Varnado, D.A. and Son Store · Photo: Z28scrambler · CC BY-SA 3.0How is Franklinton run?
Franklinton’s town government spent $4.6 million on day-to-day services in the year to October 31, 2022, about $1,260 per resident. These are Census Bureau estimates: Franklinton didn’t report its figures, so this page shows them without comparisons.
What stands out about how Franklinton is run
Read from the town’s budget and official records.
About $1,260 per resident a year, or $3.45 a day
Day-to-day services only (a Census Bureau estimate). The biggest line: police, at 44%.
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Franklinton didn’t report all of its 2022 figures to the Census Bureau, so most of these numbers are the Bureau’s estimates.
No comparison or trend for Franklinton yet
Every year of Franklinton’s figures is a Census Bureau estimate: the town reported none of its dollars for 2022. Estimates are shown above, labeled, but never ranked against places that reported or drawn as a trend.
How Town Hall compares budgets →Who’s in charge in Franklinton
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
Franklinton’s meeting calendar isn’t in our feed yet. The town posts agendas and minutes on townoffranklinton.com ↗.
One full-time town employee for every 78 residents
On the payroll in March 2022, from the Census Bureau’s Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll. Residents: the Census population in the 2022 finance file (3,647).
By department full-time, plus part-time, March 2022
The Census reports one month’s payroll (March); yearly figures are that month × 12, an estimate. Part-timers count half in the bar lengths.
Washington Parish School District
Franklinton’s K–12 school district, shared with Angie, Varnado. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $15,361 per pupil, $7,843 goes to the classroom (teachers, aides, supplies); the rest to buses, buildings, counselors and administration. Building projects and debt payments aren’t in the per-pupil figure.
Louisiana districts overall: 47% local, 34% state, 19% federal.
School year 2023–24. Census Bureau school finance survey.
From town hall to Washington
Every level of government that speaks for Franklinton.
- 1Your townTown governmentOfficials: townoffranklinton.com ↗
- 2Louisiana HouseState representatives
- 3Louisiana SenateState senator
- 4GovernorStatewide
- 5U.S. HouseYour representative in Congress
- 6U.S. SenateBoth represent all of Louisiana
Democrat · Republican · other or independent. Tap a name for their official page.
Reach Franklinton’s government
The official site has phone numbers, hours and forms. Neighbors add the rest to the Handbook.
Questions about Franklinton’s government
How much does Franklinton spend per resident?
About $1,260 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to October 31, 2022, a Census Bureau estimate (Franklinton didn’t report its figures). With building projects and interest, the whole budget was about $6.4 million.
Who runs Franklinton’s government?
See townoffranklinton.com for current officials. We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Franklinton yet.
How many people work for Franklinton?
47 full-time and 11 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $189,193 (about $2.3M a year if every month were the same), as reported to the Census Bureau.
Who represents Franklinton in the state legislature?
State Senate District 12 (Beth Mizell) and State House District 75 (John Wyble). The House district also covers three neighboring towns. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
Ask neighbors about Franklinton’s government
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Budget and staff: U.S. Census Bureau, Census of Governments (2022, every government) and Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances (2023–24, a sample) and the Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll (for Franklinton, the Bureau’s estimates); day-to-day spending is current operations, with hospitals, utilities and airports apart. School district: Census school finance survey, 2023–24. Property tax: Census American Community Survey, 2020–24. Elections: official 2024 returns via the MIT Election Data + Science Lab; turnout uses Census citizen voting-age population (CVAP, 2020–24). Officials: Open States, names shown only with a current term (checked October 9, 2026). Districts: Census Bureau (119th Congress, 2024 state districts); legislators: Open States and congress-legislators. How Town Hall works →