Franklin

Summary

Franklin is an independent city in the United States^[1]. Franklin draws 305 Wikipedia views per month (independent_city_in_the_united_states category, ranking #38 of 40).^[2]

Key Facts

• Franklin is located in Virginia^[3].
• Franklin is in the country of United States^[4].
• Franklin is on the body of water Blackwater River^[5].
• Franklin's head of government is recorded as Robert "Bobby" Cutchins^[6].
• Franklin's instance of is recorded as independent city in the United States^[7].
• Franklin's shares border with is recorded as Southampton County^[8].
• Franklin's shares border with is recorded as Isle of Wight County^[9].
• Benjamin Franklin is named after Franklin^[10].
• Franklin's postal code is recorded as 23851^[11].
• Franklin's Commons category is recorded as Franklin, Virginia^[12].
• Franklin's local dialing code is recorded as 757^[13].
• March 1876 marks the founding of Franklin^[14].
• Franklin's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 36.67722222222222, 'lon': -76.92222222222222}^[15].
• Franklin's official website is recorded as http://www.franklinva.com/^[16].
• Franklin's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Franklin, Virginia^[17].
• Franklin has a population of {'amount': '+8608'}^[18].
• Franklin has a population of {'amount': '+8451'}^[19].
• Franklin has a population of {'amount': '+8510'}^[20].
• Franklin has a population of {'amount': '+8638'}^[21].
• Franklin has a population of {'amount': '+8490'}^[22].
• Franklin has a population of {'amount': '+8582'}^[23].
• Franklin has a population of {'amount': '+8180'}^[24].
• Franklin's official name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Franklin'}^[25].
• Franklin's category for people born here is recorded as Q135314146^[26].
• Franklin's number of households is recorded as {'amount': '+3516'}^[27].

Body

Geography

Franklin is in the country of United States^[4]. Franklin is located in Virginia^[3]. Franklin is on the body of water Blackwater River^[5].

Physical Characteristics

Areas include {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+21.665682'}^[28] and {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+21.622714'}^[29]. Franklin sits at an elevation of {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+12'}^[30]. Population counts include {'amount': '+8608'}^[18], {'amount': '+8451'}^[19], {'amount': '+8510'}^[20], {'amount': '+8638'}^[21], {'amount': '+8490'}^[22], and {'amount': '+8582'}^[23].

Designation and Status

Franklin's instance of is recorded as independent city in the United States^[7].

History and Context

March 1876 marks the founding of Franklin^[14]. Benjamin Franklin is named after Franklin^[10].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Franklin include Franklin Municipal-John Beverly Rose Airport^[31], an airport^[32], in United States^[33].

Why It Matters

Franklin draws 305 Wikipedia views per month (independent_city_in_the_united_states category, ranking #38 of 40).^[2] Franklin has Wikipedia articles in 21 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[34] Franklin is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[35]

Entities named for Franklin include Franklin Municipal-John Beverly Rose Airport^[31], an airport^[32], in United States^[33].