Welcome to Franklin County ...
Time Zone: Franklin County lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time.
The community of Farmington is the Seat for Franklin County.
Franklin County was founded in 1838. Franklin was created by taking area from Kennebec, Oxford and Somerset Counties.
From the Census Estimates for 2019, <1> Franklin had a population of 30,199 people. This is a decrease of 1.69% since the last Census (which gave a population of 30,719 people in 2010).
At the time of the 2010 Census, Franklin represented 2.31% of the total population of Maine.
Below are some of the communities located in Franklin County:
- Avon
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Avon is located in Franklin County (ME)
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 438 people
- Carrabassett Valley
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Carthage
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Carthage is located in Franklin County (ME)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carthage
- Population from the 2020 Census: 536 people
- Chesterville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Chesterville is located in Franklin County (ME)
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,348 people
- Coplin Plantation
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Coplin Plantation is located in Franklin County (ME)
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 158 people
- Dallas Plantation
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Dallas Plantation is located in Franklin County (ME)
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 294 people
- East Central Franklin
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- East Central Franklin is located in Franklin County (ME)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Central Franklin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 771 people
- Eustis
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
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- Farmington
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Industry
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Industry is located in Franklin County (ME)
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 927 people
- Jay
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Jay is located in Franklin County (ME)
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,598 people
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- Kingfield
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- New Sharon
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- New Vineyard
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- New Vineyard is located in Franklin County (ME)
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 777 people
- North Franklin
(32 miles [51.5 km] to the north)
- North Franklin is located in Franklin County (ME)
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 58 people
- Phillips
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Rangeley
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Sandy River Plantation
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Sandy River Plantation is located in Franklin County (ME)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy River Plantation
- Population from the 2020 Census: 127 people
- South Franklin
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- South Franklin is located in Franklin County (ME)
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 65 people
- Strong
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Temple
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Temple is located in Franklin County (ME)
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 518 people
- Weld
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Weld is located in Franklin County (ME)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weld
- Population from the 2020 Census: 417 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Weld <2>
- West Central Franklin
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- West Central Franklin is located in Franklin County (ME)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Central Franklin
- Wilton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Wyman
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Wyman is located in Franklin County (ME)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyman
- Population from the 2020 Census: 84 people
Websites of Interest ...
- Websites specific to Maine
- Websites specific to Franklin County
- Websites for nearby counties
- Androscoggin County
- Kennebec County
- Oxford County
- Somerset 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. |