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Franklin County
Franklin County is a county in Southern Illinois. At the 2020 census, it had a population of 37,804. The largest city is West Frankfort and the county seat is Benton. Franklin County is located in the Metro Lakeland area of Southern Illinois.
37,442 population
(2021)
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County area: Franklin
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Cities and towns 14
- City of Benton pop. 6,708
- City of Christopher pop. 2,657
- City of Orient pop. 323
- City of Sesser pop. 1,865
- City of West Frankfort pop. 7,229
- City of Zeigler pop. 1,467
- Village of Buckner pop. 401
- Village of Ewing pop. 297
- Village of Hanaford pop. 313
- Village of North City pop. 504
- Village of Royalton pop. 1,049
- Village of Thompsonville pop. 480
- Village of Valier pop. 552
- Village of West City pop. 644
Townships 12
- Township of Barren pop. 536
- Township of Benton pop. 8,714
- Township of Browning pop. 2,379
- Township of Cave pop. 1,665
- Township of Denning pop. 4,709
- Township of Eastern pop. 577
- Township of Ewing pop. 1,325
- Township of Frankfort pop. 6,355
- Township of Goode pop. 2,610
- Township of Northern pop. 445
- Township of Six Mile pop. 3,488
- Township of Tyrone pop. 4,639
Reference data (Census of Governments 2022)
- Census ID (PID6)
- 189910
- FIPS state
- 17
- FIPS county
- 055
- FIPS place
- 99055
- Census record name
- COUNTY OF FRANKLIN
- Mailing address
- PO BOX 967, BENTON 62812