Franklin County

Also known as Franklin County, Illinois, Franklin County, IL

county in Illinois, United States

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Key facts

Country: United States
State: Illinois
Founded: January 2, 1818
Named after: Benjamin Franklin
Seat: Benton
Largest city: West Frankfort
Total: 432 sq mi (1,120 km )
Land: 409 sq mi (1,060 km )
Water: 23 sq mi (60 km ) 5.2%
Estimate 2025: 36,916
Density: 92.4/sq mi (35.7/km )
Time zone: UTC−6 ( Central )
Summer dst: UTC−5 ( CDT )
Congressional district: 12th
Website: www .franklincountyil .gov

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Wikidata facts

Population: 37804
Area: 1117
Official website: www.franklincountyil.gov
Image: Franklin County Courthouse in Benton.jpg
Households: 16207

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Commons category: Franklin County, Illinois
inception: 1818-01-02
water as percent of area: 5.2
native label: Franklin County
per capita income: 24642

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Encyclopedic overview

Franklin County is a county in Southern Illinois. At the 2020 census, it had a population of 37,804. The largest city is West Frankfort and the county seat is Benton. Franklin County is located in the Metro Lakeland area of Southern Illinois.

History

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Franklin County” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.