[syn: Franklin, Benjamin Franklin]
3.  a landowner (14th and 15th centuries) who was free but not of noble birth; 
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Franklin \Frank"lin\, n. [OE. frankelein; cf. LL. franchilanus.
   See Frank, a.]
   An English freeholder, or substantial householder. [Obs.]
   --Chaucer.
   [1913 Webster]
         The franklin, a small landholder of those days. --Sir
                                                  J. Stephen.
   [1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
Franklin
    n 1: United States historian noted for studies of Black American
         history (born in 1915) [syn: Franklin, John Hope
         Franklin]
    2: printer whose success as an author led him to take up
       politics; he helped draw up the Declaration of Independence
       and the Constitution; he played a major role in the American
       Revolution and negotiated French support for the colonists;
       as a scientist he is remembered particularly for his research
       in electricity (1706-1790) [syn: Franklin, Benjamin
       Franklin]
    3: a landowner (14th and 15th centuries) who was free but not of
       noble birth
U.S. Gazetteer Counties (2000):
Franklin -- U.S. County in Kentucky
   Population (2000):    47687
   Housing Units (2000): 21409
   Land area (2000):     210.459912 sq. miles (545.088647 sq. km)
   Water area (2000):    1.647236 sq. miles (4.266321 sq. km)
   Total area (2000):    212.107148 sq. miles (549.354968 sq. km)
   Located within:       Kentucky (KY), FIPS 21
   Location:             38.203653 N, 84.868393 W
   Headwords:
    Franklin
    Franklin, KY
    Franklin County
    Franklin County, KY
U.S. Gazetteer Counties (2000):
Franklin -- U.S. County in Idaho
   Population (2000):    11329
   Housing Units (2000): 3872
   Land area (2000):     665.433726 sq. miles (1723.465364 sq. km)
   Water area (2000):    2.922903 sq. miles (7.570284 sq. km)
   Total area (2000):    668.356629 sq. miles (1731.035648 sq. km)
   Located within:       Idaho (ID), FIPS 16
   Location:             42.153211 N, 111.855585 W
   Headwords:
    Franklin
    Franklin, ID
    Franklin County
    Franklin County, ID
U.S. Gazetteer Counties (2000):
Franklin -- U.S. County in Iowa
   Population (2000):    10704
   Housing Units (2000): 4763
   Land area (2000):     582.435059 sq. miles (1508.499814 sq. km)
   Water area (2000):    0.572956 sq. miles (1.483950 sq. km)
   Total area (2000):    583.008015 sq. miles (1509.983764 sq. km)
   Located within:       Iowa (IA), FIPS 19
   Location:             42.743428 N, 93.248793 W
   Headwords:
    Franklin
    Franklin, IA
    Franklin County
    Franklin County, IA
U.S. Gazetteer Counties (2000):
Franklin -- U.S. County in Illinois
   Population (2000):    39018
   Housing Units (2000): 18105
   Land area (2000):     412.075010 sq. miles (1067.269330 sq. km)
   Water area (2000):    19.322055 sq. miles (50.043890 sq. km)
   Total area (2000):    431.397065 sq. miles (1117.313220 sq. km)
   Located within:       Illinois (IL), FIPS 17
   Location:             37.974494 N, 88.955152 W
   Headwords:
    Franklin
    Franklin, IL
    Franklin County
    Franklin County, IL
U.S. Gazetteer Counties (2000):
Franklin -- U.S. County in Kansas
   Population (2000):    24784
   Housing Units (2000): 10229
   Land area (2000):     573.853538 sq. miles (1486.273778 sq. km)
   Water area (2000):    2.799804 sq. miles (7.251460 sq. km)
   Total area (2000):    576.653342 sq. miles (1493.525238 sq. km)
   Located within:       Kansas (KS), FIPS 20
   Location:             38.580288 N, 95.272575 W
   Headwords:
    Franklin
    Franklin, KS
    Franklin County
    Franklin County, KS
U.S. Gazetteer Counties (2000):
Franklin -- U.S. County in Indiana
   Population (2000):    22151
   Housing Units (2000): 8596
   Land area (2000):     386.002727 sq. miles (999.742432 sq. km)
   Water area (2000):    5.333052 sq. miles (13.812540 sq. km)
   Total area (2000):    391.335779 sq. miles (1013.554972 sq. km)
   Located within:       Indiana (IN), FIPS 18
   Location:             39.416701 N, 85.069631 W
   Headwords:
    Franklin
    Franklin, IN
    Franklin County
    Franklin County, IN
U.S. Gazetteer Counties (2000):
Franklin -- U.S. Parish in Louisiana
   Population (2000):    21263
   Housing Units (2000): 8623
   Land area (2000):     623.611863 sq. miles (1615.147241 sq. km)
   Water area (2000):    11.817203 sq. miles (30.606415 sq. km)
   Total area (2000):    635.429066 sq. miles (1645.753656 sq. km)
   Located within:       Louisiana (LA), FIPS 22
   Location:             32.105416 N, 91.711375 W
   Headwords:
    Franklin
    Franklin, LA
    Franklin Parish
    Franklin Parish, LA
U.S. Gazetteer Counties (2000):
Franklin -- U.S. County in Maine
   Population (2000):    29467
   Housing Units (2000): 19159
   Land area (2000):     1697.808510 sq. miles (4397.303667 sq. km)
   Water area (2000):    46.497751 sq. miles (120.428616 sq. km)
   Total area (2000):    1744.306261 sq. miles (4517.732283 sq. km)
   Located within:       Maine (ME), FIPS 23
   Location:             44.879196 N, 70.387913 W
   Headwords:
    Franklin
    Franklin, ME
    Franklin County
    Franklin County, ME
U.S. Gazetteer Counties (2000):
Franklin -- U.S. County in Mississippi
   Population (2000):    8448
   Housing Units (2000): 4119
   Land area (2000):     564.595467 sq. miles (1462.295484 sq. km)
   Water area (2000):    2.142695 sq. miles (5.549555 sq. km)
   Total area (2000):    566.738162 sq. miles (1467.845039 sq. km)
   Located within:       Mississippi (MS), FIPS 28
   Location:             31.475548 N, 90.899390 W
   Headwords:
    Franklin
    Franklin, MS
    Franklin County
    Franklin County, MS
U.S. Gazetteer Counties (2000):
Franklin -- U.S. County in Massachusetts
   Population (2000):    71535
   Housing Units (2000): 31939
   Land area (2000):     702.028275 sq. miles (1818.244807 sq. km)
   Water area (2000):    22.710613 sq. miles (58.820215 sq. km)
   Total area (2000):    724.738888 sq. miles (1877.065022 sq. km)
   Located within:       Massachusetts (MA), FIPS 25
   Location:             42.587072 N, 72.573941 W
   Headwords:
    Franklin
    Franklin, MA
    Franklin County
    Franklin County, MA
U.S. Gazetteer Counties (2000):
Franklin -- U.S. County in Missouri
   Population (2000):    93807
   Housing Units (2000): 38295
   Land area (2000):     922.810533 sq. miles (2390.068207 sq. km)
   Water area (2000):    7.843100 sq. miles (20.313536 sq. km)
   Total area (2000):    930.653633 sq. miles (2410.381743 sq. km)
   Located within:       Missouri (MO), FIPS 29
   Location:             38.427346 N, 91.036088 W
   Headwords:
    Franklin
    Franklin, MO
    Franklin County
    Franklin County, MO
U.S. Gazetteer Counties (2000):
Franklin -- U.S. County in Alabama
   Population (2000):    31223
   Housing Units (2000): 13749
   Land area (2000):     635.644709 sq. miles (1646.312169 sq. km)
   Water area (2000):    10.864900 sq. miles (28.139961 sq. km)
   Total area (2000):    646.509609 sq. miles (1674.452130 sq. km)
   Located within:       Alabama (AL), FIPS 01
   Location:             34.465405 N, 87.832638 W
   Headwords:
    Franklin
    Franklin, AL
    Franklin County
    Franklin County, AL
U.S. Gazetteer Counties (2000):
Franklin -- U.S. County in Nebraska
   Population (2000):    3574
   Housing Units (2000): 1746
   Land area (2000):     575.921629 sq. miles (1491.630108 sq. km)
   Water area (2000):    0.188377 sq. miles (0.487893 sq. km)
   Total area (2000):    576.110006 sq. miles (1492.118001 sq. km)
   Located within:       Nebraska (NE), FIPS 31
   Location:             40.171097 N, 98.944212 W
   Headwords:
    Franklin
    Franklin, NE
    Franklin County
    Franklin County, NE
U.S. Gazetteer Counties (2000):
Franklin -- U.S. County in North Carolina
   Population (2000):    47260
   Housing Units (2000): 20364
   Land area (2000):     492.022717 sq. miles (1274.332932 sq. km)
   Water area (2000):    2.565485 sq. miles (6.644575 sq. km)
   Total area (2000):    494.588202 sq. miles (1280.977507 sq. km)
   Located within:       North Carolina (NC), FIPS 37
   Location:             36.053507 N, 78.308430 W
   Headwords:
    Franklin
    Franklin, NC
    Franklin County
    Franklin County, NC
U.S. Gazetteer Counties (2000):
Franklin -- U.S. County in New York
   Population (2000):    51134
   Housing Units (2000): 23936
   Land area (2000):     1631.487144 sq. miles (4225.532125 sq. km)
   Water area (2000):    65.951657 sq. miles (170.814000 sq. km)
   Total area (2000):    1697.438801 sq. miles (4396.346125 sq. km)
   Located within:       New York (NY), FIPS 36
   Location:             44.600374 N, 74.308735 W
   Headwords:
    Franklin
    Franklin, NY
    Franklin County
    Franklin County, NY
U.S. Gazetteer Counties (2000):
Franklin -- U.S. County in Ohio
   Population (2000):    1068978
   Housing Units (2000): 471016
   Land area (2000):     539.868665 sq. miles (1398.253363 sq. km)
   Water area (2000):    3.454890 sq. miles (8.948123 sq. km)
   Total area (2000):    543.323555 sq. miles (1407.201486 sq. km)
   Located within:       Ohio (OH), FIPS 39
   Location:             39.990514 N, 82.996532 W
   Headwords:
    Franklin
    Franklin, OH
    Franklin County
    Franklin County, OH
U.S. Gazetteer Counties (2000):
Franklin -- U.S. County in Tennessee
   Population (2000):    39270
   Housing Units (2000): 16813
   Land area (2000):     554.518239 sq. miles (1436.195584 sq. km)
   Water area (2000):    21.249212 sq. miles (55.035205 sq. km)
   Total area (2000):    575.767451 sq. miles (1491.230789 sq. km)
   Located within:       Tennessee (TN), FIPS 47
   Location:             35.199739 N, 86.099915 W
   Headwords:
    Franklin
    Franklin, TN
    Franklin County
    Franklin County, TN
U.S. Gazetteer Counties (2000):
Franklin -- U.S. County in Pennsylvania
   Population (2000):    129313
   Housing Units (2000): 53803
   Land area (2000):     771.915623 sq. miles (1999.252201 sq. km)
   Water area (2000):    0.711372 sq. miles (1.842446 sq. km)
   Total area (2000):    772.626995 sq. miles (2001.094647 sq. km)
   Located within:       Pennsylvania (PA), FIPS 42
   Location:             39.892566 N, 77.669899 W
   Headwords:
    Franklin
    Franklin, PA
    Franklin County
    Franklin County, PA
U.S. Gazetteer Counties (2000):
Franklin -- U.S. County in Texas
   Population (2000):    9458
   Housing Units (2000): 5132
   Land area (2000):     285.657530 sq. miles (739.849574 sq. km)
   Water area (2000):    9.115442 sq. miles (23.608885 sq. km)
   Total area (2000):    294.772972 sq. miles (763.458459 sq. km)
   Located within:       Texas (TX), FIPS 48
   Location:             33.097244 N, 95.209857 W
   Headwords:
    Franklin
    Franklin, TX
    Franklin County
    Franklin County, TX
U.S. Gazetteer Counties (2000):
Franklin -- U.S. County in Vermont
   Population (2000):    45417
   Housing Units (2000): 19191
   Land area (2000):     637.072008 sq. miles (1650.008857 sq. km)
   Water area (2000):    54.945062 sq. miles (142.307050 sq. km)
   Total area (2000):    692.017070 sq. miles (1792.315907 sq. km)
   Located within:       Vermont (VT), FIPS 50
   Location:             44.865130 N, 72.962908 W
   Headwords:
    Franklin
    Franklin, VT
    Franklin County
    Franklin County, VT
U.S. Gazetteer Counties (2000):
Franklin -- U.S. County in Virginia
   Population (2000):    47286
   Housing Units (2000): 22717
   Land area (2000):     692.083727 sq. miles (1792.488548 sq. km)
   Water area (2000):    19.475810 sq. miles (50.442115 sq. km)
   Total area (2000):    711.559537 sq. miles (1842.930663 sq. km)
   Located within:       Virginia (VA), FIPS 51
   Location:             37.007966 N, 79.857449 W
   Headwords:
    Franklin
    Franklin, VA
    Franklin County
    Franklin County, VA
U.S. Gazetteer Counties (2000):
Franklin -- U.S. city in Virginia
   Population (2000):    8346
   Housing Units (2000): 3767
   Land area (2000):     8.352722 sq. miles (21.633451 sq. km)
   Water area (2000):    0.046918 sq. miles (0.121516 sq. km)
   Total area (2000):    8.399640 sq. miles (21.754967 sq. km)
   Located within:       Virginia (VA), FIPS 51
   Location:             36.674954 N, 76.930799 W
   Headwords:
    Franklin
    Franklin, VA
    Franklin city
    Franklin city, VA
U.S. Gazetteer Counties (2000):
Franklin -- U.S. County in Washington
   Population (2000):    49347
   Housing Units (2000): 16084
   Land area (2000):     1242.401676 sq. miles (3217.805431 sq. km)
   Water area (2000):    22.947953 sq. miles (59.434923 sq. km)
   Total area (2000):    1265.349629 sq. miles (3277.240354 sq. km)
   Located within:       Washington (WA), FIPS 53
   Location:             46.399750 N, 119.039504 W
   Headwords:
    Franklin
    Franklin, WA
    Franklin County
    Franklin County, WA
U.S. Gazetteer Counties (2000):
Franklin -- U.S. County in Florida
   Population (2000):    11057
   Housing Units (2000): 7180
   Land area (2000):     544.339829 sq. miles (1409.833626 sq. km)
   Water area (2000):    493.138347 sq. miles (1277.222402 sq. km)
   Total area (2000):    1037.478176 sq. miles (2687.056028 sq. km)
   Located within:       Florida (FL), FIPS 12
   Location:             29.842944 N, 84.789354 W
   Headwords:
    Franklin
    Franklin, FL
    Franklin County
    Franklin County, FL
U.S. Gazetteer Counties (2000):
Franklin -- U.S. County in Arkansas
   Population (2000):    17771
   Housing Units (2000): 7673
   Land area (2000):     609.554513 sq. miles (1578.738873 sq. km)
   Water area (2000):    10.130721 sq. miles (26.238447 sq. km)
   Total area (2000):    619.685234 sq. miles (1604.977320 sq. km)
   Located within:       Arkansas (AR), FIPS 05
   Location:             35.477580 N, 93.884506 W
   Headwords:
    Franklin
    Franklin, AR
    Franklin County
    Franklin County, AR
U.S. Gazetteer Counties (2000):
Franklin -- U.S. County in Georgia
   Population (2000):    20285
   Housing Units (2000): 9303
   Land area (2000):     263.294636 sq. miles (681.929947 sq. km)
   Water area (2000):    3.071672 sq. miles (7.955593 sq. km)
   Total area (2000):    266.366308 sq. miles (689.885540 sq. km)
   Located within:       Georgia (GA), FIPS 13
   Location:             34.378007 N, 83.176830 W
   Headwords:
    Franklin
    Franklin, GA
    Franklin County
    Franklin County, GA
U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000):
Franklin, NE -- U.S. city in Nebraska
   Population (2000):    1026
   Housing Units (2000): 498
   Land area (2000):     0.997641 sq. miles (2.583877 sq. km)
   Water area (2000):    0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
   Total area (2000):    0.997641 sq. miles (2.583877 sq. km)
   FIPS code:            17530
   Located within:       Nebraska (NE), FIPS 31
   Location:             40.095357 N, 98.953083 W
   ZIP Codes (1990):     68939
   Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
   Headwords:
    Franklin, NE
    Franklin
U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000):
Franklin, AR -- U.S. town in Arkansas
   Population (2000):    184
   Housing Units (2000): 89
   Land area (2000):     2.029617 sq. miles (5.256683 sq. km)
   Water area (2000):    0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
   Total area (2000):    2.029617 sq. miles (5.256683 sq. km)
   FIPS code:            25030
   Located within:       Arkansas (AR), FIPS 05
   Location:             36.175324 N, 91.766494 W
   ZIP Codes (1990):     72536
   Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
   Headwords:
    Franklin, AR
    Franklin
U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000):
Franklin, NH -- U.S. city in New Hampshire
   Population (2000):    8405
   Housing Units (2000): 3676
   Land area (2000):     27.566468 sq. miles (71.396822 sq. km)
   Water area (2000):    1.590049 sq. miles (4.118207 sq. km)
   Total area (2000):    29.156517 sq. miles (75.515029 sq. km)
   FIPS code:            27380
   Located within:       New Hampshire (NH), FIPS 33
   Location:             43.446956 N, 71.656966 W
   ZIP Codes (1990):     03235
   Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
   Headwords:
    Franklin, NH
    Franklin
U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000):
Franklin, NJ -- U.S. borough in New Jersey
   Population (2000):    5160
   Housing Units (2000): 1997
   Land area (2000):     4.486360 sq. miles (11.619618 sq. km)
   Water area (2000):    0.061290 sq. miles (0.158740 sq. km)
   Total area (2000):    4.547650 sq. miles (11.778358 sq. km)
   FIPS code:            24930
   Located within:       New Jersey (NJ), FIPS 34
   Location:             41.117157 N, 74.582868 W
   ZIP Codes (1990):     07416
   Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
   Headwords:
    Franklin, NJ
    Franklin
U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000):
Franklin, NY -- U.S. village in New York
   Population (2000):    402
   Housing Units (2000): 193
   Land area (2000):     0.344782 sq. miles (0.892981 sq. km)
   Water area (2000):    0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
   Total area (2000):    0.344782 sq. miles (0.892981 sq. km)
   FIPS code:            27221
   Located within:       New York (NY), FIPS 36
   Location:             42.340550 N, 75.165952 W
   ZIP Codes (1990):     13775
   Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
   Headwords:
    Franklin, NY
    Franklin
U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000):
Franklin, NC -- U.S. town in North Carolina
   Population (2000):    3490
   Housing Units (2000): 1916
   Land area (2000):     3.830136 sq. miles (9.920007 sq. km)
   Water area (2000):    0.028729 sq. miles (0.074407 sq. km)
   Total area (2000):    3.858865 sq. miles (9.994414 sq. km)
   FIPS code:            24640
   Located within:       North Carolina (NC), FIPS 37
   Location:             35.181144 N, 83.381685 W
   ZIP Codes (1990):     28734
   Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
   Headwords:
    Franklin, NC
    Franklin
U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000):
Franklin, OH -- U.S. city in Ohio
   Population (2000):    11396
   Housing Units (2000): 4802
   Land area (2000):     9.109869 sq. miles (23.594452 sq. km)
   Water area (2000):    0.214284 sq. miles (0.554992 sq. km)
   Total area (2000):    9.324153 sq. miles (24.149444 sq. km)
   FIPS code:            28476
   Located within:       Ohio (OH), FIPS 39
   Location:             39.561250 N, 84.301575 W
   ZIP Codes (1990):
   Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
   Headwords:
    Franklin, OH
    Franklin
U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000):
Franklin, GA -- U.S. city in Georgia
   Population (2000):    902
   Housing Units (2000): 398
   Land area (2000):     3.246472 sq. miles (8.408324 sq. km)
   Water area (2000):    0.139321 sq. miles (0.360839 sq. km)
   Total area (2000):    3.385793 sq. miles (8.769163 sq. km)
   FIPS code:            31292
   Located within:       Georgia (GA), FIPS 13
   Location:             33.279788 N, 85.098403 W
   ZIP Codes (1990):
   Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
   Headwords:
    Franklin, GA
    Franklin
U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000):
Franklin, ID -- U.S. city in Idaho
   Population (2000):    641
   Housing Units (2000): 219
   Land area (2000):     0.764007 sq. miles (1.978768 sq. km)
   Water area (2000):    0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
   Total area (2000):    0.764007 sq. miles (1.978768 sq. km)
   FIPS code:            28810
   Located within:       Idaho (ID), FIPS 16
   Location:             42.016039 N, 111.803101 W
   ZIP Codes (1990):     83237
   Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
   Headwords:
    Franklin, ID
    Franklin
U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000):
Franklin, IL -- U.S. village in Illinois
   Population (2000):    586
   Housing Units (2000): 241
   Land area (2000):     0.731341 sq. miles (1.894165 sq. km)
   Water area (2000):    0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
   Total area (2000):    0.731341 sq. miles (1.894165 sq. km)
   FIPS code:            27663
   Located within:       Illinois (IL), FIPS 17
   Location:             39.620410 N, 90.047315 W
   ZIP Codes (1990):
   Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
   Headwords:
    Franklin, IL
    Franklin
U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000):
Franklin, IN -- U.S. city in Indiana
   Population (2000):    19463
   Housing Units (2000): 7432
   Land area (2000):     11.262622 sq. miles (29.170057 sq. km)
   Water area (2000):    0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
   Total area (2000):    11.262622 sq. miles (29.170057 sq. km)
   FIPS code:            25450
   Located within:       Indiana (IN), FIPS 18
   Location:             39.489585 N, 86.056784 W
   ZIP Codes (1990):     46131
   Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
   Headwords:
    Franklin, IN
    Franklin
U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000):
Franklin, PA -- U.S. city in Pennsylvania
   Population (2000):    7212
   Housing Units (2000): 3281
   Land area (2000):     4.622506 sq. miles (11.972235 sq. km)
   Water area (2000):    0.081422 sq. miles (0.210881 sq. km)
   Total area (2000):    4.703928 sq. miles (12.183116 sq. km)
   FIPS code:            27456
   Located within:       Pennsylvania (PA), FIPS 42
   Location:             41.395032 N, 79.833538 W
   ZIP Codes (1990):     16323
   Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
   Headwords:
    Franklin, PA
    Franklin
U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000):
Franklin, PA -- U.S. borough in Pennsylvania
   Population (2000):    442
   Housing Units (2000): 228
   Land area (2000):     0.553429 sq. miles (1.433375 sq. km)
   Water area (2000):    0.016250 sq. miles (0.042088 sq. km)
   Total area (2000):    0.569679 sq. miles (1.475463 sq. km)
   FIPS code:            27360
   Located within:       Pennsylvania (PA), FIPS 42
   Location:             40.343073 N, 78.881873 W
   ZIP Codes (1990):     16323
   Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
   Headwords:
    Franklin, PA
    Franklin
U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000):
Franklin, IA -- U.S. city in Iowa
   Population (2000):    136
   Housing Units (2000): 58
   Land area (2000):     0.159751 sq. miles (0.413752 sq. km)
   Water area (2000):    0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
   Total area (2000):    0.159751 sq. miles (0.413752 sq. km)
   FIPS code:            28740
   Located within:       Iowa (IA), FIPS 19
   Location:             40.666460 N, 91.511828 W
   ZIP Codes (1990):
   Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
   Headwords:
    Franklin, IA
    Franklin
U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000):
Franklin, TN -- U.S. city in Tennessee
   Population (2000):    41842
   Housing Units (2000): 17296
   Land area (2000):     30.031003 sq. miles (77.779938 sq. km)
   Water area (2000):    0.081481 sq. miles (0.211034 sq. km)
   Total area (2000):    30.112484 sq. miles (77.990972 sq. km)
   FIPS code:            27740
   Located within:       Tennessee (TN), FIPS 47
   Location:             35.929074 N, 86.857402 W
   ZIP Codes (1990):     37064
   Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
   Headwords:
    Franklin, TN
    Franklin
U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000):
Franklin, KY -- U.S. city in Kentucky
   Population (2000):    7996
   Housing Units (2000): 3609
   Land area (2000):     7.440043 sq. miles (19.269623 sq. km)
   Water area (2000):    0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
   Total area (2000):    7.440043 sq. miles (19.269623 sq. km)
   FIPS code:            28918
   Located within:       Kentucky (KY), FIPS 21
   Location:             36.722487 N, 86.577566 W
   ZIP Codes (1990):     42134
   Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
   Headwords:
    Franklin, KY
    Franklin
U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000):
Franklin, TX -- U.S. city in Texas
   Population (2000):    1470
   Housing Units (2000): 626
   Land area (2000):     0.921961 sq. miles (2.387869 sq. km)
   Water area (2000):    0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
   Total area (2000):    0.921961 sq. miles (2.387869 sq. km)
   FIPS code:            27288
   Located within:       Texas (TX), FIPS 48
   Location:             31.026222 N, 96.486086 W
   ZIP Codes (1990):     77856
   Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
   Headwords:
    Franklin, TX
    Franklin
U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000):
Franklin, LA -- U.S. city in Louisiana
   Population (2000):    8354
   Housing Units (2000): 3352
   Land area (2000):     10.358303 sq. miles (26.827880 sq. km)
   Water area (2000):    0.129585 sq. miles (0.335624 sq. km)
   Total area (2000):    10.487888 sq. miles (27.163504 sq. km)
   FIPS code:            27155
   Located within:       Louisiana (LA), FIPS 22
   Location:             29.791759 N, 91.508253 W
   ZIP Codes (1990):     70538
   Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
   Headwords:
    Franklin, LA
    Franklin
U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000):
Franklin, MI -- U.S. village in Michigan
   Population (2000):    2937
   Housing Units (2000): 1118
   Land area (2000):     2.656757 sq. miles (6.880969 sq. km)
   Water area (2000):    0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
   Total area (2000):    2.656757 sq. miles (6.880969 sq. km)
   FIPS code:            30340
   Located within:       Michigan (MI), FIPS 26
   Location:             42.519901 N, 83.303947 W
   ZIP Codes (1990):     48025
   Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
   Headwords:
    Franklin, MI
    Franklin
U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000):
Franklin, MA -- U.S. city in Massachusetts
   Population (2000):    29560
   Housing Units (2000): 10327
   Land area (2000):     26.742200 sq. miles (69.261977 sq. km)
   Water area (2000):    0.271111 sq. miles (0.702175 sq. km)
   Total area (2000):    27.013311 sq. miles (69.964152 sq. km)
   FIPS code:            25100
   Located within:       Massachusetts (MA), FIPS 25
   Location:             42.089104 N, 71.406909 W
   ZIP Codes (1990):     02038
   Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
   Headwords:
    Franklin, MA
    Franklin
U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000):
Franklin, AL -- U.S. town in Alabama
   Population (2000):    149
   Housing Units (2000): 77
   Land area (2000):     3.344222 sq. miles (8.661496 sq. km)
   Water area (2000):    0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
   Total area (2000):    3.344222 sq. miles (8.661496 sq. km)
   FIPS code:            28024
   Located within:       Alabama (AL), FIPS 01
   Location:             32.455388 N, 85.802884 W
   ZIP Codes (1990):     36444
   Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
   Headwords:
    Franklin, AL
    Franklin
U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000):
Franklin, VA -- U.S. city in Virginia
   Population (2000):    8346
   Housing Units (2000): 3767
   Land area (2000):     8.352722 sq. miles (21.633451 sq. km)
   Water area (2000):    0.046918 sq. miles (0.121516 sq. km)
   Total area (2000):    8.399640 sq. miles (21.754967 sq. km)
   FIPS code:            29600
   Located within:       Virginia (VA), FIPS 51
   Location:             36.674954 N, 76.930799 W
   ZIP Codes (1990):     23851
   Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
   Headwords:
    Franklin, VA
    Franklin
U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000):
Franklin, MN -- U.S. city in Minnesota
   Population (2000):    498
   Housing Units (2000): 217
   Land area (2000):     1.086016 sq. miles (2.812768 sq. km)
   Water area (2000):    0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
   Total area (2000):    1.086016 sq. miles (2.812768 sq. km)
   FIPS code:            22364
   Located within:       Minnesota (MN), FIPS 27
   Location:             44.529101 N, 94.883041 W
   ZIP Codes (1990):     55333
   Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
   Headwords:
    Franklin, MN
    Franklin
U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000):
Franklin, WI -- U.S. city in Wisconsin
   Population (2000):    29494
   Housing Units (2000): 10936
   Land area (2000):     34.625762 sq. miles (89.680309 sq. km)
   Water area (2000):    0.093108 sq. miles (0.241148 sq. km)
   Total area (2000):    34.718870 sq. miles (89.921457 sq. km)
   FIPS code:            27300
   Located within:       Wisconsin (WI), FIPS 55
   Location:             42.899166 N, 88.002204 W
   ZIP Codes (1990):     53132
   Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
   Headwords:
    Franklin, WI
    Franklin
U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000):
Franklin, MO -- U.S. city in Missouri
   Population (2000):    112
   Housing Units (2000): 53
   Land area (2000):     0.228518 sq. miles (0.591859 sq. km)
   Water area (2000):    0.003383 sq. miles (0.008762 sq. km)
   Total area (2000):    0.231901 sq. miles (0.600621 sq. km)
   FIPS code:            25624
   Located within:       Missouri (MO), FIPS 29
   Location:             39.011316 N, 92.753747 W
   ZIP Codes (1990):     65250
   Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
   Headwords:
    Franklin, MO
    Franklin
U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000):
Franklin, WV -- U.S. town in West Virginia
   Population (2000):    797
   Housing Units (2000): 424
   Land area (2000):     0.503780 sq. miles (1.304783 sq. km)
   Water area (2000):    0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
   Total area (2000):    0.503780 sq. miles (1.304783 sq. km)
   FIPS code:            29044
   Located within:       West Virginia (WV), FIPS 54
   Location:             38.647400 N, 79.331557 W
   ZIP Codes (1990):     26807
   Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
   Headwords:
    Franklin, WV
    Franklin