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Franklin County

county in Missouri, United States
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Franklin County

Summary

Franklin County is a county of Missouri[1]. It draws 862 Wikipedia views per month (county_of_missouri category, ranking #12 of 114).[2]

Key Facts

  • Franklin County is located in Missouri[3].
  • Franklin County is in the country of United States[4].
  • Franklin County's instance of is recorded as county of Missouri[5].
  • Franklin County's capital is recorded as Union[6].
  • Franklin County's shares border with is recorded as Gasconade County[7].
  • Franklin County's shares border with is recorded as Washington County[8].
  • Franklin County's shares border with is recorded as Warren County[9].
  • Franklin County's shares border with is recorded as St. Charles County[10].
  • Franklin County's shares border with is recorded as St. Louis County[11].
  • Franklin County's shares border with is recorded as Jefferson County[12].
  • Franklin County's shares border with is recorded as Crawford County[13].
  • Benjamin Franklin is named after Franklin County[14].
  • Franklin County's flag is recorded as flag of Franklin County[15].
  • Franklin County's Commons category is recorded as Franklin County, Missouri[16].
  • December 11, 1818 marks the founding of Franklin County[17].
  • Franklin County's coordinate location is recorded as {'latitude': 38.41, 'longitude': -91.08}[18].
  • Franklin County's official website is recorded as https://www.franklinmo.org/[19].
  • Franklin County's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Franklin County, Missouri[20].
  • Franklin County has a population of {'amount': '+101492'}[21].
  • Franklin County has a population of {'amount': '+101538'}[22].
  • Franklin County has a population of {'amount': '+101669'}[23].
  • Franklin County has a population of {'amount': '+101402'}[24].
  • Franklin County has a population of {'amount': '+101816'}[25].
  • Franklin County has a population of {'amount': '+102426'}[26].
  • Franklin County has a population of {'amount': '+104682'}[27].

Body

Geography

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

Physical Characteristics

Franklin County covers an area of {'amount': '+2410'}[28]. Population counts include {'amount': '+101492'}[21], {'amount': '+101538'}[22], {'amount': '+101669'}[23], {'amount': '+101402'}[24], {'amount': '+101816'}[25], and {'amount': '+102426'}[26].

Designation and Status

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

History and Context

December 11, 1818 marks the founding of Franklin County[17]. Benjamin Franklin is named after it[14].

Why It Matters

Franklin County draws 862 Wikipedia views per month (county_of_missouri category, ranking #12 of 114).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 22 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[29] It is known by 34 alternative names across languages and contexts.[30]

Related Entities

Benjamin Franklin Missouri United States

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

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  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [29] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [30] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 18d ago · Theklan · 2026-09-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Inception → +1818-12-11T00:00:00Z
    Named after → —
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    Obo gazetteer id → 00185002
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    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P14687]]: Data:US presidential elections by county/Franklin County, Missouri.tab, Link US presidential election dataset (P14687, subject: United States presiden"
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