Franklin
Also known as Franklin, Tennessee, Franklin, TN
city and county seat of Williamson County, Tennessee, United States
Key facts
- Country
- United States
- State
- Tennessee
- County
- Williamson
- Mayor
- Ken Moore
- City administrator
- Eric Stuckey
- Total
- 44.73 sq mi (115.86 km )
- Land
- 44.52 sq mi (115.31 km )
- Water
- 0.21 sq mi (0.55 km )
- Elevation
- 643 ft (196 m)
- Estimate 2024
- 89,142
- Rank
- 7th in Tennessee
- Density
- 1,874.5/sq mi (723.74/km )
- Time zone
- UTC-6 ( CST )
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Franklin is a city in and the county seat of Williamson County, Tennessee, United States. About 21 miles (34 km) south of Nashville, it is one of the principal cities of the Nashville metropolitan area and Middle Tennessee. As of 2020, its population was 83,454. It is the seventh-most populous city in Tennessee.
The city developed on both sides of the Harpeth River, a tributary of the Cumberland River. In the 19th century, Franklin (as the county seat) was the trading and judicial center for primarily rural Williamson County and remained so well into the 20th century as the county remained rural and agricultural in nature.