'Franklin County, NC' definitions:

Franklin -- U.S. County in North Carolina

From: Gazetteer 2000
Name :
Franklin -- U.S. County in North Carolina
Population (2000) :
47260
Housing Units (2000) :
20364
Land area (2000) :
492.022717 sq. miles (1274.332932 sq. km)
Water area (2000) :
2.565485 sq. miles (6.644575 sq. km)
Total area (2000) :
494.588202 sq. miles (1280.977507 sq. km)
Located within :
North Carolina (NC), FIPS 37
Location :
36.053507 N, 78.308430 W