Franklin
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city in Venango County, Pennsylvania, United States
Key facts
- Country
- United States
- State
- Pennsylvania
- County
- Venango
- Settled
- 1740s
- Named after
- Benjamin Franklin
- Mayor
- Doug Baker
- Total
- 4.80 sq mi (12.44 km )
- Land
- 4.68 sq mi (12.11 km )
- Water
- 0.13 sq mi (0.33 km ) 1.70%
- Density
- 1,299.3/sq mi (501.67/km )
- Demonym
- Franklinite
- Time zone
- UTC−5 ( EST )
- Summer dst
- UTC−4 (EDT)
- Fips code
- 42-27456
- Website
- franklinpa .gov
via Wikipedia infobox
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Encyclopedic overview
Franklin is a city in and the county seat of Venango County, Pennsylvania, United States, located at the confluence of French Creek and the Allegheny River. The population was 6,077 in the 2020 census. Franklin is part of the Oil City micropolitan area. It is known for its three-day autumn festival in October, Applefest, which attracts hundreds of thousands of visitors.
History
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Franklin” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.