Franklin County, Kansas

Franklin County
Franklin County
County
	Franklin County Courthouse in Ottawa (2009)
	Location within the U.S. state of Kansas
	Kansas's location within the U.S.
	Coordinates: 38°35′00″N 95°17′00″W / 38.5833°N 95.2833°W
Country	United States
State	Kansas
Founded	August 25, 1855
Named for	Benjamin Franklin
Seat	Ottawa
Largest city	Ottawa
Area
• Total	577 sq mi (1,490 km2)
• Land	572 sq mi (1,480 km2)
• Water	5.4 sq mi (14 km2) 0.9%
Population (2020)
• Total	25,996
• Density	45.4/sq mi (17.5/km2)
Time zone	UTC−6 (Central)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−5 (CDT)
Congressional district	3rd
Website	FranklinCoKS.org

Franklin County (county code FR) is a county in the eastern part of the U.S. state of Kansas. In 2020, 25,996 people lived there.^[1] Its county seat is Ottawa. Ottawa is also the biggest city in Franklin County.^[2] The county is mostly rural. It was part of the Kansas City metropolitan area, but it no longer is since 2013.^[3]

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 "QuickFacts: Franklin County, Kansas". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 1, 2023.
↑ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Archived from the original on 2011-05-31. Retrieved 2011-06-07.
↑ "Statistical Areas". Archived from the original on 2014-09-16. Retrieved 2019-02-03.