Franklin, Texas | |
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 Carnegie Library in Franklin (2011) | |
 Location of Franklin within Texas | |
| Coordinates: 31°01′24″N 96°29′08″W / 31.02333°N 96.48556°W[1] | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Texas |
| County | Robertson |
| Founded | 1879 [2] |
| Area | |
• Total | 1.17 sq mi (3.03 km2) |
| • Land | 1.17 sq mi (3.03 km2) |
| • Water | 0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2) |
| Elevation | 443 ft (135 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 1,614 |
| • Density | 1,405.98/sq mi (542.92/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (CST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| ZIP code | 77856 |
| Area code | 979 |
| FIPS code | 48-27288 [4] |
| GNIS feature ID | 2410540[1] |
| Website | cityoffranklintx.com |
Franklin is a city in, and the county seat of, Robertson County,[5] Texas, United States. It is within the Brazos Valley, on the cusp of the East and Central Texas regions. As of the 2020 census, the city population was 1,614. The original name of the town was Morgan and it was made county seat in 1879.
- ^ a b c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Franklin, Texas
- ^ History of Franklin, Texas.
- ^ "2019 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved August 7, 2020.
- ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Archived from the original on May 31, 2011. Retrieved June 7, 2011.