. Centennial history and handbook of Indiana : the story of the state from its beginning to the close of the civil war, and a general survey of progress to the present time . act of November27, 1810. Brookville, which had previously beenorganized, was made the county seat. The or-ganization of Fayette and Union counties in 1819and 1821 greatly reduced the area of Franklincounty. Population of Franklin county in 1890 was18,366; in 1900 was 16,388, and according toUnited States Census of 1910 was 15,335, of which 681 were of white foreign birth. Therewere 3,684 families in the county and 3,622dw
. Centennial history and handbook of Indiana : the story of the state from its beginning to the close of the civil war, and a general survey of progress to the present time . act of November27, 1810. Brookville, which had previously beenorganized, was made the county seat. The or-ganization of Fayette and Union counties in 1819and 1821 greatly reduced the area of Franklincounty. Population of Franklin county in 1890 was18,366; in 1900 was 16,388, and according toUnited States Census of 1910 was 15,335, of which 681 were of white foreign birth. Therewere 3,684 families in the county and 3,622dwellings. Townships, Cities and Towns.—There arethirteen townships in Franklin county: Bath,Bloomington Grove, Brookville, Butler, Fairfield,Highland, Laurel, Metamora, Posey, Ray, SaltCreek, Springfield and White Water. The in-corporated cities and towns are Brookville, CedarGrove, Laurel, Mt. Carmel, and is the county seat. Taxable Property and Polls.—According tothe annual report of the Auditor of State fromthe abstract of the tax duplicate for 1913, thetotal value of lands and lots in Franklin countywas $4,349,965; value of improvements was. Little Cedar Baptist Church, near Brookville, BuildingCompleted in 1812. $1,954,370, and the total net value of taxableswas $9,441,250. There were 2,389 polls in thecounty. Improved Roads.—There were 178 miles ofimproved roads in Franklin county built and un-der jurisdiction of the county commissionersJanuary 1, 1914. Amount of gravel road bondsoutstanding, $129,796. Railroads—Steam and Electric.—There miles of steam railroad operated in Frank-lin county by the C. & O.; Chicago division of theBig Four, and the White Water railroads. Educational.—According to the biennial re-port of T. J. McCarty, county superintendent,there were eighty-four schoolhouses, includingeight high schools, in Franklin county in 1913-1914, employing 101 teachers. The average dailyattendance by pupils was 2,265. The aggre
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