Franklin County, Mississippi

Founding: 1809
Parent county: Adams

Namesake: Benjamin Franklin, Founding Father
Seat: Franklin (1809–1820); Meadville (1820–)

Land area: 564 square miles

Population (2020): 7,675

Population (historic): 2,016 (1810); 5,904 (1850); 7,498 (1870); 13,678 (1900); 12,268 (1930)

Periods of population growth: pre-1810–1860; 1870–1910; 1930s; 1970–2000

Subdivisions: Three towns

National Register listings: Five

Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 155 (3.7%)
Pre-1940 housing survival rate: 14.7%
Pre-1860 housing survival rate (1940): 6.1%

Farm housing in disrepair (1950): 21.2%

Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1950): 24.6%

Average farmhouse value (1930): $303
Average outbuilding value (1930): $102
Average farmhouse size (1940): 4.1 rooms
Number of farms (1920): 2,210
Average farm size (1920): 38 acres
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Meadville

Namesake: Cowles Mead, Mississippi politician

Founding: circa 1820 (founding); 1822 (post office); 1860 (incorporation)

Population (2020): 448

Population (historic): 260 (1910); 304 (1920); 341 (1930)

Periods of population growth: pre-1910–1960; 1990s
Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 21 (7.7%)
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Outstanding Buildings

1. *Charles Beam House (c. 1857/1921). 6100 Bogue Chitto Road.
2. House (c. 1865). 1223 Veto Road. Gothic Revival.