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Franklin County
Also known as Franklin County, Mississippi, Franklin County, MS
county in Mississippi, United States
Key facts
- Country
- United States
- State
- Mississippi
- Named after
- Benjamin Franklin
- Seat
- Meadville
- Largest town
- Bude
- Total
- 567 sq mi (1,470 km )
- Land
- 564 sq mi (1,460 km )
- Water
- 3.0 sq mi (7.8 km ) 0.5%
- Estimate 2025
- 7,491
- Density
- 13.6/sq mi (5.25/km )
- Time zone
- UTC−6 ( Central )
- Summer dst
- UTC−5 ( CDT )
- Congressional district
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Franklin County is a county located in the U.S. state of Mississippi. As of the 2020 census, the population was 7,675. Its county seat is Meadville. The county was formed on December 21, 1809, from portions of Adams County and named for Founding Father Benjamin Franklin. It is bisected by the Homochitto River, which runs diagonally through the county from northeast to southwest.
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