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Franklin County
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county in Virginia, United States
Key facts
- Country
- United States
- State
- Virginia
- Named after
- Benjamin Franklin
- Seat
- Rocky Mount
- Largest town
- Rocky Mount
- Total
- 712 sq mi (1,840 km )
- Land
- 690 sq mi (1,800 km )
- Water
- 21 sq mi (54 km ) 3.0%
- Estimate 2025
- 55,526
- Density
- 77/sq mi (30/km )
- Time zone
- UTC−5 ( Eastern )
- Summer dst
- UTC−4 ( EDT )
- Congressional district
- 9th
- Website
- www .franklincountyva .gov
via Wikipedia infobox
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Encyclopedic overview
Franklin County is a county located in the Blue Ridge foothills of the Commonwealth of Virginia, United States. As of the 2020 census, the population was 54,477. Its county seat is Rocky Mount. Franklin County is part of the Roanoke metropolitan area and is located in the Roanoke Region of Virginia. The Roanoke River forms its northeast boundary with Bedford County.
History
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Franklin County” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.