Franklin County | |
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_Courthouse_from_E.JPG) Franklin County courthouse in Franklin | |
 Location within the U.S. state of Nebraska | |
 Nebraska's location within the U.S. | |
| Coordinates: 40°11′N 98°57′W / 40.18°N 98.95°W | |
| Country |  United States |
| State |  Nebraska |
| Founded | 1867 (authorized) 1871 (organized) |
| Named for | Benjamin Franklin |
| Seat | Franklin |
| Largest city | Franklin |
| Area | |
• Total | 576 sq mi (1,490 km2) |
| • Land | 576 sq mi (1,490 km2) |
| • Water | 0.2 sq mi (0.5 km2) 0.03% |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 2,889 |
• Estimate (2021) | 2,903  |
| • Density | 5.0/sq mi (1.9/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC−6 (Central) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−5 (CDT) |
| Congressional district | 3rd |
| Website | www |
Franklin County is a county in the U.S. state of Nebraska. As of the 2020 census, the population was 2,889.[1] Its county seat is Franklin.[2] The county was formed in 1867 and organized in 1871.[3][4] It was named for Benjamin Franklin.[5] In the Nebraska license plate system, Franklin County is represented by the prefix 50 (it had the 50th-largest number of vehicles registered in the county when the license plate system was established in 1922).
- ^ "County Population Totals: 2020-2021". Census.gov. US Census Bureau. Retrieved October 21, 2022.
- ^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Archived from the original on May 31, 2011. Retrieved June 7, 2011.
- ^ Fitzpatrick, Lilian Linder (1925). Nebraska Place-Names. Lincoln: University of Nebraska Studies in Language, Literature, and Criticism. p. 60. Retrieved December 14, 2014.
- ^ Andreas, A. T. (1882). "Andreas' History of the State of Nebraska". The Kansas Collection. Archived from the original on May 8, 2003. Retrieved December 14, 2014.
- ^ Gannett, Henry (1905). The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States. Govt. Print. Off. p. 131.