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Franklin CountyNorth Carolina

Franklin County is a county in North Carolina with its seat in Louisburg, formed in 1779.

  • Founded1779
  • County seatLouisburg
  • Named forBenjamin Franklin
  • Land area492 sq mi + 2.8 sq mi water
  • Population68,573 2020 Census
  • Parcels mapped43,455 checked 15 October 2026
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Where it is

Franklin on the map of North Carolina

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Counties of North Carolina · Franklin highlighted

History

Formed in 1779 from Bute County

An old deed may name a county that no longer exists, or a boundary that has since moved.

Franklin County was created from Bute County in 1779 and named after Benjamin Franklin. The county gained land from Wake County in 1787 and from Granville County in 1875. In 1881, Franklin County lost territory to the creation of Vance County.

Boundary changes from the Newberry Library, Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

  1. 1779
    Franklin County created Franklin created from Bute (extinct).
    from Bute
    · N.C. Recs., ch. 19, secs. 1-3/24:227-230; N.C. Recs., ch. 20, sec. 5/24:293-294
  2. 1787
    Gained territory Franklin gained from Wake.
    from Wake
    · N.C. Recs., ch. 39, sec. 1/24:838
  3. 1817
    Changed Boundary between Franklin and Nash defined (no change).
    Nash
    · N.C. Sess. Laws 1817, ch. 35, sec. 1/pp. 40-41
  4. 1873
    Changed Franklin gain from Granville authorized, dependent upon local referendum that apparently failed (no change); change effected, without referendum, on 3 February 1875.
    Granville
    · N.C. Sess. Laws 1872-1873, pub., ch. 143, secs. 1-2/pp. 224-225
  5. 1875
    Gained territory Franklin gained from Granville, with same boundaries proposed in 1873.
    from Granville
    · N.C. Sess. Laws 1874-1875, pub., ch. 63, sec. 1/pp. 49-52; Pearce, 79
  6. 1881
    Lost territory Franklin lost to creation of Vance.
    to Vance
    · N.C. Sess. Laws 1881, pub., ch. 113, secs. 1, 4/pp. 169-175
  7. 1909
    Boundary clarified Boundary between Franklin and Vance redefined (no change).
    with Vanceno change
    · N.C. Sess. Laws 1909, pub., ch. 890, sec. 1/p. 1303

Land and parcels

What the maps cover in Franklin

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People and land

Franklin by the Census

Population
68,573 2020 Census count
Housing units
29,358 2020 Census count
Land area
492 square miles
Water area
2.8 square miles
People per sq mi
139 population ÷ land area

Source: US Census Bureau, 2020 Census; US Census Bureau, 2020 Gazetteer Files. Not endorsed or certified by the Census Bureau.

Rules and offices

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County government

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Questions

Common questions about Franklin County

When was Franklin County founded?
Franklin County was founded in 1779, formed from Bute County, and named after Benjamin Franklin.
What is the county seat of Franklin County?
The county seat of Franklin County is Louisburg.
Is there an online parcel map for Franklin County?
Yes. A public source publishes a parcel map of 43,455 parcels, rated fallback here. You can click any parcel on it in Parcel Chart's free map, no sign-in needed.
Has Franklin County's boundary or name changed?
Franklin County was created in 1779 from Bute County. Since then the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries records 3 later changes, chiefly involving Granville County, Vance County and Wake County.
Is my lot in a flood zone?
We do not have flood maps for Franklin County yet. Look up the address on FEMA's Flood Map Service Center, which shows the effective flood map for any lot.

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