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Franklin

city in and county seat of Simpson County, Kentucky, United States
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Franklin

Summary

Franklin is a city in the United States[1]. Franklin ranks in the top 7% of city_in_the_united_states entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (618 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Franklin is located in Simpson County[3].
  • Franklin is in the country of United States[4].
  • Franklin's head of government is recorded as Larry Dixon[5].
  • Franklin's instance of is recorded as city in the United States[6].
  • Franklin's postal code is recorded as 42134[7].
  • Franklin's postal code is recorded as 42135[8].
  • Franklin's Commons category is recorded as Franklin, Kentucky[9].
  • Franklin's located in time zone is recorded as Central Time Zone[10].
  • January 1, 1820 marks the founding of Franklin[11].
  • Franklin's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 36.7225, 'lon': -86.5775}[12].
  • Franklin's official website is recorded as http://www.franklinky.org/[13].
  • Franklin's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Franklin, Kentucky[14].
  • Franklin has a population of {'amount': '+8408'}[15].
  • Franklin has a population of {'amount': '+10176'}[16].
  • Franklin's office held by head of government is recorded as mayor[17].
  • Franklin's capital of is recorded as Simpson County[18].
  • Franklin's official name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Franklin'}[19].
  • Franklin's category for people born here is recorded as Q113676568[20].
  • Franklin's number of households is recorded as {'amount': '+3408'}[21].
  • Franklin's different from is recorded as Franklin County[22].
  • Franklin sits at an elevation of {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+216'}[23].
  • Franklin covers an area of {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+36.299118'}[24].
  • Franklin covers an area of {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+28.797188'}[25].
  • Franklin's water as percent of area is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11229', 'amount': '+0.4856'}[26].
  • Franklin's territory overlaps is recorded as Franklin urban area[27].

Body

Founding

January 1, 1820 marks the founding of Franklin[11].

Identity

Franklin's official name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Franklin'}[19].

Why It Matters

Franklin ranks in the top 7% of city_in_the_united_states entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (618 views/month).[2] Franklin has Wikipedia articles in 16 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] Franklin is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

Related Entities

United States

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [5] ↑ . franklinky.org. Retrieved . franklinky.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . archINFORM. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . 2010 U.S. Gazetteer Files. Retrieved . data.census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . 2020 United States Census. Retrieved . data.census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . 2016–2020 American Community Survey. Retrieved . data.census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . 2016 U.S. Gazetteer Files. wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . 2010 U.S. Gazetteer Files. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . 2010 U.S. Gazetteer Files. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . 2023 U.S. Gazetteer Files. wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] ↑ . 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. 6w ago · RVA2869 · 2026-08-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Located in the administrative territorial entity → Simpson County
    Official website → http://www.franklinky.org/
    Inception → —
    Coordinate location → {'lat': 36.7225, 'lon': -86.5775}
    + 24 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/46713|batch #46713]]: redundant value, already present at higher administrative level"
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