Franklin County
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Key facts
- Country
- United States
- State
- Kansas
- Founded
- August 25, 1855
- Named after
- Benjamin Franklin
- Seat
- Ottawa
- Largest city
- Ottawa
- Total
- 577 sq mi (1,490 km )
- Land
- 572 sq mi (1,480 km )
- Water
- 5.4 sq mi (14 km ) 0.9%
- Estimate 2025
- 26,299
- Density
- 45.4/sq mi (17.5/km )
- Time zone
- UTC−6 ( Central )
- Summer dst
- UTC−5 ( CDT )
- Congressional district
- 3rd
- Website
- FranklinCoKS.org
via Wikipedia infobox
Article
Franklin County is a county located in the eastern portion of the U.S. state of Kansas. Its county seat and most populous city is Ottawa. As of the 2020 census, the county population was 25,996. The county was named for Benjamin Franklin, a founding father of the United States. Formerly it was considered part of the Kansas City metropolitan area, but was removed in 2013.
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