Welcome to Franklin County ...
Time Zone: Franklin County lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time.
Franklin County was founded in 1837. Franklin was created by taking area from Crawford and Johnson Counties.
From the Census Estimates for 2019, <1> Franklin had a population of 17,715 people. This is a decrease of 2.35% since the last Census (which gave a population of 18,142 people in 2010).
At the time of the 2010 Census, Franklin represented 0.62% of the total population of Arkansas.
Below are some of the communities located in Franklin County:
- Altus
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Branch
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Charleston
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Denning
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Denning is located in Franklin County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denning
- Population from the 2020 Census: 250 people
- Ozark
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Ozark is located in Franklin County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ozark
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,626 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ozark <2>
- Wiederkehr Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Wiederkehr Village is located in Franklin County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wiederkehr Village
- Population from the 2020 Census: 48 people
Websites of Interest ...
- Websites specific to Arkansas
- Websites specific to Franklin County
- Websites for nearby counties
- Crawford County
- Johnson County
- Logan County
- Madison County
- Sebastian County
- Cemetery Information and Directories
Footnotes ...
| <1> | On a yearly basis, the US Census Bureau creates an estimate of the county's population. Keep in mind that this is an estimate and not an actual count. The last physical count was the 2010 Census and the next count will be for the 2020 Census. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |