Franklin County
Population 129,313
Land Area 494,061 acres

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EDUCATIONAL ENTITIES

Public School Districts: 5

Private Schools: 30

Vo-Tech Schools: 1

Colleges and Universities: 2

Environmental Education Facilities: 3


TRANSPORTATION

Rail Providers
     •  CSXT, MMID, NSRC, PVT

Industrial Properties with Rail Service:
     1 on 1,200 acres

KOZ with Rail Service: 1 on 283 acres


WIND RESOURCES

Wind Power Class: 1 (some portions 3)


METHANE GENERATION

Landfills 
 • 
Landfills: 2
 •  Waste in Place (tons): 6,000,000
 •  Landfill Methane
     Recovery Projects: 0

Livestock Waste  
 • 
Raw Manure (lbs. per day): 9,926,908
 •  Methane Potential (cu. ft. per day): 4,194,599

ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT

County Economic Development Organization
     • Franklin County Area Development Corporation
     • Cumberland Valley Business Park

Small Business Development Center
     •  Kutztown University SBDC

Local Development District
     •  NA

Industrial Resource Center
     •  MANTEC

Ben Franklin Technology Center
     •  Ben Franklin Technology Center of Central and Northern PA

Keystone Opportunity Zones (KOZ)
     • 
1 KOZs on 283 acres


AGRICULTURAL RESOURCES

Farms: 1,690

Farm Land (acres): 255,500

Average Farm Size (acres): 151

CRP Land (acres):408


FORESTRY RESOURCES

Total Forest Land (acres): 214,400

Total Timberland (acres): 198,000

Mill Residues (dry tons): 69,000

Logging Residues (cubic feet): 3,906,000

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Revised August 2002