Franklin County, Idaho

Infobox U.S. County
county = Franklin County
state = Idaho


founded year = 1913
founded date = January 20
seat wl = Preston
largest city wl = Preston
area_total_sq_mi = 668
area_total_km2 = 1731
area_land_sq_mi = 665
area_land_km2 = 1723
area_water_sq_mi = 3
area_water_km2 = 8
area percentage = 0.44%
census yr = 2005
pop = 12371
density_sq_mi = 18.5
density_km2 = 7.1
time zone = Mountain
UTC offset = -7
DST offset = -6
footnotes =
web =
named for = Franklin D. Richards

Franklin County is a county located in the U.S. state of Idaho. It was established in 1913. As of the 2000 Census the county had a population of 11,329 (2005 estimate: 12,371) cite web|title=U.S. Census Bureau Franklin County, Idaho QuickFacts|url=http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/16/16041.html] . The county seat is PrestonGR|6. Franklin County is part of the Logan, Utah-Idaho Metropolitan Statistical Area.

Franklin County was named after Franklin D. Richards, an Apostle of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, and it is the only Franklin County in the United States that is not named after Benjamin Franklin.

Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 668 square miles (1,731 km²), of which, 665 square miles (1,723 km²) of it is land and 3 square miles (8 km²) of it (0.44%) is water.

Adjacent counties

* Oneida County, Idaho - (west)
* Bannock County, Idaho - (northwest)
* Caribou County, Idaho - (north)
* Bear Lake County, Idaho - (east)
* Cache County, Utah - (south)

National protected area

* Cache National Forest (part)
* Caribou National Forest (part)

Demographics

As of the censusGR|2 of 2000, there were 11,329 people, 3,476 households, and 2,874 families residing in the county. The population density was 17 people per square mile (7/km²). There were 3,872 housing units at an average density of 6 per square mile (2/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 95.11% White, 0.11% Black or African American, 0.29% Native American, 0.14% Asian, 0.04% Pacific Islander, 3.42% from other races, and 0.89% from two or more races. 5.22% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. 34.6% were of English, 15.2% American, 9.1% Danish and 8.8% German ancestry according to Census 2000.

There were 3,476 households out of which 48.00% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 73.60% were married couples living together, 5.80% had a female householder with no husband present, and 17.30% were non-families. 16.00% of all households were made up of individuals and 8.90% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.24 and the average family size was 3.64.

In the county the population was spread out with 37.30% under the age of 18, 9.30% from 18 to 24, 24.20% from 25 to 44, 17.50% from 45 to 64, and 11.70% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 28 years. For every 100 females there were 99.40 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 98.30 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $36,061, and the median income for a family was $40,185. Males had a median income of $30,071 versus $21,077 for females. The per capita income for the county was $13,702. About 5.40% of families and 7.40% of the population were below the poverty line, including 8.00% of those under age 18 and 5.30% of those age 65 or over.

Cities and towns

*Clifton
*Dayton
*Franklin
*Oxford
*Preston
*Weston
*Whitney

References