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Also known as Franklin, Virginia, Franklin, VA

independent city in Virginia, United States

Key facts

Country
United States
State
Virginia
County
None ( Independent city )
Incorporated town
March 1876
Mayor
Paul Kaplan
Vice mayor
Wynndolyn H. Copeland
Total
8.37 sq mi (21.67 km )
Land
8.28 sq mi (21.44 km )
Water
0.089 sq mi (0.23 km )
Elevation
39 ft (12 m)
Estimate 2025
8,478
Density
988/sq mi (382/km )
Time zone
UTC-5 ( EST )
Summer dst
UTC-4 ( EDT )
Area codes
757, 948
Fips code
51-29600
Website
franklinva .gov

via Wikipedia infobox

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Encyclopedic overview

Franklin is the southwesternmost independent city in Hampton Roads, Commonwealth of Virginia. As of the 2020 census, the population was 8,180. The Bureau of Economic Analysis combines the city of Franklin with Southampton County for statistical purposes.

History

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

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