Franklin County

county in Ohio, United States
AdministrativeArea county_of_ohio Q113237
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Franklin County

Summary

Franklin County is a county of Ohio[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of county_of_ohio entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (783 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Franklin County is located in Ohio[3].
  • Franklin County is in the country of United States[4].
  • Franklin County's instance of is recorded as county of Ohio[5].
  • Franklin County's capital is recorded as Columbus[6].
  • Franklin County's shares border with is recorded as Pickaway County[7].
  • Franklin County's shares border with is recorded as Fairfield County[8].
  • Franklin County's shares border with is recorded as Licking County[9].
  • Franklin County's shares border with is recorded as Delaware County[10].
  • Franklin County's shares border with is recorded as Union County[11].
  • Franklin County's shares border with is recorded as Madison County[12].
  • Benjamin Franklin is named after Franklin County[13].
  • Franklin County's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Washington Township[14].
  • Franklin County's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Bexley[15].
  • Franklin County's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Canal Winchester[16].
  • Franklin County's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Columbus[17].
  • Franklin County's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Dublin[18].
  • Franklin County's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Gahanna[19].
  • Franklin County's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Grandview Heights[20].
  • Franklin County's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Grove City[21].
  • Franklin County's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Groveport[22].
  • Franklin County's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Hilliard[23].
  • Franklin County's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as New Albany[24].
  • Franklin County's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Obetz[25].
  • Franklin County's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Pickerington[26].
  • Franklin County's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Reynoldsburg[27].

Body

Geography

Franklin County is in the country of United States[4]. It is located in Ohio[3].

Physical Characteristics

Population counts include {'amount': '+1163414'}[28], {'amount': '+1165970'}[29], {'amount': '+1179411'}[30], {'amount': '+1196070'}[31], and {'amount': '+1212263'}[32].

Designation and Status

Franklin County's instance of is recorded as county of Ohio[5].

History and Context

March 30, 1803 marks the founding of Franklin County[33]. Benjamin Franklin is named after it[13].

Why It Matters

Franklin County ranks in the top 3% of county_of_ohio entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (783 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[34] It is known by 33 alternative names across languages and contexts.[35]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] . wikidata.org.
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  25. [27] . wikidata.org.
  26. [33] . wikidata.org.
  27. [28] . wikidata.org.
  28. [29] . wikidata.org.
  29. [30] . wikidata.org.
  30. [31] . wikidata.org.
  31. [32] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [34] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [35] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Edit History

Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 13d ago · GregMcCollum · 2026-09-07 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Fast id 1209686
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P2163]]: 1209686, add P2163 claim: 1209686"
  2. 17d ago · Theklan · 2026-09-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Contains the administrative territorial entity Washington Township, Bexley, Canal Winchester +40
    P14687 Data:US presidential elections by county/Franklin County, Oh
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P14687]]: Data:US presidential elections by county/Franklin County, Ohio.tab, Link US presidential election dataset (P14687, subject: United States presidential"
  3. 4w ago · Kleeblatt187 · 2026-08-18 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Contains the administrative territorial entity Washington Township, Bexley, Canal Winchester +40
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P150]]: [[Q1857734]]"
  4. 14w ago · ThomasPusch · 2026-06-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Umls cui C3814026
    Taxonomicon id 1807041
    Official website https://www.franklincountyohio.gov/, https://www.franklincountyohio.gov
    Obo gazetteer id 00006401
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P856]]: https://www.franklincountyohio.gov"
  5. 18w ago · Mahir256 · 2026-05-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Coordinate location {'latitude': 39.95361111111111, 'longitude': -83.00027777777
    Different from Franklin
    Category of associated people Q32671357, Category:People from Franklin County, Ohio
    Category for maps or plans Category:Maps of Franklin County, Ohio
    + 33 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P1748]]: C109755, #quickstatements; #temporary_batch_1778695477825"
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