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Franklin County

county in Iowa, United States
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Franklin County

Summary

Franklin County is a county of Iowa[1]. It draws 152 Wikipedia views per month (county_of_iowa category, ranking #47 of 99).[2]

Key Facts

  • Franklin County is located in Iowa[3].
  • Franklin County is in the country of United States[4].
  • Franklin County's instance of is recorded as county of Iowa[5].
  • Franklin County's capital is recorded as Hampton[6].
  • Franklin County's shares border with is recorded as Cerro Gordo County[7].
  • Franklin County's shares border with is recorded as Hardin County[8].
  • Franklin County's shares border with is recorded as Floyd County[9].
  • Franklin County's shares border with is recorded as Butler County[10].
  • Franklin County's shares border with is recorded as Grundy County[11].
  • Franklin County's shares border with is recorded as Hancock County[12].
  • Franklin County's shares border with is recorded as Wright County[13].
  • Franklin County's shares border with is recorded as Hamilton County[14].
  • Benjamin Franklin is named after Franklin County[15].
  • Franklin County's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Hampton[16].
  • Franklin County's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Bradford[17].
  • Franklin County's Commons category is recorded as Franklin County, Iowa[18].
  • 1851 marks the founding of Franklin County[19].
  • Franklin County's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 42.730833333333, 'lon': -93.2675}[20].
  • Franklin County's official website is recorded as http://co.franklin.ia.us[21].
  • Franklin County's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Franklin County, Iowa[22].
  • Franklin County has a population of {'amount': '+10680'}[23].
  • Franklin County has a population of {'amount': '+10685'}[24].
  • Franklin County has a population of {'amount': '+10684'}[25].
  • Franklin County has a population of {'amount': '+10540'}[26].
  • Franklin County has a population of {'amount': '+10548'}[27].

Body

Geography

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

Physical Characteristics

Franklin County covers an area of {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+1510'}[28]. Population counts include {'amount': '+10680'}[23], {'amount': '+10685'}[24], {'amount': '+10684'}[25], {'amount': '+10540'}[26], {'amount': '+10548'}[27], and {'amount': '+10295'}[29].

Designation and Status

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

History and Context

1851 marks the founding of Franklin County[19]. Benjamin Franklin is named after it[15].

Why It Matters

Franklin County draws 152 Wikipedia views per month (county_of_iowa category, ranking #47 of 99).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 22 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[30] It is known by 11 alternative names across languages and contexts.[31]

Related Entities

Benjamin Franklin Iowa United States

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . 2010 United States Census. Retrieved . census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . census.gov. census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . census.gov. census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . census.gov. census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . census.gov. census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  26. [29] ↑ . Population Estimates Program. census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  27. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [30] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [31] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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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. 21d ago · Mahir256 · 2026-05-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Category for people born here → Category:Births in Franklin County, Iowa
    Shares border with → Cerro Gordo County, Hardin County, Floyd County +5
    Topic's main category → Category:Franklin County, Iowa
    Inception → —
    + 26 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P1748]]: C108511, #quickstatements; #temporary_batch_1778695477825"
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