Franklin, Texas
Franklin, Texas | |
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Carnegie Library in Franklin (2011) | |
Location of Franklin within Texas | |
| Coordinates: 31°01′24″N 96°29′08″W / 31.02333°N 96.48556°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Texas |
| County | Robertson |
| Founded | 1879 |
| Area | |
• Total | 1.17 sq mi (3.03 km2) |
| • Land | 1.17 sq mi (3.03 km2) |
| • Water | 0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2) |
| Elevation | 443 ft (135 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 1,614 |
| • Density | 1,405.98/sq mi (542.92/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (CST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| ZIP code | 77856 |
| Area code | 979 |
| FIPS code | 48-27288 |
| GNIS feature ID | 2410540 |
| Website | cityoffranklintx.com |
Franklin is a city in, and the county seat of, Robertson County, Texas, United States. It is within the Brazos Valley, on the cusp of the East and Central Texas regions. As of the 2020 census, the city population was 1,614. The original name of the town was Morgan and it was made county seat in 1879.