  franklin county is a county located in the u.s. state of georgia. as of the 2010 census, the population was 22,084. the county seat is carnesville. it became georgia's ninth county, incorporating on february 25, 1784, and was named in honor of patriot benjamin franklin. 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. ==economic development== the franklin county industrial building authority, one of only 7 created by a georgia constitutional amendment, actively seeks and recruits new industries to the county. the authority consists of seven members: each of the 5 mayors from the cities within franklin county, and two at-large members selected by the board of commissioners. ==geography== according to the u.s. census bureau, the county has a total area of , of which  is land and 
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