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Franklin County
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county in Illinois, United States
Key facts
- Country
- United States
- State
- Illinois
- Founded
- January 2, 1818
- Named after
- Benjamin Franklin
- Seat
- Benton
- Largest city
- West Frankfort
- Total
- 432 sq mi (1,120 km )
- Land
- 409 sq mi (1,060 km )
- Water
- 23 sq mi (60 km ) 5.2%
- Estimate 2025
- 36,916
- Density
- 92.4/sq mi (35.7/km )
- Time zone
- UTC−6 ( Central )
- Summer dst
- UTC−5 ( CDT )
- Congressional district
- 12th
- Website
- www .franklincountyil .gov
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Named after
- Benjamin Franklin
- Country
- United States
- Located in
- Illinois
- Capital
- Benton, Illinois
- Population
- 37804
- Area
- 1117
- Shares border with
- Perry County
- Official website
- www.franklincountyil.gov
- Image
- Franklin County Courthouse in Benton.jpg
- Households
- 16207
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- Commons category
- Franklin County, Illinois
- topic's main category
- Category:Franklin County, Illinois
- inception
- 1818-01-02
- category of associated people
- Category:People from Franklin County, Illinois
- category for people born here
- Category:Births in Franklin County, Illinois
- water as percent of area
- 5.2
- native label
- Franklin County
- per capita income
- 24642
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Encyclopedic overview
Franklin County is a county in Southern Illinois. At the 2020 census, it had a population of 37,804. The largest city is West Frankfort and the county seat is Benton. Franklin County is located in the Metro Lakeland area of Southern Illinois.
History
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Franklin County” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.