureau|archive-url=https://archive.today/20200214002814/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/ACS/10_5YR/DP02/0400000US18%7C0500000US18047|archive-date=February 14, 2020|url-status=dead}}</ref>

Of the 8,579 households, 35.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 61.6% were married couples living together, 8.4% had a female householder with no husband present, 24.9% were non-families, and 20.5% of all households were made up of individuals. The average household size was 2.67 and the average family size was 3.07. The median age was 40.0 years.<ref name=DP/>

The median income for a household in the county was $47,697 and the median income for a family was $60,300. Males had a median income of $43,443 versus $32,612 for females. The per capita income for the county was $23,090. About 8.6% of families and 11.7% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 16.8% of those under age 18 and 10.9% of those age 65 or over.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/ACS/10_5YR/DP03/0400000US18%7c0500000US18047|title=Selected Economic Characteristics – 2006–2010 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates|access-date=July 10, 2015|publisher=US Census Bureau|archive-url=https://archive.today/20200214002533/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/ACS/10_5YR/DP03/0400000US18%7C0500000US18047|archive-date=February 14, 2020|url-status=dead}}</ref>

===2020 census===

{| class="wikitable"
|+Franklin County Racial Composition<ref>{{Cite web|title =P2 HISPANIC OR LATINO, AND NOT HISPANIC OR LATINO BY RACE – 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Franklin County, Indiana|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=Franklin%20County,%20Indiana&t=Race%20and%20Ethnicity&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2}}</ref>
!Race
!Num.
!Perc.
|-
|[[White (U.S. Census)|White]] (NH)
|21,790
|95.6%
|-
|[[African American (U.S. Census)|Black or African American]] (NH)
|23
|0.1%
|-
|[[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]] (NH)
|25
|0.1%
|-
|[[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]] (NH)
|91
|0.4%
|-
|[[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]] (NH)
|1
|0.004%
|-
|[[Race (United States Census)|Other/Mixed]] (NH)
|636
|2.8%
|-
|[[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]]
|219
|1%
|}

==Education==
School districts include:<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st18_in/schooldistrict_maps/c18047_franklin/DC20SD_C18047.pdf|title=2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Franklin County, IN|publisher=[[U.S. Census Bureau]]|access-date=2024-05-02}} - [https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st18_in/schooldistrict_maps/c18047_franklin/DC20SD_C18047_SD2MS.txt Text list]</ref>
* [[Batesville Community School Corporation]]
* [[Franklin County Community School Corporation]]
* [[Union County-College Corner Joint School District]]

==See also==
* [[National Register of Historic Places listings in Franklin County, Indiana]]

==References==
{{Reflist|30em}}

== Further reading ==
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* {{cite book|title=History of Franklin County, Indiana: Her People, Industries and Institutions|author1-first=August Jacob|author1-last=Reifel|location=Indianapolis|publisher=B.F. Bowen|year=1915}} ({{Internet Archive|id=historyoffrankli00reif|name=History of Franklin County, Indiana: Her People, Industries and Institutions}} {{HathiTrust Catalog|id=011679904|title=History of Franklin County, Indiana: Her People, Industries and Institutions}})
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{{Geographic Location
|Centre    = Franklin County, Indiana
|North     = [[Fayette County, Indiana|Fayette County]]
|Northeast = [[Union County, Indiana|Union County]]
|East      = [[Butler County, Ohio]]
|Southeast = [[Hamilton County, Ohio]]
|South     = [[Dearborn County, Indiana|Dearborn County]]
|Southwest = [[Ripley County, Indiana|Ripley County]]
|West      = [[Decatur County, Indiana|Decatur County]]
|Northwest = [[Rush County, Indiana|Rush County]]
}}

{{Franklin County, Indiana}}
{{Indiana}}
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