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Franklin County

county in Kentucky, United States
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Franklin County

Summary

Franklin County is a county of Kentucky[1]. It draws 415 Wikipedia views per month (county_of_kentucky category, ranking #31 of 120).[2]

Key Facts

  • Franklin County is located in Kentucky[3].
  • Franklin County is in the country of United States[4].
  • Franklin County's instance of is recorded as county of Kentucky[5].
  • Franklin County's capital is recorded as Frankfort[6].
  • Franklin County's shares border with is recorded as Owen County[7].
  • Franklin County's shares border with is recorded as Scott County[8].
  • Franklin County's shares border with is recorded as Woodford County[9].
  • Franklin County's shares border with is recorded as Anderson County[10].
  • Franklin County's shares border with is recorded as Shelby County[11].
  • Franklin County's shares border with is recorded as Henry County[12].
  • Benjamin Franklin is named after Franklin County[13].
  • Franklin County's Commons category is recorded as Franklin County, Kentucky[14].
  • December 7, 1794 marks the founding of Franklin County[15].
  • Franklin County's coordinate location is recorded as {'latitude': 38.24, 'longitude': -84.88}[16].
  • Franklin County's official website is recorded as https://franklincounty.ky.gov/[17].
  • Franklin County's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Franklin County, Kentucky[18].
  • Franklin County has a population of {'amount': '+49285'}[19].
  • Franklin County has a population of {'amount': '+49254'}[20].
  • Franklin County has a population of {'amount': '+49301'}[21].
  • Franklin County has a population of {'amount': '+49496'}[22].
  • Franklin County has a population of {'amount': '+49648'}[23].
  • Franklin County has a population of {'amount': '+50375'}[24].
  • Franklin County has a population of {'amount': '+51541'}[25].
  • Franklin County's list of monuments is recorded as National Register of Historic Places listings in Franklin County, Kentucky[26].
  • Franklin County's category for people born here is recorded as Category:Births in Franklin County, Kentucky[27].

Body

Geography

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

Physical Characteristics

Franklin County covers an area of {'amount': '+549'}[28]. Population counts include {'amount': '+49285'}[19], {'amount': '+49254'}[20], {'amount': '+49301'}[21], {'amount': '+49496'}[22], {'amount': '+49648'}[23], and {'amount': '+50375'}[24].

Designation and Status

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

History and Context

December 7, 1794 marks the founding of Franklin County[15]. Benjamin Franklin is named after it[13].

Why It Matters

Franklin County draws 415 Wikipedia views per month (county_of_kentucky category, ranking #31 of 120).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 24 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[29] It is known by 31 alternative names across languages and contexts.[30]

Related Entities

Benjamin Franklin Kentucky United States

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

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  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  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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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. 20d ago · Theklan · 2026-09-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Located in time zone → —
    P14687 → Data:US presidential elections by county/Franklin County, Ke
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P14687]]: Data:US presidential elections by county/Franklin County, Kentucky.tab, Link US presidential election dataset (P14687, subject: United States presiden"
  2. 12w ago · 沈澄心 · 2026-06-29 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Taxonomicon id → 1805885
    Fast id → 1218114
    Obo gazetteer id → 00009795
    Umls cui → C3814021
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P2163]]: 1218114, Added with [[User:Bargioni/moreIdentifiers|moreIdentifiers]]"
  3. 19w ago · Mahir256 · 2026-05-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Category of associated people → Category:People from Franklin County, Kentucky
    Coordinate location → {'latitude': 38.24, 'longitude': -84.88}
    Population → —
    Topic's main category → Category:Franklin County, Kentucky
    + 28 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P1748]]: C108717, #quickstatements; #temporary_batch_1778695477825"
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