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Franklin County

county in Kentucky, United States
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Summary

Franklin County is a county of Kentucky[1]. It draws 408 Wikipedia views per month (county of kentucky category, ranking #31 of 120).[2]

Key Facts

  • Located in the administrative territorial entity: Kentucky[3]
  • Country: United States[4]
  • Capital: Frankfort[5]
  • Shares border with: Owen County[6], Scott County[7], Woodford County[8], Anderson County[9], Shelby County[10], Henry County[11]
  • Named after: Benjamin Franklin[12]
  • Commons category: Franklin County, Kentucky[13]
  • Inception: December 7, 1794[14]
  • Coordinate location: 38.24, -84.88[15]
  • Official website: https://franklincounty.ky.gov/[16]
  • Topic's main category: Category:Franklin County, Kentucky[17]
  • Population: 49,285[18], 49,254[19], 49,301[20], 49,496[21], 49,648[22], 50,375[23], 51,541[24]
  • List of monuments: National Register of Historic Places listings in Franklin County, Kentucky[25]
  • Category for people born here: Category:Births in Franklin County, Kentucky[26]
  • Category for people who died here: Category:Deaths in Franklin County, Kentucky[27]
  • Number of households: 21,278[28]
  • Native label: Franklin County[29]
  • NCI Thesaurus ID: C108717[30]
  • Category of associated people: Category:People from Franklin County, Kentucky[31]
  • Area: 549[32]
  • Water as percent of area: 2[33]
  • Category for maps or plans: Category:Maps of Franklin County, Kentucky[34]
  • Per capita income: 31,994[35]
  • P14687: Data:US presidential elections by county/Franklin County, Kentucky.tab[36]

Why It Matters

Franklin County has Wikipedia articles in 24 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[37] It is known by 31 alternative names across languages and contexts.[38]

Related Entities

Benjamin Franklin Kentucky United States

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

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Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [37] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [38] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Edit History

Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 5w ago · Theklan · 2026-09-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Located in time zone → —
    P14687 → Data:US presidential elections by county/Franklin County, Ke
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ P14687: Data:US presidential elections by county/Franklin County, Kentucky.tab, Link US presidential election dataset (P14687, subject: United States presiden"
  2. 15w ago · 沈澄心 · 2026-06-29 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Taxonomicon id → 1805885
    Fast id → 1218114
    Obo gazetteer id → 00009795
    Umls cui → C3814021
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Fast id: 1218114, Added with [[User:Bargioni/moreIdentifiers|moreIdentifiers]]"
  3. 21w ago · Mahir256 · 2026-05-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Category of associated people → Category:People from Franklin County, Kentucky
    Coordinate location → {'latitude': 38.24, 'longitude': -84.88}
    Population → —
    Topic's main category → Category:Franklin County, Kentucky
    + 28 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ Nci thesaurus id: C108717, #quickstatements; #temporary_batch_1778695477825"
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