Franklin
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town in West Virginia, United States
Key facts
- Country
- United States
- State
- West Virginia
- County
- Pendleton
- Total
- 0.56 sq mi (1.46 km )
- Land
- 0.56 sq mi (1.46 km )
- Water
- 0 sq mi (0.00 km )
- Elevation
- 1,732 ft (528 m)
- Density
- 1,142.0/sq mi (440.93/km )
- Time zone
- UTC-5 ( Eastern (EST) )
- Summer dst
- UTC-4 (EDT)
- Fips code
- 54-29044
- Website
- https://www.townfranklinwv.com/
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Official name
- Franklin
- Country
- United States
- Located in
- Pendleton County
- Population
- 495
- Area
- 1.459493
- Elevation
- 528
- Capital of
- Pendleton County
- Official website
- www.local.wv.gov/Franklin
- Image
- Pendleton County Courthouse, West Virginia.JPG
- Households
- 226
- Dialing code
- 304
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- postal code
- 26807
- Commons category
- Franklin, West Virginia
- inception
- 1794-01-01
- water as percent of area
- 0.2391
- different from
- Franklin
- per capita income
- 28031
Sources (8)
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Encyclopedic overview
Franklin is a town in and the county seat of Pendleton County, West Virginia, United States. The population was 486 at the 2020 census. Franklin was established in 1794 and named for Francis Evick, an early settler.
History
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Franklin” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
On the map
2 mapped locations