Franklin, Ga., is in Heard
County, in the West Central part of the state. Heard County butts up against
Alabama.
In the 2010 census, Franklin
counted 993 residents, an increase of 91 from the 2000 census. An estimate of
964 was given in 2015.
Franklin’s demographic
breakdown showed 69% White and 30% Black. Per capita income was $14,142. That figure
leads to an overall poverty rate of 28%, including one-third of those younger
than 18 and 30% of those older than 65.
Most towns have a greater
population of women, but Franklin’s
man-woman breakdown is greater than most, 80 men for every 100 women overall.
For the population over 18, the count was 69 men for every 100 women.
Statistics from Wikipedia.
Here is a link to an April
1941 photograph of a furniture store in Franklin.
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