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Notable locations in Franklin: North Carolina State Prison Camp (A), Nikwasi Indian Mound (B). Display/hide their locations on the map
Shopping Centers: East Franklin Shopping Center (1), Palmer Street Shopping Center (2). Display/hide their locations on the map
Church in Franklin: Bethlehem Church (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Cemetery: Franklin Cemetery (1). Display/hide its location on the map
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Cullasaja River (A), Crawford Branch (B). Display/hide their locations on the map
Tourist attractions: Macon County Historical Museum (36 West Main Street), Gem & Mineral Museum Of Franklin (25 Phillips St), Gold City Amusement (Amusement & Theme Parks; 9410 Sylva Road), Franklin Lanes (Arcades & Amusements; 38 John Justice Rd).
Hotels: Haven's Motel (433 East Palmer Street), Four Seasons Realty Inc (1296 East Main Street), Microtel Inns & Suites (81 Allman Dr), Comfort Inn (313 Cunningham Road), Carolina Motel & Vacation Cottages (2601 Georgia Road), Hampton Inn Franklin (244 Cunningham Road), Franklin Motel The (17 W Palmer St), Franklin Terrace Bed & Breakfast (159 Harrison Avenue), Barber's Motel (Highway 441 South).
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Drinking water stations with addresses in Franklin and their reported violations in the past:
NANTAHALA BOAT LAUNCH (Population served: 500, Groundwater):
Past health violations:
- MCL, Average - Between JAN-2005 and MAR-2005, Contaminant: Nitrite. Follow-up actions: St Formal NOV issued (MAR-31-2005), St Public Notif requested (MAR-31-2005)
Past monitoring violations:
- Other Non-NPDWR Potential Health Risks - Between APR-05-2005 and DEC-31-2025, Contaminant: Public Notice
FEREBEE MEMORIAL PARK (Population served: 500, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
- Other Non-NPDWR Potential Health Risks - Between APR-02-2005 and DEC-31-2025, Contaminant: Public Notice
- One minor monitoring violation
- 2 regular monitoring violations
HOLLY SPRINGS BAPTIST CHURCH (Population served: 300, Groundwater):
Past health violations:
- MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In JUN-2002, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Formal NOV issued (JUN-26-2002), St Public Notif requested (JUN-26-2002), St Compliance achieved (JAN-31-2005)
Past monitoring violations:
- Other Non-NPDWR Potential Health Risks - Between FEB-10-2004 and DEC-31-2025, Contaminant: Public Notice
- Other Non-NPDWR Potential Health Risks - Between FEB-16-2003 and DEC-31-2025, Contaminant: Public Notice
- Other Non-NPDWR Potential Health Risks - Between AUG-05-2002 and DEC-31-2025, Contaminant: Public Notice
- 5 routine major monitoring violations
- One minor monitoring violation
- 2 regular monitoring violations
MOUNTAIN VIEW BP (Population served: 300, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
- Other Non-NPDWR Potential Health Risks - Between MAY-10-2005 and DEC-31-2025, Contaminant: Public Notice
- Other Non-NPDWR Potential Health Risks - Between FEB-22-2003 and DEC-31-2025, Contaminant: Public Notice
- Other Non-NPDWR Potential Health Risks - Between FEB-16-2003 and DEC-31-2025, Contaminant: Public Notice
- Other Non-NPDWR Potential Health Risks - Between NOV-18-2002 and DEC-31-2025, Contaminant: Public Notice
- Other Non-NPDWR Potential Health Risks - Between AUG-19-2002 and DEC-31-2025, Contaminant: Public Notice
- 15 routine major monitoring violations
- 6 regular monitoring violations
- One other older monitoring violation
OLD CORUNDUM MILL CAMPGROUND (Population served: 216, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
- One routine major monitoring violation
IOTLA BAPTIST CHURCH (Population served: 150, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
- Monitoring, Repeat Major (TCR) - In JUN-1999, Contaminant: Coliform (TCR). Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (JAN-31-2000)
- Monitoring, Repeat Major (TCR) - In AUG-1997, Contaminant: Coliform (TCR)
- 2 routine major monitoring violations
- One minor monitoring violation
- One regular monitoring violation
LOAFER`S GLORY (Population served: 100, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
- Other Non-NPDWR Potential Health Risks - Between NOV-20-2005 and DEC-31-2025, Contaminant: Public Notice
- Other Non-NPDWR Potential Health Risks - Between JUN-07-2005 and DEC-31-2025, Contaminant: Public Notice
- Other Non-NPDWR Potential Health Risks - Between MAY-10-2005 and DEC-31-2025, Contaminant: Public Notice
- Other Non-NPDWR Potential Health Risks - Between APR-02-2005 and DEC-31-2025, Contaminant: Public Notice
- Other Non-NPDWR Potential Health Risks - Between NOV-10-2004 and DEC-31-2025, Contaminant: Public Notice
- 23 routine major monitoring violations
- 8 regular monitoring violations
- 12 other older monitoring violations
LONGVIEW BAPTIST CHURCH (Population served: 100, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
- Monitoring, Repeat Major (TCR) - In APR-2000, Contaminant: Coliform (TCR). Follow-up actions: St Formal NOV issued (JUN-06-2000), St Public Notif requested (JUN-06-2000), St Compliance achieved (NOV-30-2000)
- One routine major monitoring violation
Drinking water stations with addresses in Franklin that have no violations reported:
- LIBERTY BAPTIST CHURCH (Population served: 70, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)
Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
| This town: |  20.9% | | Whole state: |  12.3% |
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
| This town: | 4.3% | | Whole state: | 5.5% |
Franklin compared to North Carolina state average:
- Median household income below state average.
- Median house value below state average.
- Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
- Median age above state average.
- Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
- Number of college students below state average.
- Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher below state average.
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Banks with branches in Franklin (2007 data):
- First-Citizens Bank & Trust Company: Westgate Main at 114 Westgate Road, branch established on 1989-08-14; Franklin Branch at 41 Iotla Street, branch established on 1973-09-10. Info updated 2006-07-11: Bank assets: $13,326.8 mil, Deposits: $11,030.1 mil, headquarters in Raleigh, NC, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 339 total offices, Holding Company: First Citizens Bancshares, Inc.
- Wachovia Bank, National Association: Franklin Main Branch at 55 East Main Street, branch established on 1969-09-16; West Palmer Street Remote at 28 East Palmer Street, branch established on 1995-10-23. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $518,123.0 mil, Deposits: $353,234.0 mil, headquarters in Charlotte, NC, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 3191 total offices, Holding Company: Wachovia Corporation
- Macon Bank, Inc.: 1 Hyatt Road Branch at 1 Hyatt Road, branch established on 1993-06-28; at 50 West Main Street, branch established on 1922-01-01. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $988.2 mil, Deposits: $698.5 mil, local headquarters, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 10 total offices, Holding Company: Macon Bancorp
- United Community Bank: Franklin Branch at 257 East Main Street, branch established on 1982-11-01. Info updated 2006-10-10: Bank assets: $1,120.2 mil, Deposits: $976.1 mil, headquarters in Murphy, NC, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 20 total offices, Holding Company: United Community Banks, Inc.
- Nantahala Bank & Trust Company: at 106 Siler Road, branch established on 2004-10-04. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $118.3 mil, Deposits: $104.7 mil, local headquarters, negative income in the last year, Commercial Lending Specialization, 2 total offices
- Carolina First Bank: Franklin Branch at 143 Porter Street, branch established on 2003-04-21. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $8,711.7 mil, Deposits: $5,846.7 mil, headquarters in Greenville, SC, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 103 total offices, Holding Company: South Financial Group, The
- RBC Centura Bank: Franklin West Main Branch at 100 West Main Street, branch established on 1969-03-19. Info updated 2006-12-21: Bank assets: $23,135.6 mil, Deposits: $15,171.1 mil, headquarters in Raleigh, NC, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 304 total offices, Holding Company: Royal Bank Of Canada
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Franklin government finances in 2002:
- Charges - Sewerage: $1,311,000
All Other: $278,000
Solid Waste Management: $0
- Construction - Water Utilities: $198,000
- Current Operations - Liquor Stores: $1,064,000
Sewerage: $738,000
Police Protection: $717,000
Central Staff Services: $471,000
Regular Highways: $408,000
Water Utilities: $316,000
Fire Protection: $152,000
General - Other: $41,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $14,000
Parks & Recreation: $12,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $42,000
- Intergovernmental to Local NEC - Libraries: $17,000
Health: $6,000
- Intergovernmental to State - General: $10,000
- Local Intergovernmental - General Support: $417,000
All Other: $179,000
- Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Water Utilities: $942,000
- Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $703,000
- Long Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Water Utilities: $272,000
- Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Other, NEC: $624,000
Water Utilities: $581,000
- Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Water Utilities: $89,000
Other, NEC: $79,000
- Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $110,000
Interest Earnings: $97,000
Rents: $9,000
- Other Capital Outlay - Water Utilities: $76,000
Police Protection: $62,000
Regular Highways: $61,000
Central Staff: $31,000
Fire Protection: $18,000
- Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $4,431,000
- Revenue - Liquor Stores: $1,147,000
Water Utilities: $562,000
- State Intergovernmental - General Support: $182,000
Highways: $134,000
All Other: $1,000
- Tax - Property: $1,241,000
NEC: $58,000
Alcoholic Beverage Sales: $2,000
- Total Salaries & Wages: $1,424,000
- Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $57,000
7.71% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($46,326 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 7.71% | | North Carolina average: | 8.53% |
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.
Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
5.75% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($44,849 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 5.75% | | North Carolina average: | 7.27% |
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.
Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
Strongest AM radio stations in Franklin:
- WPFJ (1480 AM; 5 kW; FRANKLIN, NC; Owner: DRAKE ENTERPRISES, LTD.)
- WFSC (1050 AM; 1 kW; FRANKLIN, NC; Owner: SUTTON RADIOCASTING CORPORATION)
- WLFJ (660 AM; daytime; 50 kW; GREENVILLE, SC; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- WKVL (850 AM; daytime; 50 kW; KNOXVILLE, TN; Owner: HORNE RADIO, LLC)
- WCSZ (1070 AM; 50 kW; SANS SOUCI, SC; Owner: WHYZ RADIO, L.P.)
- WFGW (1010 AM; 50 kW; BLACK MOUNTAIN, NC; Owner: BLUE RIDGE BROADCASTING CORP.)
- WCNN (680 AM; 50 kW; NORTH ATLANTA, GA; Owner: DICKEY BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- WGCR (720 AM; daytime; 10 kW; PISGAH FOREST, NC; Owner: ANCHOR BAPTIST BROADCASTING ASSOCIATION)
- WSB (750 AM; 50 kW; ATLANTA, GA; Owner: CXR HOLDINGS, INC.)
- WGST (640 AM; 50 kW; ATLANTA, GA; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
- WKJV (1380 AM; 25 kW; ASHEVILLE, NC; Owner: INTERNATIONAL BAPTIST OUTREACH MISSIONS)
- WDUN (550 AM; 10 kW; GAINESVILLE, GA; Owner: JWJ PROPERTIRS, INC.)
- WGHC (1370 AM; daytime; 3 kW; CLAYTON, GA; Owner: SUTTON RADIOCASTING CORPORATION)
Strongest FM radio stations in Franklin:
- WNCC-FM (96.7 FM; FRANKLIN, NC; Owner: SUTTON RADIOCASTING CORPORATION)
- WFQS (91.3 FM; FRANKLIN, NC; Owner: WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA PUBLIC RADIO)
- W269AY (101.7 FM; HIGHLANDS, NC; Owner: WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA PUBLIC RADIO)
- W277AL (103.3 FM; HIGHLANDS, NC; Owner: CHARISMA RADIO CORPORATION)
- W237AR (95.3 FM; HAZELWOOD, ETC., NC; Owner: WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA PUBLIC RADIO)
- WHLC (104.5 FM; HIGHLANDS, NC; Owner: CHARISMA RADIO CORP.)
- WRBN (104.1 FM; CLAYTON, GA; Owner: SUTTON RADIOCASTING CORPORATION)
- WCVP-FM (95.9 FM; ROBBINSVILLE, NC; Owner: CHEROKEE BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
- WKSF (99.9 FM; ASHEVILLE, NC; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- W220CD (91.9 FM; ENKA, NC; Owner: CALVARY CHAPEL OF TWIN FALLS, INC.)
- WWCU (90.5 FM; CULLOWHEE, NC; Owner: WESTERN CAROLINA UNIVERSITY)
- WIVK-FM (107.7 FM; KNOXVILLE, TN; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- WWST (102.1 FM; SEVIERVILLE, TN; Owner: JOURNAL BROADCAST CORPORATION)
- WQNS (104.9 FM; WAYNESVILLE, NC; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- WESC-FM (92.5 FM; GREENVILLE, SC; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- WSEV-FM (105.5 FM; GATLINBURG, TN; Owner: EAST TENNESSEE RADIO GROUP, L.P.)
- WMYI (102.5 FM; HENDERSONVILLE, NC; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- W218AD (91.5 FM; BREVARD, NC; Owner: WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA PUBLIC RADIO)
- WHZT (98.1 FM; SENECA, SC; Owner: CXR HOLDINGS, INC.)
TV broadcast stations around Franklin:
- W50AB (Channel 50; HIAWASSEE, GA; Owner: GEORGIA PUBLIC TELECOMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION)
- W56AG (Channel 56; FRANKLIN, ETC., NC; Owner: UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA)
- WHNS (Channel 21; ASHEVILLE, NC; Owner: MEREDITH CORPORATION)
- W28AN (Channel 28; FRANKLIN, NC; Owner: UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA)
- W66BU (Channel 66; SYLVA, NC; Owner: MEREDITH CORPORATION)
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