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Franklin Parish

parish in Louisiana, United States

Key facts

Country: United States
State: Louisiana
Named after: Benjamin Franklin
Seat: Winnsboro
Largest city: Winnsboro
Total: 635 sq mi (1,640 km )
Land: 625 sq mi (1,620 km )
Water: 11 sq mi (28 km ) 1.7%
Estimate 2025: 19,002
Density: 31/sq mi (12/km )
Time zone: UTC−6 ( Central )
Summer dst: UTC−5 ( CDT )
Congressional district: 5th

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Franklin Parish Veterans Memorial sign in Winnsboro, Louisiana Franklin Parish Library in downtown Winnsboro historic district

Franklin Parish (French: Paroisse de Franklin, Spanish: Parroquia de Franklin) is a parish located in the northeastern part of the U.S. state of Louisiana. As of the 2020, its population was 19,774. The parish seat and the most populous municipality is Winnsboro. The parish was founded in 1843 and named for Benjamin Franklin.