Franklin County

Also known as Franklin County, Kansas, Franklin County, KS

county in Kansas, United States

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

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Official website

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Wikidata facts

Population: 25996
Area: 1494
Official website: www.FranklinCoKS.org
Image: Franklin County Courthouse.JPG
Households: 10190

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native label: Franklin County
Commons category: Franklin County, Kansas
inception: 1855-08-30
water as percent of area: 0.9
per capita income: 27534

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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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