▁ 5 , 9 9 4 ▁were ▁r enter - occup ied ▁( 2 6 . 0 %). ▁The ▁home owner ▁vac ancy ▁rate ▁was ▁ 2 . 4 % ▁of ▁total ▁units . ▁The ▁r ental ▁unit ▁vac ancy ▁rate ▁was ▁ 7 . 6 %. ▁ ▁Law ▁and ▁government ▁Franklin ▁County ▁is ▁govern ed ▁by ▁an ▁appointed ▁county ▁manager ▁and ▁a ▁seven - member ▁Board ▁of ▁Commission ers ▁who ▁are ▁elected ▁in ▁st agger ed ▁four - year ▁terms . ▁ ▁Five ▁are ▁chosen ▁by ▁district ▁and ▁the ▁other ▁two ▁at - large . ▁ ▁Add itional ▁county ▁officials ▁who ▁are ▁elected ▁include ▁Sher iff , ▁Register ▁of ▁De eds , ▁Board ▁of ▁Education ▁and ▁C ler k ▁of ▁Super ior ▁Court . ▁ ▁Franklin ▁County ▁is ▁pat rolled ▁by ▁the ▁Franklin ▁County ▁Sher iff ' s ▁Office ▁located ▁in ▁Louis burg . ▁The ▁current ▁sh er iff ▁is ▁Kent ▁W inst ead , ▁who ▁was ▁elected ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 4 . ▁B unn , ▁Frank l inton , ▁Louis burg ▁and ▁Young sv ille ▁have ▁their ▁own ▁municipal ▁police ▁depart ments , ▁reg ulated ▁by ▁the ▁respective ▁town ▁govern ments . ▁The ▁community ▁of ▁Lake ▁Roy ale ▁near ▁B unn ▁also ▁has ▁its ▁own ▁police ▁department . ▁Franklin ▁County ▁also ▁is ▁covered ▁by ▁Tro op ▁C , ▁District ▁IV ▁of ▁the ▁North ▁Carolina ▁Highway ▁Pat rol , ▁located ▁in ▁Hend erson , ▁North ▁Carolina . ▁ ▁County ▁Manager : ▁Ang ela ▁L . ▁Harris ▁ ▁Commission er ▁[