Franklin County
Also known as Franklin County, Alabama, Franklin County, AL
county in Alabama, United States
Key facts
- Country
- United States
- State
- Alabama
- Founded
- February 6, 1818
- Named after
- Benjamin Franklin
- Seat
- Russellville
- Largest city
- Russellville
- Total
- 647 sq mi (1,680 km )
- Land
- 634 sq mi (1,640 km )
- Water
- 13 sq mi (34 km ) 2.0%
- Estimate 2025
- 32,449
- Density
- 50.7/sq mi (19.6/km )
- Time zone
- UTC−6 ( Central )
- Summer dst
- UTC−5 ( CDT )
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Franklin County is a county located in the U.S. state of Alabama. As of the 2020 census, the population was 32,113. Its county seat is Russellville. Its name is in honor of Benjamin Franklin, famous statesman, scientist, and printer. It is a dry county, although the city of Russellville is wet.
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