Franklin County

county in Maine, United States
AdministrativeArea county_of_maine Q506326
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Franklin County

Summary

Franklin County is a county of Maine[1]. It draws 119 Wikipedia views per month (county_of_maine category, ranking #12 of 16).[2]

Key Facts

  • Franklin County is located in Maine[3].
  • Franklin County is in the country of United States[4].
  • Franklin County's instance of is recorded as county of Maine[5].
  • Franklin County's capital is recorded as Farmington[6].
  • Franklin County's shares border with is recorded as Somerset County[7].
  • Franklin County's shares border with is recorded as Androscoggin County[8].
  • Franklin County's shares border with is recorded as Kennebec County[9].
  • Franklin County's shares border with is recorded as Oxford County[10].
  • Benjamin Franklin is named after Franklin County[11].
  • Franklin County's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Avon[12].
  • Franklin County's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Carrabassett Valley[13].
  • Franklin County's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Carthage[14].
  • Franklin County's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Chesterville[15].
  • Franklin County's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Coplin Plantation[16].
  • Franklin County's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Dallas Plantation[17].
  • Franklin County's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Freeman[18].
  • Franklin County's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Eustis[19].
  • Franklin County's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Farmington[20].
  • Franklin County's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Industry[21].
  • Franklin County's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Jay[22].
  • Franklin County's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Kingfield[23].
  • Franklin County's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as New Sharon[24].
  • Franklin County's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as New Vineyard[25].
  • Franklin County's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as North Franklin[26].
  • Franklin County's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Phillips[27].

Body

Geography

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

Physical Characteristics

Franklin County covers an area of {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+4518'}[28]. Population counts include {'amount': '+30768'}[29], {'amount': '+30707'}[30], {'amount': '+30702'}[31], {'amount': '+30618'}[32], {'amount': '+30495'}[33], and {'amount': '+29991'}[34].

Designation and Status

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

History and Context

May 9, 1838 marks the founding of Franklin County[35]. Benjamin Franklin is named after it[11].

Why It Matters

Franklin County draws 119 Wikipedia views per month (county_of_maine category, ranking #12 of 16).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 23 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[36] It is known by 16 alternative names across languages and contexts.[37]

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] . wikidata.org.
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  7. [10] . wikidata.org.
  8. [3] . United States Census Bureau. Retrieved . quickfacts.census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
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  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.
  26. [35] . wikidata.org.
  27. [29] . 2010 United States Census. Retrieved . census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  28. [30] . census.gov. census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  29. [31] . census.gov. census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  30. [32] . census.gov. census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  31. [33] . census.gov. census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  32. [34] . Population Estimates Program. census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  33. [28] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [36] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [37] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 23d ago · Mahir256 · 2026-05-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Category of associated people Category:People from Franklin County, Maine
    Contains the administrative territorial entity Avon, Carrabassett Valley, Carthage +23
    Coordinate location {'lat': 44.879196, 'lon': -70.387917}
    Population
    + 27 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P1748]]: C108868, #quickstatements; #temporary_batch_1778695477825"
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