Franklin County, Texas

Founding: 1875
Parent county: Titus
Namesake: Benjamin Franklin, Texas judge
Seat: Mount Vernon (1875–)
Land area: 284 square miles
Population (2020): 10,359
Population (historic): 5,280 (1880); 8,674 (1900); 8,494 (1930)
Periods of population growth: pre-1880–1910; 1960–2010
Subdivisions: One town
National Register listings: Four
Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 333 (5.7%)
Pre-1940 housing survival rate: 14.9%
Average farmhouse value (1930): $446
Average outbuilding value (1930): $158
Average farmhouse size (1940): 4 rooms
Number of farms (1920): 1,844
Average farm size (1920): 47.8 acres
Sources of settlement: Texas, Alabama, Georgia, and Tennessee
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Mount Vernon

 
Namesake: Mount Vernon, George Washington's plantation
Founding: 1848 (post office); 1849 (platting); 1910 (incorporation)
Population (2020): 2,491
Population (historic): 223 (1870); 589 (1890); 1,212 (1920)
Periods of population growth: pre-1870–1940; 1960–2010
Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 112 (9.3%)
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Outstanding Buildings

1. *James Rogers House (1853–1854). 45 County Road 4135. Greek Revival.