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{{about|theshort countydescription|the independent cityCounty in southeast Virginia|Franklin, VirginiaUnited States}}

{{About|the county|the independent city in southeast Virginia|Franklin, Virginia}}

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{{Infobox U.S. county

| county = Franklin County

| state = Virginia

| seal =

| founded = 1785

| named for = [[Benjamin Franklin]]

| seat wl = Rocky Mount

| largest city wl = Rocky Mount

| city type = town

| area_total_sq_mi = 712

| area_land_sq_mi = 690

| area_water_sq_mi = 21

| area percentage = 3.0

| population_as_of = 20102020

| population_total = 5615954477 {{decrease}}

| pop_est_as_of = 2018

| population_est = 56195

| population_density_sq_mi = auto77

| web = http://www.franklincountyva.gov/

| time zone = Eastern

| district = 5th9th

| ex image = Franklin County Courthouse Rocky Mount Virginia.JPG

| ex image cap = Franklin County Courthouse in May 2010

}}

'''Franklin County''' is a [[County (United States)|county]] located in the [[Blue Ridge Mountains|Blue Ridge foothills]] of the [[Commonwealth (U.S. state)|Commonwealth]] of [[Virginia]]. As of the [[20102020 United States Census|20102020 census]], the population was 5654,159477.<ref name="QF">{{citeCite web|title=State &Franklin County, QuickFactsVirginia|url=httphttps://quickfactsdata.census.gov/qfdcedsci/states/51/51067.htmlprofile?g=0500000US51067|publisherwebsite=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-dateaccessdate=January 230, 2014|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140103120028/http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/51/51067.html|archive-date=January 3, 2014|df=mdy-all2022}}</ref> Its [[county seat]] is [[Rocky Mount, Virginia|Rocky Mount]].<ref name="GR6">{{cite web|url=http://www.naco.org/Counties/Pages/FindACounty.aspx |access-date=June 7, 2011 |title=Find a County |publisher=National Association of Counties |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110531210815/http://www.naco.org/Counties/Pages/FindACounty.aspx |archive-date=May 31, 2011 }}</ref> Franklin County is part of the [[Roanoke, Virginia|Roanoke]] [[Roanoke metropolitan area|Metropolitan Statistical Area]] and is located in the [[Roanoke Region of Virginia]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.roanoke.org|title=Home - Roanoke Regional Partnership|website=Roanoke Regional Partnership|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090613025341/http://www.roanoke.org/|archive-date=June 13, 2009|access-date=May 13, 2018}}</ref> The [[Roanoke River]] forms its northeast boundary with [[Bedford County, Virginia|Bedford County]].

Franklin County is part of the [[Roanoke, Virginia|Roanoke]], VA [[Roanoke metropolitan area|Metropolitan Statistical Area]] and is located in the [[Roanoke Region of Virginia]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.roanoke.org|title=Home - Roanoke Regional Partnership|website=Roanoke Regional Partnership|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090613025341/http://www.roanoke.org/|archive-date=June 13, 2009|df=mdy-all|access-date=May 13, 2018}}</ref> The [[Roanoke River]] forms its northeast boundary with [[Bedford County, Virginia|Bedford County]].

== History ==

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[[File:Franklin County Virginia historic marker.JPG|thumb|right|Franklin County historic marker, State of Virginia]]

The Blue Ridge Foothills had long been inhabited by [[indigenousNative peoplesAmericans in the United States|Native American]]s. At the time of European encounter, mostly [[Siouan]]-speaking tribes lived in this area.

A few colonists moved into the area before the [[American Revolutionary War]], but most settlement happened afterward, as people moved west seeking new lands. Cultivation of tobacco had exhausted soils in the eastern part of the state. The county was formed in 1785 from parts of [[Bedford County, Virginia|Bedford]] and [[Henry County, Virginia|Henry]] counties. It was named for [[Benjamin Franklin]].<ref>{{cite book | url=https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_9V1IAAAAMAAJ | title=The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States | publisher=Govt. Print. Off. | author=Gannett, Henry | year=1905 | pages=[https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_9V1IAAAAMAAJ/page/n130 131]}}</ref> The Piedmont and backcountry areas were largely settled by Scots-Irish, who were the last major immigrant group from the British Isles to enter the colonies before the Revolutionary War. There were also migrants from coastal areas, including [[free people of color]], who moved to the frontier to escape racial strictures associated with the slave society of Virginia.<ref>Paul Heinegg, ''Free African Americans in Virginia, North and South Carolina, Maryland and Delaware'', 2005</ref>

===The Great Moonshine Conspiracy era===

In the 20th century during [[Prohibition]], local wits named Franklin County the "[[Moonshine]] Capital of the World", as moonshine production and bootlegging drove the economy. As of 2000, the local [[chamber of commerce]] had adopted the title as a heritage identification for the area. Moonshine is still being made in the area.<ref>[http://archives.cnn.com/2000/FOOD/news/08/28/moonshine.ap/ "Making Illegal Liquor --&ndash; and profits --&ndash; in Appalachian Hills"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071022041022/http://archives.cnn.com/2000/FOOD/news/08/28/moonshine.ap/ |date=October 22, 2007 }}, [[CNN]], August 28, 2000</ref>

Historians estimate that in the 1920s, 99 of every 100 Franklin County residents were in some way involved in the illegal liquor trade.<ref>''[[America: The Story of Us]]'', television documentary, 2010, [[History (U.S. TV channel)|The History Channel]]</ref> The bootleggers became involved with gangsters from Chicago and other major cities, and some local law enforcement officials were part of the criminal activities and killing of competitors.<ref name="moonshine">[http://www.blueridgeinstitute.org/moonshine/the_franklin_county_conspiracy.html ''Moonshine - Blue Ridge Style''] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130623224115/http://blueridgeinstitute.org/moonshine/the_franklin_county_conspiracy.html |date=June 23, 2013 }}, Blue Ridge Institute, accessed May 17, 2013</ref> "Between 1930 and 1935 local still operators and their business partners sold a volume of whiskey that would have generated $5,500,000 in excise taxes at the old 1920 tax rate."<ref name="moonshine"/>

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A lengthy federal investigation resulted in indictments and trials for 34 suspects in 1935 for what was called the "Great Moonshine Conspiracy," which attracted national attention. The writer [[Sherwood Anderson]] was among the many outsiders who came to cover the trial. At what was then the longest trial in state history, 31 people were convicted, but their jail sentences were relatively light (two years or less). Thirteen conspirators were sentenced only to probation.<ref name="moonshine"/>

This period has recently received new attention by writers. T. Keister Greer's history ''[[The Great Moonshine Conspiracy Trial of 1935]]'' (2002) covered the trial and its background in the county.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20060204214829/http://brtraditions.com/bkreview_moonshine.htm Review: "''The Great Moonshine Conspiracy Trial of 1935'' by T. Keister Greer"], ''Blue Ridge Traditions Magazine'', 2002, {{ISBN|0-9722355-1-5}} Magazine has closed down, referring to archive.org image instead.</ref> The writer [[Matt Bondurant]] had ancestors in the area, whose exploits during this period inspired his historical novel, ''[[The Wettest County in the World]]'' (2008). (The title was based on a statement by Anderson.) The book was adapted as a film, ''[[Lawless (2012 film)|Lawless]]'', in 2012. In 2014 an historical novel with much history about the county and town came out: "Moonshine Corner, Keys to Rocky Mount," {{ISBN|9781500980115}}, by the widow of T. Keister Greer, Ibby Greer.

===Late 20th century to present===

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==Geography==

According to the [[United States Census Bureau|U.S. Census Bureau]], the county has a total area of {{convert|712|sqmi}}, of which {{convert|690|sqmi}} is land and {{convert|21|sqmi}} (3.0%) is water.<ref name="GR1">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/geographies/reference-files/time-series/geo/gazetteer-files.html|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=April 23, 2011|date=February 12, 2011|title=US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990|df=mdy-all}}</ref> It is upriver of the [[Atlantic Seaboard fall line|fall line]] of the Roanoke River, located at [[Roanoke Rapids, North Carolina]].

=== Districts ===

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|2000= 47286

|2010= 56159

|2020= 54477

|estyear=2018

|estyear=

|estimate=56195

|estimate=

|estref=<ref name="USCensusEst2018">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/data/tables.2018.html|title=Population and Housing Unit Estimates|access-date=July 14, 2019|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170529192346/https://census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/data/tables.2016.html|archive-date=May 29, 2017|df=mdy-all}}</ref>

|estref=

|align-fn=center

|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="DecennialCensus">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveysprod/www/decennial-census.html|title=U.S.Census Decennialof CensusPopulation and Housing from 1790-2000|publisher=United States[[US Census Bureau]]|access-date=January 224, 20142022}}</ref><br />1790-1960<ref>{{cite web|url=http://mapserver.lib.virginia.edu|title=Historical Census Browser|publisher=University of Virginia Library|access-date=January 2, 2014|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120811110448/http://mapserver.lib.virginia.edu/|archive-date=August 11, 2012|df=mdy-all}}</ref> 1900-1990<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/population/cencounts/va190090.txt|title=Population of Counties by Decennial Census: 1900 to 1990|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=January 2, 2014|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131215150359/http://www.census.gov/population/cencounts/va190090.txt|archive-date=December 15, 2013|df=mdy-all}}</ref><br />1990-2000<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/population/www/cen2000/briefs/phc-t4/tables/tab02.pdf|title=Census 2000 PHC-T-4. Ranking Tables for Counties: 1990 and 2000|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=January 2, 2014|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141218203824/http://www.census.gov/population/www/cen2000/briefs/phc-t4/tables/tab02.pdf|archive-date=December 18, 2014|df=mdy-all}}</ref> 2010-2013<ref name="QF"2010CensusP2/> 2020<ref name=2020CensusP2/>

}}

===2020 census===

As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR8">{{cite web |url=https://www.census.gov |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date=May 14, 2011 |title=U.S. Census website }}</ref> of 2000, there were 47,286 people, 18,963 households, and 13,918 families residing in the county. The [[population density]] was 68 people per square mile (26/km<sup>2</sup>). There were 22,717 housing units at an average density of 33 per square&nbsp;mile (13/km<sup>2</sup>). The racial makeup of the county was 88.95% [[Race (United States Census)|White]], 9.35% [[Race (United States Census)|Black]] or [[Race (United States Census)|African American]], 0.19% [[Race (United States Census)|Native American]], 0.36% [[Race (United States Census)|Asian]], 0.02% [[Race (United States Census)|Pacific Islander]], 0.42% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 0.71% from two or more races. 1.21% of the population were [[Race (United States Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Race (United States Census)|Latino]] of any race.

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"

|+'''Franklin County, Virginia – Racial and ethnic composition'''<br><small>{{nobold|''Note: the US Census treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category. Hispanics/Latinos may be of any race.''}}</small>

!Race / Ethnicity <small>(''NH = Non-Hispanic'')</small>

!Pop 2010<ref name=2010CensusP2>{{Cite web|title=P2 Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2010: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) - Franklin County, Virginia|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=p2&g=0500000US51067&tid=DECENNIALPL2010.P2|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref>

!Pop 2020<ref name=2020CensusP2>{{Cite web|title=P2 Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) - Franklin County, Virginia|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=p2&g=0500000US51067&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref>

!% 2010

!% 2020

|-

|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino whites|White]] alone (NH)

|49,072

|46,218

|87.38%

|84.84%

|-

|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino African Americans|Black or African American]] alone (NH)

|4,541

|3,848

|8.09%

|7.06%

|-

|[[Native Americans in the United States|Native American]] or [[Alaska Native]] alone (NH)

|112

|75

|0.20%

|0.14%

|-

|[[Asian Americans|Asian]] alone (NH)

|251

|303

|0.45%

|0.56%

|-

|[[Pacific Islander Americans|Pacific Islander]] alone (NH)

|10

|20

|0.02%

|0.04%

|-

|[[Race and ethnicity in the United States census|Some Other Race]] alone (NH)

|144

|153

|0.26%

|0.28%

|-

|[[Multiracial Americans|Mixed Race or Multi-Racial]] (NH)

|605

|1,905

|1.08%

|3.50%

|-

|[[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Hispanic or Latino]] (any race)

|1,424

|1,955

|2.54%

|3.59%

|-

|'''Total'''

|'''56,159'''

|'''54,477'''

|'''100.00%'''

|'''100.00%'''

|}

===2000 Census===

As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR8">{{cite web |url=https://www.census.gov |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date=May 14, 2011 |title=U.S. Census website }}</ref> of 2000, there were 47,286 people, 18,963 households, and 13,918 families residing in the county. The [[population density]] was {{convert|68|/mi2|/km2|disp=preunit|people&nbsp;|people|}}. There were 22,717 housing units at an average density of {{convert|33|/mi2|/km2|disp=preunit|units&nbsp;|units|}}. The racial makeup of the county was 88.95% [[Race (United States Census)|White]], 9.35% [[Race (United States Census)|Black]] or [[Race (United States Census)|African American]], 0.19% [[Race (United States Census)|Native American]], 0.36% [[Race (United States Census)|Asian]], 0.02% [[Race (United States Census)|Pacific Islander]], 0.42% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 0.71% from two or more races. 1.21% of the population were [[Race (United States Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Race (United States Census)|Latino]] of any race.

There were 18,963 households, out of which 29.10% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 60.10% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 9.40% had a female householder with no husband present, and 26.60% were non-families. 22.60% of all households were made up of individuals, and 8.90% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.44 and the average family size was 2.84.

In the county, the population was spread out, with 22.20% under the age of 18, 8.10% from 18 to 24, 28.20% from 25 to 44, 27.20% from 45 to 64, and 14.30% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females there were 97.20 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 96.30 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $38,056, and the median income for a family was $45,163. Males had a median income of $29,807 versus $22,215 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the county was $19,605. About 7.30% of families and 9.70% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 12.70% of those under age 18 and 9.80% of those age 65 or over.

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==Government==

===Board of supervisors===

* Blackwater District: E.Ronald Cline Brubaker (I)Mitchell

* Blue Ridge District: Timothy Tatum (R)

* Boone District: R.A. "Ronnie" Thompson (R)

* Gills Creek District: BobLorie M. CamiciaSmith (R)

* Rocky Mount District: Mike Carter (I)

* Snow Creek District: W.Nicholas Leland"Nick" Mitchell (I)

* Union Hall District: Tommy Cundiff (I)

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* Clerk of the Circuit Court: Teresa J. Brown (I)

* Commissioner of the Revenue: Margaret Stone Torrence (I)

* Commonwealth's Attorney: AllenCooper "A.J." Dudley, Jr.Brown

* Sheriff: W.Q. "Bill" Overton, Jr. (I)

* Treasurer: Susan J. Wray

Franklin is represented by Republicans Ralph[[David K. SmithSuetterlein]] and William[[Bill Stanley M.(politician)|Bill Stanley, Jr.]] in the Virginia Senate, Republicans Charles[[Wren D. PoindexterWilliams]] and [[Kathy J. Byron]] in the Virginia House of Delegates, and Thomas Garrett,[[Morgan Jr.Griffith]] in the U.S. House of Representatives.

===Education===

Franklin County Public Schools operates public schools serving the county. The school system includes 12 elementary schools, one middle school, and one high school.

About four miles outside of Callaway is the [[Phoebe Needles Mission School]], an Episcopal mission school dating from 1907. The school and mission church were used to serve the rural and mountain children of the county who could not get to the public schools in [[Callaway, Virginia]], [[Ferrum, Virginia]] or [[Rocky Mount, Virginia]]. The school has now become a church parish, Center for Lifelong Learning and summer camp operated by the [[Episcopal Diocese of Southwestern Virginia]].

Middle School - [[Benjamin Franklin Middle School, VA|Benjamin Franklin Middle School(BFMS), VA]]

High School - [[Franklin County High School (Rocky Mount, Virginia)|Franklin County High School(FCHS), VA]]

About four miles outside of [[Callaway, Virginia|Callaway]] is the [[Phoebe Needles Mission School]], an Episcopal mission school dating from 1907. The school and mission church were used to serve the rural and mountain children of the county who could not get to the public schools in Callaway, Ferrum, or Rocky Mount. The school has now become a church parish, Center for Lifelong Learning and summer camp operated by the [[Episcopal Diocese of Southwestern Virginia]].

[[Ferrum College]] was established in 1913. Ferrum College offers bachelor's degrees in twenty-eight major degree programs. The college continues to operate under the auspices of the Virginia Annual Conference of the [[United Methodist Church]] and the United Methodist Women of the Virginia Annual Conference.

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{{PresRow|1960|Democratic|2,080|2,924|12|Virginia}}

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{{PresRow|1952|Democratic|1,976|2,012|38|Virginia}}

| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|26.9% ''7,257''

{{PresRow|1948|Democratic|1,100|1,343|370|Virginia}}

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{{PresRow|1944|Democratic|1,206|2,002|16|Virginia}}

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{{PresRow|1940|Democratic|925|2,037|6|Virginia}}

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{{PresRow|1936|Democratic|975|2,285|12|Virginia}}

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{{PresRow|1932|Democratic|812|2,245|20|Virginia}}

| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|34.0% ''9,090''

{{PresRow|1928|Democratic|1,529|1,861|0|Virginia}}

| style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|3.4% ''899''

{{PresRow|1924|Democratic|1,077|1,902|14|Virginia}}

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{{PresRow|1920|Democratic|1,381|1,765|5|Virginia}}

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{{PresFoot|1912|Democratic|415|1,238|609|Virginia}}

| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|37.9% ''9,618''

| style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|1.5% ''369''

|-

| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''[[United States presidential election in Virginia, 2004|2004]]'''

| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''63.2%''' ''14,048''

| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|36.0% ''8,002''

| style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|0.8% ''173''

|-

| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''[[United States presidential election in Virginia, 2000|2000]]'''

| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''59.6%''' ''11,225''

| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|38.0% ''7,145''

| style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|2.4% ''459''

|-

| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''[[United States presidential election in Virginia, 1996|1996]]'''

| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''43.5%''' ''7,382''

| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|43.0% ''7,300''

| style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|13.6% ''2,305''

|-

| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''[[United States presidential election in Virginia, 1992|1992]]'''

| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''42.8%''' ''6,724''

| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|42.0% ''6,590''

| style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|15.2% ''2,387''

|-

| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''[[United States presidential election in Virginia, 1988|1988]]'''

| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''55.7%''' ''7,391''

| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|43.2% ''5,734''

| style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|1.0% ''136''

|-

| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''[[United States presidential election in Virginia, 1984|1984]]'''

| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''60.2%''' ''7,684''

| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|38.4% ''4,903''

| style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|1.4% ''175''

|-

| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''[[United States presidential election in Virginia, 1980|1980]]'''

| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|45.0% ''4,993''

| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''51.3%''' ''5,685''

| style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|3.7% ''412''

|-

| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''[[United States presidential election in Virginia, 1976|1976]]'''

| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|34.6% ''3,532''

| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''63.1%''' ''6,439''

| style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|2.2% ''228''

|-

| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''[[United States presidential election in Virginia, 1972|1972]]'''

| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''65.7%''' ''4,674''

| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|32.0% ''2,273''

| style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|2.3% ''163''

|-

| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/American Independent}}|'''[[United States presidential election in Virginia, 1968|1968]]'''

| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|36.5% ''3,036''

| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|24.4% ''2,025''

| style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|'''39.1%''' ''3,247''

|-

| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''[[United States presidential election in Virginia, 1964|1964]]'''

| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|39.7% ''2,279''

| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''60.1%''' ''3,447''

| style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|0.2% ''11''

|-

| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''[[United States presidential election in Virginia, 1960|1960]]'''

| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|41.5% ''2,080''

| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''58.3%''' ''2,924''

| style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|0.2% ''12''

|-

| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''[[United States presidential election in Virginia, 1956|1956]]'''

| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|48.8% ''2,125''

| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''49.2%''' ''2,142''

| style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|2.0% ''87''

|-

| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''[[United States presidential election in Virginia, 1952|1952]]'''

| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|49.1% ''1,976''

| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''50.0%''' ''2,012''

| style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|0.9% ''38''

|-

| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''[[United States presidential election in Virginia, 1948|1948]]'''

| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|39.1% ''1,100''

| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''47.7%''' ''1,343''

| style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|13.2% ''370''

|-

| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''[[United States presidential election in Virginia, 1944|1944]]'''

| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|37.4% ''1,206''

| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''62.1%''' ''2,002''

| style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|0.5% ''16''

|-

| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''[[United States presidential election in Virginia, 1940|1940]]'''

| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|31.2% ''925''

| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''68.6%''' ''2,037''

| style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|0.2% ''6''

|-

| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''[[United States presidential election in Virginia, 1936|1936]]'''

| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|29.8% ''975''

| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''69.8%''' ''2,285''

| style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|0.4% ''12''

|-

| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''[[United States presidential election in Virginia, 1932|1932]]'''

| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|26.4% ''812''

| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''73.0%''' ''2,245''

| style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|0.7% ''20''

|-

| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''[[United States presidential election in Virginia, 1928|1928]]'''

| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|45.1% ''1,529''

| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''54.9%''' ''1,861''

| style="text-align:center;|

|-

| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''[[United States presidential election in Virginia, 1924|1924]]'''

| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|36.0% ''1,077''

| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''63.6%''' ''1,902''

| style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|0.5% ''14''

|-

| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''[[United States presidential election in Virginia, 1920|1920]]'''

| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|43.8% ''1,381''

| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''56.0%''' ''1,765''

| style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|0.2% ''5''

|-

| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''[[United States presidential election in Virginia, 1916|1916]]'''

| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|42.4% ''1,094''

| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''57.4%''' ''1,481''

| style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|0.3% ''7''

|-

| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''[[United States presidential election in Virginia, 1912|1912]]'''

| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|18.4% ''415''

| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''54.7%''' ''1,238''

| style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|26.9% ''609''

|}

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==Communities==

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===Other unincorporated communities===

* [[Burnt Chimney, Virginia|Burnt Chimney]]

* [[Callaway, Virginia|Callaway]]

* [[Glade Hill, Virginia|Glade Hill]]

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* [[Snow Creek, Virginia|Snow Creek]]

* [[Wirtz, Virginia|Wirtz]]

* Fork Mountain

==Notable people==

* [[Jubal Anderson Early]], [[Confederate States of America|Confederate]] general

* [[Booker T. Washington]], a [[freedman]] (former slave) who became a leading educator and one of the prominent [[civil rights activist]]s of his era, was born on the Burroughs Farm in [[Hale's Ford, Virginia|Hale's Ford]].

* [[Adam Clayton Powell, Sr.]] (1865–1953), a prominent Baptist minister nationally, was born to Sally Dunning, a [[free people of color|free woman of color]] whose family had been free for at least three generations before the Civil War. He worked his way through [[Wayland Seminary]] and graduate school at [[Yale University]]. After working in New Haven, he was called to the [[Abyssinian Baptist Church]] in [[Harlem, New York]] from 1908 to 1936, which he developed as the largest congregation in the US at the time, reaching 10,000 members.

* Bondurant Brothers; Howard, Forrest and Jack, were bootlegging brothers during the Prohibition Era from the Snow Creek Area of Franklin County. They are the main characters in [[Matt Bondurant]]'s historical novel, ''[[The Wettest County in the World]]'' (2008), and in the film adapted from it, ''[[Lawless (film)|Lawless]]'' (2012).

* [[Brian Franklin]], [[Hendrick Motorsports]]; Engine Tuner for Hendrick Motorsports in the [[NASCAR]] Xfinity Series

* [[Ron Hodges]], [[Major League Baseball]] catcher who played his entire career for the [[New York Mets]] from 1973 to 1984.

* [[Dwaine Board]], [[National Football League]] Defensive Lineman and now [[Cleveland Browns]] defensive line coach was part of four [[Super Bowl]] victories for the [[San Francisco 49ers]], three as a player ([[Super Bowl XVI]], [[Super Bowl XIX]], and [[Super Bowl XXIII]]) and one as a coach ([[Super Bowl XXIX]]). As a player Board recorded 61.0 career sacks and eight more in the postseason from 1979 to 1988. He earned Defensive Player of the Game honors in San Francisco's 38–16 win over Miami.

* [[Jesse L. Martin]], actor, primarily known for his role as Detective Ed Green on the TV show [[Law & Order]].

*[[Tarell Basham]], [[National Football League]] outside linebacker for the [[NewDallas York JetsCowboys]]

*Jacob Fracker, former Rocky Mount, Virginia police officer and first known active military service member charged in the [[2021 assault on the US Capitol]].<ref>https://www.cnbc.com/2021/01/15/jacob-fracker-thomas-robertson-charged-capitol-riot.html</ref>

==In popular culture==

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==References==

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==External links==

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