County+Statistics

Just the facts.. about Franklin County, Pennsylvania.

The county of Franklin, Pennsylvania was founded on September 9th, 1784 and is located in the southern, central portion of the state, bordering the neighboring state of Maryland. In 1860, the county of Franklin contained twenty-three individual towns - supporting a population of approximately 40,337, according to the 1860 Census report. Out of those 41,000 individuals, the county as a whole was split almost in half between males and females - providing for 20,112 males and 20,225 females.

 According to the Vallley of Shadows website of thoe 41,000 individuals roughly 1,782 were African American. Politically, the county as a whole sided with the Democratic party on the majority of issues - as seen through the Party Affiliation Records on the Valley of the Shadow. In total, the county was comprised of 300 voting members - solely adult, white males.

 During the Presidental election of 1860 4151 (56.4%) of the county voted of Lincoln, 2513 (34.1%) voted for Breckinridge, 618 (8.4%) voted for Douglas, and 80 (1.1%) voted for Bell.

