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| Franklin County, Indiana | |
| Map | |
 Location in the state of Indiana | |
 Indiana's location in the U.S. | |
| Statistics | |
| Founded | 1811 |
|---|---|
| Seat | Brookville |
| Largest town | Brookville |
| Area - Total - Land - Water |
391.05 sq mi (1,013 km²) 384.43 sq mi (996 km²) 6.62 sq mi (17 km²), 1.69% |
| PopulationEst. - (2018) - Density |
22,736 60/sq mi (23.09/km²) |
| Time zone | Eastern: UTC-5/-4 |
| Website: www.franklincountyin.com | |
| Named for: Benjamin Franklin | |
| Indiana county number 24 | |
Franklin County is a county in the U.S. state of Indiana. It has 13 townships. As of 2010, 23,087 people lived there.[1] The county seat is Brookville.[2]
History
Franklin County was created in 1811. It was named for Benjamin Franklin.[3][4]
References
- ↑ "Franklin County QuickFacts". United States Census Bureau. http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/18/18047.html.
- ↑ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. http://www.naco.org/Counties/Pages/FindACounty.aspx.
- ↑ De Witt Clinton Goodrich & Charles Richard Tuttle (1875). An Illustrated History of the State of Indiana. Indiana: R. S. Peale & co.. pp. 558. https://books.google.com/books?id=YDIUAAAAYAAJ.
- ↑ Gannett, Henry (1905). The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States. Govt. Print. Off.. pp. 131. https://books.google.com/books?id=9V1IAAAAMAAJ&pg=PA131#v=onepage&q&f=false.
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