Franklin

Franklin County is a county in . At the 2020 census, it had a population of 37,804. The largest city is and the county seat is .
Photo: Nyttend, Public domain.
  • Type: County with 39,600 residents
  • Description: county in Illinois, United States
  • Also known as: “Comte de Franklin”, “Franklin County”, “Franklin County i Illinois”, “Franklin County, IL”, “Franklin County, Ill.”, “Franklin County, Illinois”, “Franklin ilçesi, IL”, “Franklin ilçesi, Ill.”, “Franklin ilçesi, Illinois”, “Франклін (акруга)”, and “مقاطعه فرانكلن، إلينوي”

Places of Interest

Highlights: Benton Public Library and Benton Municipal Airport.

Library
serves the town…

Aerodrome
Photo: USGS, Public domain.
is a city-owned, public-use…

Courthouse
The is a government building located in .

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Benton and West City.

Town
is a city in and the county seat of Franklin County, Illinois.

Village
is a in Franklin County, , United States.

Hamlet
is an unincorporated community in Benton Township, Franklin County, , .

Franklin

Latitude
37.9765° or 37° 58′ 36″ north
Longitude
-88.9335° or 88° 56′ 1″ west
Population
39,600
Elevation
469 feet (143 metres)
Open location code
869HX3G8+JH
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Open­Street­Map feature
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Geo­Names ID
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In Other Languages

From Albanian to Western Panjabi—“Franklin” goes by many names.
  • Albanian: “Franklin County”
  • Arabic: “مقاطعة فرانكلن”
  • Armenian: “Ֆրանկլին շրջան”
  • Asturian: “condáu de Franklin”
  • Basque: “Franklin konderria”
  • Bavarian: “Franklin County, Illinois”
  • Bavarian: “Franklin County”
  • Belarusian: “акруга Франклін”
  • Belarusian: “Франклін”
  • Bishnupriya: “ফ্রাঙ্কলিন কাউন্টি, ইলিনয়স”
  • Bishnupriya: “ফ্রাঙ্কলিন কাউন্টি”
  • Bulgarian: “Франклин”
  • Catalan: “comtat de Franklin”
  • Cebuano: “Franklin County”
  • Chechen: “Франклин (гуо, Иллинойс)”
  • Chechen: “Франклин”
  • Chinese: “富兰克林县”
  • Chinese: “富蘭克林縣”
  • Dutch: “Franklin County”
  • Esperanto: “kantono Franklin”
  • Esperanto: “Kantono Franklin”
  • Estonian: “Franklini maakond”
  • Finnish: “Franklinin piirikunta”
  • French: “comté de Franklin”
  • French: “Comté de Franklin”
  • Georgian: “ფრანკლინის ოლქი”
  • German: “Franklin County”
  • Gilaki: “فرانکلین ٚ شأرستان (ايلينؤی)”
  • Gilaki: “فرانکلین ٚ شأرستان”
  • Greek: “κομητεία Φράνκλιν”
  • Greek: “Κομητεία Φράνκλιν”
  • Hebrew: “מחוז פרנקלין”
  • Hungarian: “Franklin megye”
  • Irish: “Contae Franklin”
  • Italian: “contea di Franklin”
  • Italian: “Contea di Franklin”
  • Japanese: “フランクリン郡”
  • Korean: “프랭클린군”
  • Latin: “Franklin Comitatus”
  • Low German: “Franklin County”
  • Mazanderani: “فرانکلین شهرستان (ایلینوی)”
  • Mazanderani: “فرانکلین شهرستان”
  • Min Dong Chinese: “Franklin Gông”
  • Min Nan Chinese: “Franklin Kūn”
  • Northern Frisian: “Franklin County”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Franklin County”
  • Norwegian: “Franklin County”
  • Persian: “شهرستان فرانکلین، ایلینوی”
  • Persian: “شهرستان فرانکلین”
  • Polish: “Hrabstwo Franklin”
  • Portuguese: “condado de Franklin”
  • Portuguese: “Condado de Franklin”
  • Romanian: “Comitatul Franklin, Illinois”
  • Romanian: “Comitatul Franklin”
  • Russian: “Франклин”
  • Sardinian: “contea de Franklin”
  • Scottish Gaelic: “Franklin County”
  • Serbian: “Округ Френклин”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Franklin County, Illinois”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Franklin County”
  • Spanish: “condado de Franklin”
  • Spanish: “Condado de Franklin”
  • Swedish: “Franklin County, Illinois”
  • Swedish: “Franklin County”
  • Tatar: “Франклин (округ, Иллинойс)”
  • Tatar: “Франклин”
  • Turkish: “Franklin County, Illinois”
  • Turkish: “Franklin ilçesi”
  • Ukrainian: “Франклін”
  • Urdu: “فرینکلن کاؤنٹی، الینوائے”
  • Urdu: “فرینکلن کاؤنٹی”
  • Venetian: “contea de Franklin”
  • Vietnamese: “Quận Franklin, Illinois”
  • Vietnamese: “Quận Franklin”
  • Waray (Philippines): “Condado han Franklin, Illinois”
  • Waray (Philippines): “Condado han Franklin”
  • Welsh: “Franklin County, Illinois”
  • Welsh: “Franklin County”
  • Western Panjabi: “فرینکلن کاؤنٹی، الینوۓ”
  • Western Panjabi: “فرینکلن کاؤنٹی”

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Localities in the Area

Places to explore: Groat and Hickory Corners.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Rea Cemetery and Benton City Park.

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