Franklin

independent city in Virginia, United States
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Franklin

Summary

Franklin is an independent city in the United States[1]. Franklin draws 519 Wikipedia views per month (independent_city_in_the_united_states category, ranking #38 of 40).[2]

Key Facts

  • Franklin is located in Virginia[3].
  • Franklin is in the country of United States[4].
  • Franklin is on the body of water Blackwater River[5].
  • Franklin's head of government is recorded as Robert "Bobby" Cutchins[6].
  • Franklin's instance of is recorded as independent city in the United States[7].
  • Franklin's instance of is recorded as Q141162078[8].
  • Franklin's shares border with is recorded as Southampton County[9].
  • Franklin's shares border with is recorded as Isle of Wight County[10].
  • Franklin's basic form of government is recorded as council–manager government[11].
  • Benjamin Franklin is named after Franklin[12].
  • Franklin's postal code is recorded as 23851[13].
  • Franklin's Commons category is recorded as Franklin, Virginia[14].
  • Franklin's local dialing code is recorded as 757[15].
  • March 1876 marks the founding of Franklin[16].
  • Franklin's coordinate location is recorded as {'latitude': 36.67722222222222, 'longitude': -76.92222222222222}[17].
  • Franklin's official website is recorded as http://www.franklinva.com/[18].
  • Franklin's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Franklin, Virginia[19].
  • Franklin has a population of {'amount': '+8608'}[20].
  • Franklin has a population of {'amount': '+8451'}[21].
  • Franklin has a population of {'amount': '+8510'}[22].
  • Franklin has a population of {'amount': '+8638'}[23].
  • Franklin has a population of {'amount': '+8490'}[24].
  • Franklin has a population of {'amount': '+8582'}[25].
  • Franklin has a population of {'amount': '+8180'}[26].
  • Franklin's official name is recorded as Franklin[27].

Body

Geography

Franklin is in the country of United States[4]. Franklin is located in Virginia[3]. Franklin is on the body of water Blackwater River[5].

Physical Characteristics

Areas include {'amount': '+21.665682'}[28] and {'amount': '+21.622714'}[29]. Franklin sits at an elevation of {'amount': '+12'}[30]. Population counts include {'amount': '+8608'}[20], {'amount': '+8451'}[21], {'amount': '+8510'}[22], {'amount': '+8638'}[23], {'amount': '+8490'}[24], and {'amount': '+8582'}[25].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include independent city in the United States[7] and Q141162078[8].

History and Context

March 1876 marks the founding of Franklin[16]. Benjamin Franklin is named after Franklin[12].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Franklin include Franklin Municipal-John Beverly Rose Airport[31], an airport[32], in United States[33].

Why It Matters

Franklin draws 519 Wikipedia views per month (independent_city_in_the_united_states category, ranking #38 of 40).[2] Franklin has Wikipedia articles in 21 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[34] Franklin is known by 13 alternative names across languages and contexts.[35]

Entities named for Franklin include Franklin Municipal-John Beverly Rose Airport[31], an airport[32], in United States[33].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [6] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [7] . wikidata.org.
  4. [8] . wikidata.org.
  5. [9] . wikidata.org.
  6. [10] . wikidata.org.
  7. [11] . wikidata.org.
  8. [3] . wikidata.org.
  9. [12] . wikidata.org.
  10. [5] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.
  26. [30] . wikidata.org.
  27. [28] . wikidata.org.
  28. [29] . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [31] . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [34] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [35] . 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. 14d ago · Theklan · 2026-09-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14687 Data:US presidential elections by county/Franklin, Virginia.
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P14687]]: Data:US presidential elections by county/Franklin, Virginia.tab, Link US presidential election dataset (P14687, subject: United States presidential el"
  2. 25d ago · JuxtaposedJacob · 2026-08-24 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of independent city in the United States, Q141162078
    Basic form of government council–manager government
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P31]]: [[Q141162078]], #quickstatements; #temporary_batch_1787553646073"
  3. 18w ago · Mahir256 · 2026-05-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Taxonomicon id 1808167
    Umls cui C3830081
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/31546|batch #31546]]"
  4. 18w ago · Mahir256 · 2026-05-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of independent city in the United States, Q141162078
    Official website http://www.franklinva.com/
    Instance of
    Located in the administrative territorial entity Virginia
    + 28 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P1748]]: C110615, #quickstatements; #temporary_batch_1778695477825"
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