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Population (year 2000): 3,657. Estimated
population in July 2005: 3,708 (+1.4% change)
Males: 1,660 (45.4%), Females: 1,997 (54.6%)
Washington County
Zip code:
70438
Median resident age: 38.0 years
Median household income: $20,955 (year 2000)
Median house value: $57,700 (year 2000)
Races in Franklinton:
- Black (51.9%)
- White Non-Hispanic (46.7%)
- Two or more races (0.8%)
Ancestries: United States (10.8%), Irish (7.4%),
English (7.3%), French (4.3%), German (2.8%), Subsaharan African
(1.7%).
Elevation: 155 feet
Land area: 4.1 square miles
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%
0.7% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: -455 (-11.1%).
Hospital/medical center in Franklinton:
- RIVERSIDE MEDICAL CENTER (1900 SOUTH MAIN
STREET)
Other hospitals/medical centers near Franklinton:
- WALTHALL COUNTY GENERAL HOSPITAL (about 20 miles;
TYLERTOWN, MS)
- BOGALUSA COMMUNITY MEDICAL CENTER (about 20 miles;
BOGALUSA, LA)
- BOGALUSA COMMUNITY REHAB HOSPITAL (about 20 miles;
BOGALUSA, LA)
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 41 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 58 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)
- TULANE UNIVERSITY OF LOUISIANA (about 62 miles; NEW
ORLEANS, LA; FT enrollment: 10,230)
Public high schools in Franklinton:
- FRANKLINTON HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 620;
Location: 1 DEMON CIRCLE; Grades: 08 - 12)
- VOCATIONAL CAREER CENTER (Location: 616 T. W.
BARKER DRIVE; Grades: 09 - 12)
Private high school in Franklinton:
- BOWLING GREEN SCHOOL (Students: 407;
Location: 700 VARNADO ST; Grades: PK - 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Franklinton:
- PINE HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 589; Location:
27164 HIGHWAY 62; Grades: PK - 12)
- FRANKLINTON JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL (Students:
504; Location: 617 MAIN STREET; Grades: 06 - 08)
- FRANKLINTON PRIMARY SCHOOL (Students: 499;
Location: 610 T. W. BARKER DRIVE; Grades: PK - 02)
- FRANKLINTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 424;
Location: 902 CLEVELAND STREET; Grades: 03 - 05)
- THOMAS JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 416;
Location: 30341 HIGHWAY 424; Grades: PK - 08)
- ENON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 368;
Location: 14058 HIGHWAY 16; Grades: PK - 06)
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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