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Franklin County
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county in Idaho, United States
Key facts
- Country
- United States
- State
- Idaho
- Founded
- January 20, 1913
- Named after
- Franklin D. Richards
- Seat
- Preston
- Largest city
- Preston
- Total
- 668 sq mi (1,730 km )
- Land
- 664 sq mi (1,720 km )
- Water
- 4.7 sq mi (12 km ) 0.7%
- Estimate 2025
- 15,889
- Density
- 21.4/sq mi (8.25/km )
- Time zone
- UTC−7 ( Mountain )
- Summer dst
- UTC−6 ( MDT )
- Congressional district
- 2nd
- Website
- franklincountyidaho .org
via Wikipedia infobox
Official website
Franklin County
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Wikidata facts
- Population
- 14194
- Area
- 1731
- Official website
- franklincountyidaho.org
- Image
- Franklin County Courthouse, Preston, Idaho.jpg
- Households
- 4432
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- water as percent of area
- 0.7
- native label
- Franklin County
- Commons category
- Franklin County, Idaho
- inception
- 1913-01-30
- Digital Atlas of Idaho URL
- digitalatlas.cose.isu.edu/counties/franklin/franklin.htm
- per capita income
- 25825
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Franklin County is a county located in the U.S. state of Idaho. As of the 2020 Census the county had a population of 14,194. The county seat and largest city is Preston. The county was established in 1913 and named after Franklin D. Richards, an Apostle of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. It is the only Franklin County in the United States that is not named after Benjamin Franklin. Franklin County is part of the Logan, UT-ID Metropolitan Statistical Area.
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