Franklin County, Texas
7 public bodies govern here, 1 school district is based here, and USDA lists 0 farmers markets. Everything below says where it came from.
In four numbers
- People
- 10,632
- Median household income
- $72,360
- ±6,650
- Unemployed
- 4.4%
- 218 of 4,966 in the labour force
- Homes with broadband
- 90.1%
- 3,512 of 3,897 households
U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates 2020-2024; read 2026-09-26. Percentages worked out here from the two counts shown.
Who governs here
County government 1
| Name | People | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| County of Franklin | 10,464 (2021) | 200 Kaufman St N, Mount Vernon | — |
Cities, towns and villages 1
| Name | People | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| Town of Mount Vernon | 2,477 (2021) | Po Box 597, Mount Vernon | Website |
Special districts 5
| Name | What it does | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mt Vernon Housing Authority | Housing and community development | Po Box 639, Mt Vernon | — |
| Sulphur River Basin Authority | Irrigation | 911 N Bishop St, Wake Village | Website |
| Northeast Texas Housing Finance Corporation | Mortgage credit | 211 W Austin St, Marshall | — |
| Cypress Springs Sud | Other multi-function districts | Po Box 591, Mount Vernon | — |
| Franklin County Water District | Other multi-function districts | Po Box 559, Mt Vernon | Website |
U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Government Units List (published August 2023); the file read 2026-09-26. Offices are placed by county; a special district’s territory can cross county lines. Each body posts its own meetings on its website where the Census records one.
School districts based here
MOUNT VERNON ISD
School district3 schools
501 TEXAS HWY 37, Mount Vernon, TX, 75457
Its website — where its board posts meetings. Federal record.
National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data 2024-25; read 2026-09-26.
Farmers markets
USDA’s directory lists no farmers market in this county. That is not the same as there being none: a market that never registered with USDA, and was not found by its 2023 web sweep, is not in the directory.
In the counties that border this one
Main Street Farmers' Market (210 Main Street Sulphur Springs)
Mineola Farmers Market (200 West Front Street Mineola) · Winnsboro Farmers Market (Winnsboro)
Which counties border which: U.S. Census Bureau, County Adjacency File (2024), the file read 2026-09-26. Bordering is not distance — counties that touch at one corner border each other.
USDA National Farmers Market Directory; read 2026-09-26.