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Population (year 2000): 3,657. Estimated population in July 2006: 3,718 (+1.7% change)
 

Males: 1,660  (45.4%)
Females: 1,997  (54.6%)

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Median resident age:  38.0 years
Louisiana median age:  34.0 years

Zip codes: 70438.


Estimated median household income in 2005: $23,800 (it was $20,955 in 2000)
Franklinton  $23,800
Louisiana:  $36,729

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $53,900 (it was $57,700 in 2000)
Franklinton  $53,900
Louisiana:  $101,700

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Races in Franklinton:

  • Black (51.9%)
  • White Non-Hispanic (46.7%)
  • Two or more races (0.8%)

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Ancestries: United States (10.8%), Irish (7.4%), English (7.3%), French (4.3%), German (2.8%), Subsaharan African (1.7%).

Current Local Time: CST time zone

Elevation: 155 feet

Land area: 4.14 square miles.

Population density: 889 people per square mile 
 
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For population 25 years and over in Franklinton

  • High school or higher: 67.4%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 15.7%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 8.1%
  • Unemployed: 10.4%
  • Mean travel time to work: 26.2 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Franklinton town

  • Never married: 27.0%
  • Now married: 39.6%
  • Separated: 4.1%
  • Widowed: 17.2%
  • Divorced: 12.2%

25 residents are foreign born

This town:  0.7%
Louisiana:  2.6%



According to our research there were 16 registered sex offenders living in Franklinton, Louisiana in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Franklinton to the number of sex offenders is 230 to 1.

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000:

Franklinton:  0.3% ($199)
Louisiana:  0.2% ($199)
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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Kenner, LA (58.4 miles , pop. 70,517).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: New Orleans, LA (60.9 miles , pop. 484,674).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Houston, TX (367.3 miles , pop. 1,953,631).

Nearest cities: Folsom, LA (15.4 miles ), Tylertown, MS (18.5 miles ), Bogalusa, LA (20.2 miles ), Sun, LA (22.0 miles ), Varnado, LA (22.1 miles ), Angie, LA (24.5 miles ), Osyka, MS (24.6 miles ), Tangipahoa, LA (25.0 miles ).


Single-family new house construction building permits:
  • 1996: 8 buildings, average cost: $40,400
  • 1997: 11 buildings, average cost: $57,600
  • 1998: 8 buildings, average cost: $131,400
  • 1999: 9 buildings, average cost: $87,900
  • 2000: 6 buildings, average cost: $93,700
  • 2001: 9 buildings, average cost: $76,900
  • 2002: 9 buildings, average cost: $45,800
  • 2003: 13 buildings, average cost: $53,200
  • 2004: 14 buildings, average cost: $53,200
  • 2005: 10 buildings, average cost: $100,400
  • 2006: 24 buildings, average cost: $133,600
  • 2007: 20 buildings, average cost: $101,200

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Latitude: 30.85 N, Longitude: 90.15 W

Daytime population change due to commuting: +1,633 (+44.7%)
Workers who live and work in this town: 668 (56.3%)


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

Area code: 985

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Population change in the 1990s: -455 (-11.1%).


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Historical housing units



Most common industries for males:



  • Construction (17%)
  • Public administration (8%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (7%)
  • Mining (7%)
  • Health care (6%)
  • Chemicals (4%)
  • Utilities (4%)


Most common industries for females:



  • Educational services (20%)
  • Health care (12%)
  • Accommodation and food services (7%)
  • Administrative and support and waste management services (6%)
  • Food and beverage stores (5%)
  • Personal and laundry services (5%)
  • Department and other general merchandise stores (5%)


Most common occupations for males



  • Construction laborers (8%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (7%)
  • Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (6%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (6%)
  • Law enforcement workers including supervisors (5%)
  • Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (5%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (5%)


Most common occupations for females



  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (8%)
  • Cashiers (8%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (7%)
  • Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (7%)
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (6%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (6%)
  • Textile, apparel, and furnishings workers (5%)


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Crime in Franklinton by Year

Type 2001 2002 2004 2005
Murders 0100
    per 100,000 0.027.30.00.0
Rapes 0335
    per 100,000 0.081.882.0136.2
Robberies 41274
    per 100,000 109.5327.2191.4108.9
Assaults 39192615
    per 100,000 1067.3518.0711.0408.5
Burglaries 47654240
    per 100,000 1286.31772.11148.51089.3
Thefts 200311244221
    per 100,000 5473.58478.76672.16018.5
Auto thefts 616147
    per 100,000 164.2436.2382.8190.6
Arson 0402
    per 100,000 0.0109.10.054.5
City-data.com crime index (higher means more crime, U.S. average = 160.9) 568.4819.8643.2555.6

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Franklinton-area historical tornado activity is slightly above Louisiana state average. It is 131% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 3/20/1983, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 11.8 miles away from the Franklinton town center caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.

On 1/10/1975, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 34.7 miles away from the town center killed 9 people and injured 210 people and caused between $5,000,000 and $50,000,000 in damages.


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Hospital/medical center in Franklinton:
  • RIVERSIDE MEDICAL CENTER (1900 SOUTH MAIN STREET)
Other hospitals/medical centers near Franklinton:
  • HOOD MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 20 miles; AMITE, LA)
  • WALTHALL COUNTY GENERAL HOSPITAL (about 20 miles; TYLERTOWN, MS)
  • BOGALUSA COMMUNITY MEDICAL CENTER (about 20 miles; BOGALUSA, LA)

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Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Franklinton:
  • LAKEFRONT (about 57 miles; NEW ORLEANS, LA; ID: NEW)
  • STENNIS INTL (about 59 miles; BAY ST LOUIS, MS; ID: HSA)
  • LOUIS ARMSTRONG NEW ORLEANS INTL (about 60 miles; NEW ORLEANS, LA; ID: MSY)
Other public-use airports nearest to Franklinton:
  • FRANKLINTON (about 5 miles; FRANKLINTON, LA; ID: 2R7)
  • PAUL PITTMAN MEMORIAL (about 20 miles; TYLERTOWN, MS; ID: T36)
  • GEORGE R CARR MEMORIAL AIR FLD (about 22 miles; BOGALUSA, LA; ID: BXA)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Franklinton:
  • SOUTHEASTERN LOUISIANA UNIVERSITY (about 33 miles; HAMMOND, LA; Full-time enrollment: 12,549)
  • PEARL RIVER COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 40 miles; POPLARVILLE, MS; FT enrollment: 2,433)
  • UNIVERSITY OF NEW ORLEANS (about 57 miles; NEW ORLEANS, LA; FT enrollment: 12,442)
  • SOUTHERN UNIVERSITY AT NEW ORLEANS (about 59 miles; NEW ORLEANS, LA; FT enrollment: 3,217)
  • DELGADO COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 61 miles; NEW ORLEANS, LA; FT enrollment: 8,193)
  • LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY-HEALTH SCIENCES CENTER (about 62 miles; NEW ORLEANS, LA; FT enrollment: 2,496)
  • XAVIER UNIVERSITY OF LOUISIANA (about 62 miles; NEW ORLEANS, LA; FT enrollment: 3,659)
Public high schools in Franklinton:
Private high school in Franklinton:
  • BOWLING GREEN SCHOOL (Students: 407; Location: 700 VARNADO ST; Grades: PK - 12)
Public elementary/middle schools in Franklinton:
Library in Franklinton:
  • WASHINGTON PARISH LIBRARY (Operating income: $566,340; Location: 825 FREE STREET; 105,254 books; 580 audio materials; 1,907 video materials; 96 serial subscriptions)

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Church in Franklinton: Sweet Home Church (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Cemeteries: Sweet Rest Cemetery (1), Sweet Home Cemetery (2). Display/hide their locations on the map

Post office: Franklinton Post Office (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Hotels: Best Southern Motel (21150 Highway 16), Liberty Inn (1900 Washington Street).

Courts: Washington Parish - Clerk of Court (Courthouse Building), St Tammany Parish Government - St Tammany Parish Clerk Of Court- 22nd Judicial District Court Of (Po Box 608).

 

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)

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

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
This town:  31.3%
Whole state:  19.6%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
This town:  15.2%
Whole state:  9.4%

Franklinton compared to Louisiana state average:

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  • 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 (2007 data):
  • Citizens Savings Bank: Main Street Branch at 828 Main Street, branch established on 1945-01-01; Branch 05 at 1435 Washington Street, branch established on 1997-08-14. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $175.2 mil, Deposits: $158.9 mil, headquarters in Bogalusa, LA, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 7 total offices
  • Parish National Bank: Franklinton Branch at 939 Cleveland Street, branch established on 1970-07-22. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $768.9 mil, Deposits: $686.5 mil, headquarters in Bogalusa, LA, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 15 total offices, Holding Company: Parish National Corporation
  • Capital One, National Association: Franklinton Branch at 946 Pearl Street, branch established on 1907-01-01. Info updated 2006-05-08: Bank assets: $30,803.0 mil, Deposits: $21,939.0 mil, headquarters in New Orleans, LA, positive income, 327 total offices, Holding Company: Capital One Financial Corporation
  • Resource Bank: Franklinton Branch at 950 Tenth Avenue, branch established on 1998-09-04. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $303.6 mil, Deposits: $259.5 mil, headquarters in Mandeville, 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 1914-01-01. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $2,375.5 mil, Deposits: $1,948.3 mil, headquarters in Baton Rouge, LA, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 49 total offices, Holding Company: Hancock Holding Company



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Franklinton government finances in 2002:
  • Charges - Sewerage: $370,000
    Solid Waste Management: $149,000
  • Construction - Sewerage: $1,565,000
    General: $547,000
    Regular Highways: $16,000
  • Current Operations - Gas Utilities: $1,095,000
    Financial Administration: $606,000
    Police Protection: $577,000
    Regular Highways: $287,000
    General - Other: $280,000
    Water Utilities: $228,000
    Sewerage: $171,000
    Solid Waste Management: $116,000
    Fire Protection: $47,000
    Health Services - Other: $42,000
  • Federal Intergovernmental - All Other: $246,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $11,000
  • Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Water Utilities: $1,198,000
  • Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $196,000
  • Long Term Debt Issue, Unspecified - Other NEC: $550,000
  • Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Water Utilities: $1,185,000
    Other, NEC: $681,000
  • Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $65,000
    Water Utilities: $13,000
  • Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $116,000
    General Revenue, NEC: $56,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - Police Protection: $114,000
    Regular Highways: $72,000
    General - Other: $12,000
  • Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $2,583,000
  • Revenue - Gas Utilities: $1,220,000
    Water Utilities: $330,000
  • Sinking Fund - Cash & Deposits: $125,000
  • State Intergovernmental - All Other: $1,681,000
    General Support: $11,000
    Highways: $8,000
  • Tax - Total General Sales: $818,000
    Property: $263,000
    NEC: $244,000
    Public Utilities: $184,000
  • Total Salaries & Wages: $936,000
  • Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $61,000

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:
from St. Tammany Parish, LA  1.47% ($41,973 average AGI)
from Orleans Parish, LA  1.40% ($20,932)
from Jefferson Parish, LA  0.59% ($26,905)


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:
to St. Tammany Parish, LA  1.00% ($25,944 average AGI)
to Tangipahoa Parish, LA  0.66% ($28,169)
to East Baton Rouge Parish, LA  0.51% ($21,313)


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)
  • WLNO (1060 AM; 50 kW; NEW ORLEANS, LA; Owner: COMMUNICOM CO. OF LOUISIANA, L.P.)
  • WSJC (810 AM; 50 kW; MAGEE, MS; Owner: FAMILY TALK RADIO)
  • WAPF (980 AM; 5 kW; MCCOMB, MS; Owner: SAN-DOW BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WJNT (1180 AM; 50 kW; PEARL, MS; Owner: BUCHANAN BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
  • WTIX (690 AM; 10 kW; NEW ORLEANS, LA; Owner: WTIX, INC.)
  • WRPM (1530 AM; daytime; 10 kW; POPLARVILLE, MS; Owner: DOWDY & DOWDY PARTNERS)
  • WHNY (1250 AM; 5 kW; MCCOMB, MS; Owner: C.W.H. BROADCASTING INC.)
  • WYLD (940 AM; 10 kW; NEW ORLEANS, LA; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, 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.)

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)
  • WJSH (104.7 FM; FOLSOM, LA; Owner: SOUTHWEST BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WBOX-FM (92.9 FM; VARNADO, LA; Owner: BEST COUNTRY BROADCASTING, LLC)
  • 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.)

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