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Franklin County, Georgia

Not to be confused with Franklin, Georgia.

Franklin County
County
Franklin County Courthouse in Carnesville
Franklin County Courthouse in Carnesville
Map of Georgia highlighting Franklin County
Location within the U.S. state of Georgia
Map of the United States highlighting Georgia
Georgia's location within the U.S.
Coordinates: 34°22′N 83°14′W / 34.37°N 83.23°W / 34.37; -83.23
Country United States
State Georgia
FoundedFebruary 25, 1784 (1784)
Named forBenjamin Franklin
SeatCarnesville
Largest cityLavonia
Area
 • Total266 sq mi (690 km2)
 • Land261 sq mi (680 km2)
 • Water5.0 sq mi (13 km2)  1.15%
Population
 (2020)
 • Total23,424
 • Estimate 
(2023)
24,782 Increase
 • Density88/sq mi (34/km2)
Time zoneUTC−5 (Eastern)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−4 (EDT)
Congressional district9th
Websitewww.franklincountyga.gov

Franklin County is a county in the Northeast region of the U.S. state of Georgia. As of the 2020 census, the population was 23,424.[1] The county seat is Carnesville.[2] On February 25, 1784, Franklin and Washington became Georgia's eighth and ninth counties,[3] with Franklin named in honor of patriot Benjamin Franklin.[4]

In its original form, Franklin County included all of the territory now in Banks, Barrow, Clarke, Jackson, Oconee, and Stephens counties, and parts of the modern-day Gwinnett, Hall, Hart, and Madison counties, as well as three counties that are now part of South Carolina. Franklin County has several miles of shoreline on Lake Hartwell.

  1. ^ "Census - Geography Profile: Franklin County, Georgia". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved December 27, 2022.
  2. ^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Archived from the original on May 31, 2011. Retrieved June 7, 2011.
  3. ^ "Franklin County : County Profile". Georgia State Government. Retrieved September 5, 2011.
  4. ^ Gannett, Henry (1905). The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States. Govt. Print. Off. pp. 131.

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