Washington Parish has a predicted average indoor radon screening level less than 2 pCi/L (pico curies per liter) - Low Potential
Drinking water stations with addresses in Franklinton and their reported violations in the past:
FRANKLINTON, TOWN OF (Address: 301 ELEVENTH ST , Population served: 4150, Groundwater):
Past health violations:
- MCL, Monthly (TCR) - Between JUN-15-2000 and JUL-14-2000, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Violation/Reminder Notice (JUL-27-2000), St Public Notif requested (JUL-27-2000)
Past monitoring violations:
- CCR Complete Failure to Report - Between OCT-19-1999 and JUL-01-2000, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: Fed Compliance achieved (JUL-01-2000)
SOPHIAS ON THE RIVER (Address: 41298 HWY. 38 , Population served: 100, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
- One routine major monitoring violation
THOMAS GROCERY (Address: 31042 HWY 424 , Population served: 100, Groundwater):
Past health violations:
- MCL, Monthly (TCR) - Between AUG-15-2002 and SEP-14-2002, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (SEP-24-2002), St Violation/Reminder Notice (SEP-24-2002)
- MCL, Monthly (TCR) - Between MAR-15-2002 and APR-14-2002, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (APR-25-2002), St Violation/Reminder Notice (APR-25-2002)
HAPPY ACRES MOBILE HOME PARK (Address: 41360 C. Corkern Road , Population served: 52, Groundwater):
Past health violations:
- MCL, Acute (TCR) - In MAY-2006, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (JUN-23-2006), St Violation/Reminder Notice (JUN-23-2006)
Past monitoring violations:
- 2 routine major monitoring violations
- One minor monitoring violation
PINE MALT STAND (Address: 52595 PERRY ERWIN RD , Population served: 50, Groundwater):
Past health violations:
- MCL, Acute (TCR) - Between MAR-15-2002 and APR-14-2002, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (APR-03-2002), St Violation/Reminder Notice (APR-03-2002), St Public Notif received (APR-17-2002)
PAPA JS HWY MART (Address: 50479 HWY 1072 , Population served: 25, Groundwater):
Past health violations:
- MCL, Monthly (TCR) - Between JUL-2003 and SEP-2003, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (OCT-17-2003), St Violation/Reminder Notice (OCT-17-2003), St Public Notif received (OCT-24-2003)
Past monitoring violations:
- Monitoring, Repeat Major (TCR) - Between JUL-2003 and SEP-2003, Contaminant: Coliform (TCR). Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (OCT-17-2003), St Violation/Reminder Notice (OCT-17-2003), St Public Notif received (NOV-28-2003)
PINE CASH GROCERY (Address: 26505 HWY 62 , Population served: 25, Groundwater):
Past health violations:
- MCL, Monthly (TCR) - Between OCT-2003 and DEC-2003, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (JAN-13-2004), St Violation/Reminder Notice (JAN-13-2004)
- MCL, Monthly (TCR) - Between APR-2001 and JUN-2001, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (JUL-20-2001), St Violation/Reminder Notice (JUL-20-2001), St Public Notif received (JUL-30-2001)
Drinking water stations with addresses in Franklinton that have no violations reported:
- LYNNWOODS RESTAURANT (Population served: 100, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)
- THE CASTLE (Population served: 25, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)
- THOMAS COMMUNITY HEALTH (Population served: 25, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)
- WHISTLIN DIXIE SALOON (FRIENDLY BAR) (Population served: 25, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2009: 35.6%
(23.3% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 44.5% for Black residents, 100.0% for American Indian residents)
Average household size:
| This town: | 2.5 people | | Louisiana: | 2.6 people |
Percentage of family households:
| This town: | 64.3% | | Whole state: | 69.8% |
Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
| This town: | 3.7% | | Whole state: | 5.0% |
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.4% of all households
- Gay men: 0.2% of all households
Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Franklinton, LA
People in group quarters in Franklinton:
- 185 people in nursing homes
- 109 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
- 12 people in homes for the mentally ill
Franklinton compared to Louisiana state average:
- Median household income below state average.
- Median house value below state average.
- Black race population percentage above state average.
- Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
- Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
- Length of stay since moving in above state average.
- Institutionalized population percentage significantly above state average.
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Banks with branches in Franklinton (2011 data):
- Citizens Savings Bank: Main Street Branch at 828 Main Street, branch established on 01/01/1945; Branch 05 at 1435 Washington Street, branch established on 08/14/1997. Info updated 11/03/2006: Bank assets: $23.4 mil, Deposits: $20.1 mil, headquarters in Bogalusa, LA, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 7 total offices
- Resource Bank: Franklinton Branch at 950 Tenth Avenue, branch established on 09/04/1998. Info updated 06/22/2009: Bank assets: $38.7 mil, Deposits: $31.7 mil, headquarters in Covington, LA, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 8 total offices, Holding Company: Resource Bankshares, Inc.
- Hancock Bank of Louisiana: Franklinton Branch at 919 Washington Street, branch established on 01/01/1914. Info updated 11/03/2006: Bank assets: $2,857.6 mil, Deposits: $2,182.6 mil, headquarters in Baton Rouge, LA, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 50 total offices, Holding Company: Hancock Holding Company
- Capital One, National Association: Franklinton Branch at 946 Pearl Street, branch established on 01/01/1907. Info updated 10/14/2009: Bank assets: $125,305.0 mil, Deposits: $95,204.7 mil, headquarters in Mclean, VA, positive income, 985 total offices, Holding Company: Capital One Financial Corporation
- Whitney National Bank: Franklinton Branch at 939 Cleveland Street, branch established on 07/22/1970. Info updated 12/22/2008: Bank assets: $11,499.5 mil, Deposits: $8,867.1 mil, headquarters in New Orleans, LA, negative income in the last year, Commercial Lending Specialization, 171 total offices, Holding Company: Whitney Holding Corporation
Educational Attainment (%)
School Enrollment by Level of School (%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Utility gas (54%)
- Electricity (37%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (6%)
- Wood (2%)
- No fuel used (1%)
- Other fuel (1%)
Religion statistics for Franklinton:
Percentage of population affiliated with a religious congregations: 63.12%
| Here |  | 63.1% |
| USA |  | 50.2% |
Breakdown of population affiliated with a religious congregations
| Name | Southern Baptist Convention | American Baptist Association | Interstate and Foreign Landmark Missionary Baptist Association | United Methodist Church | Catholic Church |
| Adherents | 61.0% | 10.6% | 10.1% | 7.6% | 5.6% |
| Congregations | 40.0% | 8.2% | 21.2% | 14.1% | 2.4% |
|---|
| Name | Baptist Missionary Association of America | Presbyterian Church (USA) | Assemblies of God | LDS (Mormon) Church | Other |
| Adherents | 1.4% | 0.9% | 0.6% | 0.6% | 1.6% |
| Congregations | 1.2% | 1.2% | 3.5% | 1.2% | 7.1% |
|---|
Source: Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center. Tables represent county-level data.
Food Environment Statistics:Number of grocery stores: 11 | This county: | 2.44 / 10,000 pop. | | Louisiana: | 2.56 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (no gas): 6 | Washington Parish: | 1.33 / 10,000 pop. | | Louisiana: | 1.29 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 18 | This county: | 4.00 / 10,000 pop. | | Louisiana: | 4.49 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of full-service restaurants: 21 | Washington Parish: | 4.67 / 10,000 pop. | | Louisiana: | 5.92 / 10,000 pop. |
Adult diabetes rate: | Here: | 13.2% | | Louisiana: | 10.9% |
Adult obesity rate: | Here: | 32.0% | | Louisiana: | 29.2% |
| Local government employment and payroll (March 2007) |
| Function |
Full-time employees |
Monthly full-time payroll |
Average yearly full-time wage |
Part-time employees |
Monthly part-time payroll |
| Financial Administration |
3 | $5,856 | $23,424 | 0 | $0 |
| Other Government Administration |
1 | $3,868 | $46,416 | 0 | $0 |
| Police Protection - Officers |
14 | $32,324 | $27,706 | 2 | $1,107 |
| Police - Other |
6 | $8,457 | $16,914 | 0 | $0 |
| Firefighters |
1 | $2,090 | $25,080 | 1 | $438 |
| Streets and Highways |
6 | $10,534 | $21,068 | 0 | $0 |
| Sewerage |
6 | $10,262 | $20,524 | 0 | $0 |
| Natural Resources |
3 | $6,403 | $25,612 | 0 | $0 |
| Water Supply |
4 | $8,535 | $25,605 | 0 | $0 |
| Gas Supply |
4 | $8,847 | $26,541 | 0 | $0 |
| Other and Unallocable |
3 | $5,495 | $21,980 | 0 | $0 |
| Totals for Government |
51 | $102,671 | $24,158 | 3 | $1,545 |
Franklinton government finances in 2002:
- Charges - Sewerage: $370,000 ($98.80)
Solid Waste Management: $149,000 ($39.79)
- Construction - Sewerage: $1,565,000 ($417.89)
General: $547,000 ($146.06)
Regular Highways: $16,000 ($4.27)
- Current Operations - Gas Utilities: $1,095,000 ($292.39)
Financial Administration: $606,000 ($161.82)
Police Protection: $577,000 ($154.07)
Regular Highways: $287,000 ($76.64)
General - Other: $280,000 ($74.77)
Water Utilities: $228,000 ($60.88)
Sewerage: $171,000 ($45.66)
Solid Waste Management: $116,000 ($30.97)
Fire Protection: $47,000 ($12.55)
Health Services - Other: $42,000 ($11.21)
- Federal Intergovernmental - All Other: $246,000 ($65.69)
- General - Interest on Debt: $11,000 ($2.94)
- Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Water Utilities: $1,198,000 ($319.89)
- Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $196,000 ($52.34)
- Long Term Debt Issue, Unspecified - Other NEC: $550,000 ($146.86)
- Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Water Utilities: $1,185,000 ($316.42)
Other, NEC: $681,000 ($181.84)
- Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $65,000 ($17.36)
Water Utilities: $13,000 ($3.47)
- Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $116,000 ($30.97)
General Revenue, NEC: $56,000 ($14.95)
- Other Capital Outlay - Police Protection: $114,000 ($30.44)
Regular Highways: $72,000 ($19.23)
General - Other: $12,000 ($3.20)
- Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $2,583,000 ($689.72)
- Revenue - Gas Utilities: $1,220,000 ($325.77)
Water Utilities: $330,000 ($88.12)
- Sinking Fund - Cash & Deposits: $125,000 ($33.38)
- State Intergovernmental - All Other: $1,681,000 ($448.87)
General Support: $11,000 ($2.94)
Highways: $8,000 ($2.14)
- Tax - Total General Sales: $818,000 ($218.42)
Property: $263,000 ($70.23)
NEC: $244,000 ($65.15)
Public Utilities: $184,000 ($49.13)
- Total Salaries & Wages: $936,000 ($249.93)
- Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $61,000 ($16.29)
7.50% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($29,458 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 7.50% | | Louisiana average: | 8.89% |
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:
7.19% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($25,123 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 7.19% | | Louisiana average: | 13.45% |
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 Franklinton:
- WOMN (1110 AM; daytime; 30 kW; FRANKLINTON, LA; Owner: PITTMAN BROADCASTING SERVICES, LLC.)
- WWL (870 AM; 50 kW; NEW ORLEANS, LA; Owner: ENTERCOM NEW ORLEANS LICENSE, LLC)
- WSJC (810 AM; 50 kW; MAGEE, MS; Owner: FAMILY TALK RADIO)
- WLNO (1060 AM; 50 kW; NEW ORLEANS, LA; Owner: COMMUNICOM CO. OF LOUISIANA, L.P.)
- WAPF (980 AM; 5 kW; MCCOMB, MS; Owner: SAN-DOW BROADCASTING, INC.)
- WRPM (1530 AM; daytime; 10 kW; POPLARVILLE, MS; Owner: DOWDY & DOWDY PARTNERS)
- WJNT (1180 AM; 50 kW; PEARL, MS; Owner: BUCHANAN BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
- WHNY (1250 AM; 5 kW; MCCOMB, MS; Owner: C.W.H. BROADCASTING INC.)
- WTIX (690 AM; 10 kW; NEW ORLEANS, LA; Owner: WTIX, INC.)
- WBOX (920 AM; daytime; 1 kW; BOGALUSA, LA; Owner: BEST COUNTRY BROADCASTING, LLC)
- WSKR (1210 AM; 10 kW; DENHAM SPRINGS, LA; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- WRJW (1320 AM; 5 kW; PICAYUNE, MS; Owner: PEARL RIVER COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
- WIKC (1490 AM; 1 kW; BOGALUSA, LA; Owner: TIMBERLANDS BROADCASTING CORP)
Strongest FM radio stations in Franklinton:
- WUUU (98.9 FM; FRANKLINTON, LA; Owner: PITTMAN BROADCASTING SERVICES, LLC.)
- WEMX (94.1 FM; KENTWOOD, LA; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- WBOX-FM (92.9 FM; VARNADO, LA; Owner: BEST COUNTRY BROADCASTING, LLC)
- WJSH (104.7 FM; FOLSOM, LA; Owner: SOUTHWEST BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
- WKSY (106.1 FM; PICAYUNE, MS; Owner: GUARANTY BROADCASTING COMPANY OF NEW ORLEANS, LLC)
- WTGG (96.5 FM; AMITE, LA; Owner: SOUTHWEST BROADCASTING, INC.)
TV broadcast stations around Franklinton:
- WUPL (Channel 54; SLIDELL, LA; Owner: UPN TELEVISION STATIONS INC.)
- WSTY-LP (Channel 23; HAMMOND, LA; Owner: AMERICAN TELEVISION, INC.)
Fatal road traffic accident statistics for 1975 - 2009 (per 100,000 population)
Franklinton, Louisiana:
- Fatal accident count: 23
- Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 28
- Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 7
- Fatalities: 25
- Persons involved in fatal accidents: 50
- Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 4
Louisiana average:
- Fatal accident count: 116
- Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 172
- Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 33
- Fatalities: 126
- Persons involved in fatal accidents: 303
- Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 20
See more detailed statistics of Franklinton fatal car crashes and road traffic accidents for 1975 - 2009 here
National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
Number of bridges: 10
Total length: 65 meters (213ft)
Total costs: $364,000
Total average daily traffic: 53,450
Total average daily truck traffic: 5,149
Total future (year 2030) average daily traffic: 90,865
New bridges - Historical Statistics
- 1930-1939: 1
- 1940-1949: 0
- 1950-1959: 1
- 1960-1969: 2
- 1970-1979: 1
- 1980-1989: 1
- 1990-1999: 1
- 2000-2010: 3
See Full National Bridge Inventory Statistics for Franklinton, LA
FCC Registered Cell Phone Towers: 3 ( See the full list of FCC Registered Cell Phone Towers in Franklinton)
FCC Registered Antenna Towers: 91 ( See the full list of FCC Registered Antenna Towers)
FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers: 10 ( See the full list of FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers in Franklinton, LA)
FCC Registered Broadcast Land Mobile Towers: 1 ( See the full list of FCC Registered Broadcast Land Mobile Towers)
FCC Registered Microwave Towers: 7 - STATION, State Hwy 32 Two Mi Sw Of (Lat: 30.817111 Lon: -90.180917), Overall height: 125 m, Call Sign: WNER816
Assigned Frequencies: 1985.00 MHz Grant Date: 04/13/1998, Expiration Date: 08/13/2002, Cancellation Date: 03/17/2000
Registrant: Phone: (205) 325-3804 - St Hwy 32 2 Mi Sw Of (Lat: 30.817111 Lon: -90.180917), Overall height: 125 m, Call Sign: WPNM542
Assigned Frequencies: 1955.00 MHz Grant Date: 04/13/1998, Expiration Date: 04/13/2008, Cancellation Date: 11/06/1998
Registrant: Phone: (504) 846-6201 - Franklinton, 18169 Lee Rd (Lat: 30.785278 Lon: -90.060000), Type: Tower, Structure height: 76.2 m, Overall height: 84.1 m, Call Sign: WQIT238
Assigned Frequencies: 928.093 MHz, 952.093 MHz Grant Date: 05/07/2008, Expiration Date: 05/07/2018, Certifier: Kevin Dumas
Registrant: Flordia Gas Transmission, 5444 Westheimer Road, Houston, TX 77056, Phone: (713) 989-7220, Fax: (713) 989-1173, Email:
- BONNER CRK, Hwy 25 (Lat: 30.783306 Lon: -90.168083), Type: Mast, Structure height: 76.2 m, Overall height: 79.3 m, Call Sign: WQJS319
Assigned Frequencies: 6197.24 MHz, 6197.24 MHz, 6256.54 MHz, 6256.54 MHz Grant Date: 12/10/2008, Expiration Date: 12/10/2018, Certifier: Pamelia Y Hoof
Registrant: Verizon Wireless, 1120 Sanctuary Pkwy #150 Gasa5reg, Alpharetta, GA 30009-7630, Phone: (770) 797-1070, Fax: (770) 797-1036, Email:
- MOCKINGBIRD, 42291 Seals Road (304954) (Lat: 30.712472 Lon: -90.186944), Type: Tower, Structure height: 91.4 m, Overall height: 93.9 m, Call Sign: WQJS321
Assigned Frequencies: 5945.20 MHz, 6004.50 MHz, 6004.50 MHz, 6063.80 MHz Grant Date: 12/10/2008, Expiration Date: 12/10/2018, Certifier: Pamelia Y Hoof
Registrant: Verizon Wireless, 1120 Sanctuary Pkwy #150 Gasa5reg, Alpharetta, GA 30009-7630, Phone: (770) 797-1070, Fax: (770) 797-1036, Email:
- SUNLIGHT, 16696 Smith Wallace Road (Lat: 30.772250 Lon: -90.225083), Type: Tower, Structure height: 76.2 m, Overall height: 80.8 m, Call Sign: WQJS324
Assigned Frequencies: 5945.20 MHz, 5974.85 MHz, 6004.50 MHz, 6034.15 MHz Grant Date: 12/10/2008, Expiration Date: 12/10/2018, Certifier: Pamelia Y Hoof
Registrant: Verizon Wireless, 1120 Sanctuary Pkwy #150 Gasa5reg, Alpharetta, GA 30009-7630, Phone: (770) 797-1070, Fax: (770) 797-1036, Email:
- Pinecliff, 45589 Skeet Club Road (Lat: 30.781056 Lon: -90.120194), Type: Tower, Structure height: 103.6 m, Overall height: 105.2 m, Call Sign: WIA480
Assigned Frequencies: 6785.00 MHz, 6805.00 MHz Grant Date: 08/14/2009, Expiration Date: 09/29/2019, Certifier: Alan D Williams
Registrant: La Generating, LLC, 112 Telly Street, New Roads, LA 70760, Phone: (225) 618-4408, Fax: (225) 618-4330, Email:
FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 67 ( See the full list of FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses in Franklinton)
FAA Registered Aircraft: 12 ( See the full list of FAA Registered Aircraft in Franklinton)
2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:
Incident types - Franklinton
See full 2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System statistics for Franklinton, LA
| Most common first names in Franklinton, LA among deceased individuals |
| Name | Count | Lived (average) |
| James | 116 | 69.4 years |
| John | 95 | 71.0 years |
| Willie | 74 | 70.5 years |
| Mary | 69 | 78.2 years |
| William | 67 | 72.1 years |
| Robert | 63 | 70.4 years |
| Charles | 40 | 68.8 years |
| Joseph | 31 | 70.0 years |
| Thomas | 29 | 74.9 years |
| Lillie | 29 | 81.8 years |
| Most common last names in Franklinton, LA among deceased individuals |
| Last name | Count | Lived (average) |
| Magee | 220 | 73.4 years |
| Thomas | 120 | 71.7 years |
| Crain | 101 | 76.1 years |
| Brumfield | 93 | 77.0 years |
| Bickham | 90 | 74.1 years |
| Jenkins | 86 | 70.4 years |
| Jones | 74 | 73.6 years |
| Smith | 73 | 73.6 years |
| Williams | 56 | 72.5 years |
| Corkern | 53 | 78.7 years |
| Businesses in Franklinton, LA |
| Name | Count | | Name | Count |
| AT&T | 1 | | Lane Furniture | 1 |
| AutoZone | 1 | | McDonald's | 1 |
| Burger King | 1 | | Popeyes | 1 |
| CVS | 1 | | SONIC Drive-In | 1 |
| FedEx | 1 | | U-Haul | 1 |
| H&R Block | 1 | | UPS | 2 |
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