Franklin County, Indiana facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Franklin County
U.S. county
Franklin County Courthouse in Brookville Historic District
Location within the U.S. state of Indiana
Indiana's location within the U.S.
Country	United States
State	Indiana
Founded	1 February 1811 (authorized)
Named for	Benjamin Franklin
Seat	Brookville
Largest town	Brookville (entirely within county) Batesville (partial)
Area
• Total	391.05 sq mi (1,012.8 km2)
• Land	384.43 sq mi (995.7 km2)
• Water	6.62 sq mi (17.1 km2)  1.69%%
Population
• Estimate  (2018)	22,736
• Density	59.1/sq mi (22.8/km2)
Time zone	UTC−5 (Eastern)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−4 (EDT)
Congressional district	6th
Indiana county number 24

Franklin County is a county on the eastern border of the U.S. state of Indiana. In the 2010 United States Census, the county population was 23,087. The county seat is the town of Brookville. Franklin County is part of the Cincinnati, OH–KY–IN Metropolitan Statistical Area. The only incorporated city in Franklin County is Batesville, which lies mostly in adjoining Ripley County.

Brookville from the northeast

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the county has a total area of 391.05 square miles (1,012.8 km²), of which 384.43 square miles (995.7 km²) (or 98.31%) is land and 6.62 square miles (17.1 km²) (or 1.69%) is water.

Brookville from the northeast.

Major highways

• Interstate 74
• U.S. Route 52
• Indiana State Road 1
• Indiana State Road 46
• Indiana State Road 101
• Indiana State Road 121
• Indiana State Road 229
• Indiana State Road 252

Adjacent counties

• Fayette County (north)
• Union County (northeast)
• Butler County, Ohio (east)
• Hamilton County, Ohio (southeast)
• Dearborn County (south)
• Ripley County (southwest)
• Decatur County (west)
• Rush County (northwest)

History

Franklin County was formed in 1811. It was named for Benjamin Franklin.

Some of the early settlers of this county were Primitive Baptists, they came with Elder William Tyner who came from Virginia in 1797. They organized the Little Cedar Grove Baptist Church, the first church in the Whitewater Valley. [1] The members built a log church as early as 1805, about two or three miles southeast of Brookville, Indiana.

One further landmark in the county 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 plain, simple brick building, but impressive in its simplicity was built in 1838. This church, like all, or nearly all of the pioneer Baptist groups in the county was originally Primitive Baptist or Hardshell. In the 1830s modernism came upon the scene, modernism and human inventions, like Sunday Schools, Missionary Societies, and organs. Organs were particularly anathema to the Primitive Party; an organ was Aaron’s golden calf. The Big Cedar congregation divided into two congregations, but the two groups arrived at an amicable settlement and both congregations continued to use the same building. The Primitives, or Hardshells, had church there 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 its own wood shed. The building is now maintained in connection with the Big Cedar Cemetery Association.[2]

Governors James B. Ray, Noah Noble and David Wallace were known as the "Brookville Triumvirate," in that they all had lived in Brookville, Franklin County, Indiana and served consecutive terms in the office of Governor of Indiana. Noble and former governor Ray were political enemies.[3]

James B. Goudie Jr. Speaker of the Indiana House was from Franklin County.

Climate and weather

In recent years, average temperatures in Brookville have ranged from a low of 17 °F (−8 °C) in January to a high of 87 °F (31 °C) in July, although a record low of −31 °F (−35 °C) was recorded in January 1994 and a record high of 104 °F (40 °C) was recorded in September 1951. Average monthly precipitation ranged from 2.68 inches (68 mm) in September to 4.90 inches (124 mm) in May.

Communities

City

• Batesville (partial)

Towns

• Brookville
• Cedar Grove
• Laurel
• Mount Carmel
• Oldenburg

Census-designated places

• Lake Santee (partial)
• Metamora
• New Trenton

Townships

Demographics

As of the 2010 United States Census, there were 23,087 people, 8,579 households, and 6,447 families residing in the county. The population density was 60.1 inhabitants per square mile (23.2/km²). There were 9,538 housing units at an average density of 24.8 per square mile (9.6/km²). 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. In terms of ancestry, 40.3% were German, 14.7% were American, 13.1% were Irish, and 9.5% were English.

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.

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.

See also

In Spanish: Condado de Franklin (Indiana) para niños