Franklin County, Vermont

Founding: 1796 (declared in 1792)
Parent county: Chittenden
Namesake: Benjamin Franklin, Founding Father
Seat: St. Albans (1796–)
Land area: 634 square miles
Population (2020): 49,946
Population (historic): 8,282 (1800); 24,531 (1840); 30,291 (1870); 30,198 (1900); 29,975 (1930)
Periods of population growth: pre-1800–1830; 1840s; 1860s; 1890s; 1910s; 1940s; 1960–2020
Subdivisions: One city; two villages; five CDPs; 14 towns
Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 5,708 (24.3%)
Pre-1940 housing survival rate: 75%
Pre-1860 housing survival rate (1940): 36.9%

Farm housing in disrepair (1950): 11%

Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1950): 7.6%

Average farmhouse value (1930): $1,800
Average outbuilding value (1930): $2,096

Average farmhouse size (1940): 7.7 rooms

Number of farms (1920): 2,444
Average farm size (1920): 61.5 acres
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St. Albans

 
Namesake: St. Albans, England
Founding: 1783 (founding); 1800 (post office); 1896 (incorporation)
Population (2020): 6,877
Population (historic): 6,239 (1900); 8,020 (1930)
Periods of population growth: pre-1900–1960; 1980–2000
Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 1,650 (52.1%)
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Outstanding Buildings

1. Charles Allen Farm (c. 1870). 4108 Montgomery Road. Enosburg. Italianate.
2. James Bellows Farm (c. 1845). 1408 Main Street. Fairfax. Greek Revival.
3. William Pearson Farm (c. 1855). 15 Towle Neighborhood Road. Franklin. Italianate/Gothic Revival.
4. Elijah Dee House (c. 1800). 34 Dee Road. Georgia. Federal.
5. Brown Torrey House (1796). 4306 Georgia Shore Road. Georgia. Federal.
6. Reuben Evarts House (c. 1799). 6206 Georgia Shore Road. Georgia. Federal.
7. Alonzo Kimball House (c. 1840). 25 Polly Hubbard Road. Georgia. Greek Revival.
8. Georgia Plains Baptist Church (1877). 1493 Stone Bridge Road. Georgia. Gothic Revival.
9. Amos Skeels House (c. 1825). 1862 Highgate Road. Highgate. Federal.
10. Richwood / Charles Rich Estate (1871). 491 St. Albans Road. Swanton. Second Empire.
11. Rockledge / Jennison Estate (c. 1803/1918–1920). 2396 Highgate Road. Swanton. Federal/Classical Revival.

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