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Welcome to Franklin County ...

Time Zone: Franklin County lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time.

The community of Hampton is the Seat for Franklin County.

Franklin County was founded January 15, 1851 and was created by taking area from Chickasaw County.

From the Census Estimates for 2019, <1> Franklin had a population of 10,070 people. This is a decrease of 5.94% since the last Census (which gave a population of 10,706 people in 2010).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Franklin represented 0.35% of the total population of Iowa.

Below are some of the communities located in Franklin County:

  • Alexander
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Alexander is located in Franklin County (IA)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 159 people
  • Coulter
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Coulter is located in Franklin County (IA)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 261 people
  • Geneva
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Geneva is located in Franklin County (IA)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 154 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Geneva <2>
  • Hampton
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Hampton is located in Franklin County (IA)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,162 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hampton <2>
  • Hansell
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Hansell is located in Franklin County (IA)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 89 people
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  • Latimer
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Latimer is located in Franklin County (IA)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 463 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Latimer <2>
  • Popejoy
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Popejoy is located in Franklin County (IA)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 74 people
  • Sheffield
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Sheffield is located in Franklin County (IA)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,096 people

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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.
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