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Franklin
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city in and county seat of Simpson County, Kentucky, United States
Key facts
- Country
- United States
- State
- Kentucky
- County
- Simpson
- Established
- November 2, 1820
- Type
- City Commission
- Total
- 14.86 sq mi (38.48 km )
- Land
- 14.75 sq mi (38.19 km )
- Water
- 0.11 sq mi (0.29 km )
- Elevation
- 709 ft (216 m)
- Estimate 2022
- 10,344
- Density
- 690.1/sq mi (266.43/km )
- Time zone
- UTC-6 ( Central (CST) )
- Summer dst
- UTC-5 (CDT)
- Zip codes
- 42134-42135
- Area codes
- 270 & 364
- Fips code
- 21-28918
- Gnis feature id
- 0492443
- Website
- www .franklinky .org
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- city in the United States
- Official name
- Franklin
- Country
- United States
- Located in
- Simpson County
- Population
- 10176
- Area
- 28.797188
- Elevation
- 216
- Time zone
- Central Time Zone
- Capital of
- Simpson County
- Official website
- www.franklinky.org
- Image
- Main south of Kentucky in Franklin.jpg
- Households
- 3408
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- postal code
- 42135
- inception
- 1820-01-01
- Commons category
- Franklin, Kentucky
- different from
- Franklin County
- P8168
- Talizat
- water as percent of area
- 0.4856
- office held by head of government
- mayor
- per capita income
- 19834
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Encyclopedic overview
Franklin is a home rule-class city in and the county seat of Simpson County, Kentucky, United States. The county is located on the south central border of the state, and its population was 10,176 at the 2020 census.
Kentucky Downs, formerly known as Dueling Grounds Racetrack (owned by Corey Johnsen & Ray Reid), is located in Franklin on the Kentucky–Tennessee border. Kentucky Downs hosts the Kentucky Cup Turf Festival, a full card of world-class horse racing featuring four major turf stakes. Kentucky Downs also hosts year-round simulcasts for the Kentucky-Tennessee market.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Franklin” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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