Franklin, Georgia

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Franklin, Georgia
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The old Heard County gas station was built in 1938 and features a vintage, hand-painted Coca-Cola advertisement.
Heard County Georgia Incorporated and Unincorporated areas Franklin Highlighted.svg
Location in Heard County and the state of Georgia
Coordinates: 33°16′47″N85°5′54″W / 33.27972°N 85.09833°W / 33.27972; -85.09833
Country United States
State Georgia
County Heard
Named for Benjamin Franklin
Government
  MayorJoel Rogers
Area
[1]
  Total3.35 sq mi (8.68 km2)
  Land3.21 sq mi (8.31 km2)
  Water0.14 sq mi (0.36 km2)
Elevation
663 ft (202 m)
Population
 (2020)
  Total950
  Density295.95/sq mi (114.26/km2)
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
  Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
30217
Area code 706
FIPS code 13-31292 [2]
GNIS feature ID0314347 [3]
Website www.franklingeorgia.com

Franklin is a city in Heard County, Georgia, United States. The population was 950 in 2020. Franklin is the county seat of Heard County. [4] The city is named after Benjamin Franklin. [5]

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History

Franklin was settled in 1770, and was designated seat of the newly formed Heard County in 1831. [6] The town was hit by a tornado just before midnight on March 25, 2021, with multiple areas in downtown being heavily damaged with the most severe damage being rated high-end EF2. The tornado later became violent and hit nearby Newnan, Georgia to the east at EF4 strength, indirectly killing one person. [7] [8]

Geography

Franklin is located in central Heard County at 33°16′47″N85°05′54″W / 33.279788°N 85.098403°W / 33.279788; -85.098403 , [9] along the Chattahoochee River. U.S. Route 27 passes through the east side of the city on a bypass, leading north 23 miles (37 km) to Carrollton and south 19 miles (31 km) to LaGrange. Georgia State Route 34 passes through the center of Franklin, leading northeast 20 miles (32 km) to Newnan and southwest 12 miles (19 km) to the Alabama border. Georgia State Route 100 joins SR 34 for part of its path through Franklin, but leads northwest 14 miles (23 km) to Ephesus and southeast 14 miles to Hogansville.

According to the United States Census Bureau, Franklin has a total area of 3.5 square miles (9.0 km2), of which 3.4 square miles (8.7 km2) are land and 0.2 square miles (0.4 km2), or 4.00%, are water. [10]

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note
1880 269
1890 250−7.1%
1900 218−12.8%
1910 34056.0%
1920 317−6.8%
1930 312−1.6%
1940 39025.0%
1950 4259.0%
1960 60341.9%
1970 74924.2%
1980 711−5.1%
1990 87623.2%
2000 9023.0%
2010 99310.1%
2020 950−4.3%
U.S. Decennial Census [11]
Franklin racial composition as of 2020 [12]
RaceNum.Perc.
White (non-Hispanic)62565.79%
Black or African American (non-Hispanic)21722.84%
Native American 30.32%
Asian 202.11%
Other/Mixed 646.74%
Hispanic or Latino 212.21%

As of the 2020 United States census, there were 950 people, 421 households, and 215 families residing in the city.

Education

Heard County School District

The Heard County School District holds pre-school to grade twelve, and consists of three elementary schools, a middle school, and a high school. [13] The district has 132 full-time teachers and over 2,278 students. [14]

Old Heard County Jail

Old Heard County Jail in 2012 Heard County Jail (Franklin, Georgia).JPG
Old Heard County Jail in 2012

Pauly Jail Company of Alabama built the jail in 1912 for $7,500, using plans by Manly Jail Works of Dalton, Georgia. It replaced an older jail built in 1880 that had become unfit. The jail housed up to 16 prisoners upstairs. The Heard County Sheriff (there were eight sheriffs from 1912–1964) and his family lived downstairs. In the 1930s, two prisoners cut the window bars and escaped. Death row prisoners were held here, but the jail's gallows were never used. In 1964, a new county jail opened on the Franklin Square and the old jail closed.

The jail was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on January 27, 1981. In 1987 it was completely restored by the Heard County Historical Society. It now serves as a museum and historical center.

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