Franklin County, North Carolina

Franklin County
County
Franklin County Courthouse in Louisburg
Seal Logo
Motto(s):  "Leges Juraque Vindicamus" (Latin) (We Defend Laws and Justice) "A Research Triangle Region Community"
Location within the U.S. state of North Carolina
North Carolina's location within the U.S.
Coordinates: 36°05′N 78°17′W / 36.09°N 78.28°W / 36.09; -78.28
Country	United States
State	North Carolina
Founded	1779
Named for	Benjamin Franklin
Seat	Louisburg
Largest community	Louisburg
Area
• Total	494.57 sq mi (1,280.9 km2)
• Land	491.80 sq mi (1,273.8 km2)
• Water	2.77 sq mi (7.2 km2)  0.56%
Population  (2020)
• Total	68,573
• Estimate  (2023)	77,001
• Density	139.43/sq mi (53.83/km2)
Time zone	UTC−5 (Eastern)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−4 (EDT)
Congressional district	1st
Website	www.franklincountync.gov

Franklin County is a county located in the U.S. state of North Carolina. As of the 2020 census, the population was 68,573.^[1] Its county seat is Louisburg.^[2]

Franklin County is included in the Raleigh-Cary, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area, which is also included in the Raleigh-Durham-Cary, NC Combined Statistical Area, which had an estimated population of 2,368,947 in 2023.^[3]