Franklin County
Also known as Franklin County, Arkansas, Franklin County, AR
county in Arkansas, United States
Key facts
- Country
- United States
- State
- Arkansas
- Founded
- December 19, 1837
- Named after
- Benjamin Franklin
- Seat
- Ozark (northern district);, Charleston (southern district)
- Largest city
- Ozark
- Total
- 620 sq mi (1,600 km )
- Land
- 609 sq mi (1,580 km )
- Water
- 11 sq mi (28 km ) 1.7%
- Estimate 2025
- 17,725
- Density
- 28.1/sq mi (10.8/km )
- Time zone
- UTC−6 ( Central )
- Summer dst
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Franklin County is a county in Arkansas. As of the 2020 census, the population was 17,097. The county has two county seats, Charleston and Ozark. The county was formed on December 19, 1837, and named for Benjamin Franklin, American statesman. Franklin County is a damp county, with alcohol sales allowed except in Alix township, and limits on liquor sales in the city of Branch.
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