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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 Ottawa is the Seat for Franklin County.

Franklin County is one of the original counties of Kansas and was founded August 25, 1855.

From the Census Estimates for 2019, <1> Franklin had a population of 25,544 people. This is a decrease of 1.7% since the last Census (which gave a population of 25,985 people in 2010).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Franklin represented 0.91% of the total population of Kansas.

Below are some of the communities located in Franklin County:

  • Lane
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Lane is located in Franklin County (KS)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 229 people
    • Lane has also been known as:
    • Lane City
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lane <2>
  • Ottawa
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Ottawa is located in Franklin County (KS)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ottawa
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,334 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ottawa <2>
  • Pomona
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Pomona is located in Franklin County (KS)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pomona
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 837 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pomona <2>
  • Princeton
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Rantoul
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Rantoul is located in Franklin County (KS)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 187 people
  • Richmond
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Wellsville
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Williamsburg
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)

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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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