Franklin County, Virginia
Demographics
As of the census of 2000, there were 47,286 people, 18,963 households, and 13,918 families residing in the county. The population density was 68 people per square mile (26/km²).

Franklin County, Virginia

Section Title: Demographics
Table Section Text: As of the census of 2000, there were 47,286 people, 18,963 households, and 13,918 families residing in the county. The population density was 68 people per square mile (26/km²).

Historical population

Census	Pop.	%±

1790	6,842	—

1800	9,302	36.0%

1810	10,724	15.3%

1820	12,017	12.1%

1830	14,911	24.1%

1840	15,832	6.2%

1850	17,430	10.1%

1860	20,098	15.3%

1870	18,264	−9.1%

1880	25,084	37.3%

1890	24,985	−0.4%

1900	25,953	3.9%

1910	26,480	2.0%

1920	26,283	−0.7%

1930	24,337	−7.4%

1940	25,864	6.3%

1950	24,560	−5.0%

1960	25,925	5.6%

1970	26,858	3.6%

1980	35,740	33.1%

1990	39,549	10.7%

2000	47,286	19.6%

2010	56,159	18.8%

Est. 2016	56,069	−0.2%

U.S. Decennial Census 1790-1960 1900-1990 1990-2000 2010-2013

Sentence(s)

As of the 2010 census, the population of Franklin County was 56,159.

final_sentence: As of the 2010 census, the population of Franklin County was 56,159.