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Franklin County, Virginia

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About Franklin County

Franklin County is a county located in the Blue Ridge foothills of the Commonwealth of Virginia, United States. As of the 2020 census, the population was 54,477. Its county seat is Rocky Mount. Franklin County is part of the Roanoke metropolitan area and is located in the Roanoke Region of Virginia. The Roanoke River forms its northeast boundary with Bedford County.

Description adapted from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Facts

Franklin County at a glance

County seat
Rocky Mount
Population
54,477 (2020)
Land area
712 sq mi
Founded
1785

Communities

Largest communities in Franklin County

  1. Rocky Mount County seatpopulation 4,903
  2. North Shorepopulation 3,332
  3. Ferrumpopulation 1,827
  4. Westlake Cornerpopulation 1,553
  5. Union Hallpopulation 1,328

History

History of Franklin County

The Blue Ridge Foothills had long been inhabited by Native Americans. At the time of European encounter, mostly Siouan-speaking tribes lived in this area. A few colonists moved into the area before the American Revolutionary War, but most settlement happened afterward, as people moved west seeking new lands. Cultivation of tobacco had exhausted soils in the eastern part of the state. The county was formed in 1785 from parts of Bedford and Henry counties. It was named for Benjamin Franklin. The Piedmont and backcountry areas were largely settled by Scots-Irish, who were the last major immigrant group from the British Isles to enter the colonies before the Revolutionary War. There were also migrants from coastal areas, including free people of color, who moved to the frontier to escape racial strictures associated with the slave society of Tidewater Virginia.

Adapted from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

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