Franklin County, Kansas

**Franklin County** (county code **FR**) is a county in the eastern part of the U.S. state of Kansas. In 2020, 25,996 people lived there. Its county seat is Ottawa. Ottawa is also the biggest city in Franklin County. The county is mostly rural. It was part of the Kansas City metropolitan area, but it no longer is since 2013.

## Geography

The U.S. Census Bureau says that the county has a total area of . Of that,  is land and  (0.9%) is water.

### Major highways

- Interstate 35
- U.S. Route 50
- U.S. Route 59
- K-33
- K-68

## People

Franklin County is in the Ottawa, KS Micropolitan Statistical Area. It was included in the Kansas City-Overland Park-Kansas City, MO-KS Combined Statistical Area.

### Presidential elections

Franklin County is often carried by Republican Candidates. The last time a democratic candidate has carried Franklin County was in 1964 by Lyndon B. Johnson.

|Year|Republican|Democratic|Third Parties|||||
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|style="text-align:center;|**2020**|style="text-align:center;|**68.0%** _8,479_|style="text-align:center;|29.6% _3,690_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|2.5% _308_|
|style="text-align:center;|**2016**|style="text-align:center;|**64.8%** _7,185_|style="text-align:center;|26.1% _2,892_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|9.1% _1,005_|
|style="text-align:center;|**2012**|style="text-align:center;|**63.6%** _6,984_|style="text-align:center;|33.6% _3,694_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|2.8% _312_|
|style="text-align:center;|**2008**|style="text-align:center;|**60.0%** _7,079_|style="text-align:center;|37.6% _4,433_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|2.4% _279_|
|style="text-align:center;|**2004**|style="text-align:center;|**64.4%** _7,391_|style="text-align:center;|34.2% _3,921_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|1.4% _164_|
|style="text-align:center;|**2000**|style="text-align:center;|**61.4%** _5,925_|style="text-align:center;|34.4% _3,321_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|4.3% _412_|
|style="text-align:center;|**1996**|style="text-align:center;|**50.9%** _5,007_|style="text-align:center;|36.1% _3,552_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|13.0% _1,276_|
|style="text-align:center;|**1992**|style="text-align:center;|**37.4%** _3,699_|style="text-align:center;|30.0% _2,968_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|32.5% _3,216_|
|style="text-align:center;|**1988**|style="text-align:center;|**56.4%** _4,777_|style="text-align:center;|42.4% _3,592_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|1.1% _96_|
|style="text-align:center;|**1984**|style="text-align:center;|**70.6%** _6,284_|style="text-align:center;|28.4% _2,523_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|1.0% _92_|
|style="text-align:center;|**1980**|style="text-align:center;|**62.7%** _5,525_|style="text-align:center;|31.0% _2,726_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|6.3% _557_|
|style="text-align:center;|**1976**|style="text-align:center;|**55.5%** _4,760_|style="text-align:center;|42.1% _3,607_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|2.5% _211_|
|style="text-align:center;|**1972**|style="text-align:center;|**72.7%** _6,011_|style="text-align:center;|24.9% _2,056_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|2.4% _200_|
|style="text-align:center;|**1968**|style="text-align:center;|**59.2%** _4,875_|style="text-align:center;|30.6% _2,524_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|10.2% _840_|
|style="text-align:center;|**1964**|style="text-align:center;|45.3% _3,725_|style="text-align:center;|**53.6%** _4,410_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|1.1% _86_|
|style="text-align:center;|**1960**|style="text-align:center;|**68.2%** _6,158_|style="text-align:center;|31.3% _2,824_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|0.5% _47_|
|style="text-align:center;|**1956**|style="text-align:center;|**71.4%** _6,557_|style="text-align:center;|28.2% _2,591_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|0.4% _33_|
|style="text-align:center;|**1952**|style="text-align:center;|**72.9%** _6,983_|style="text-align:center;|26.4% _2,532_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|0.7% _69_|
|style="text-align:center;|**1948**|style="text-align:center;|**58.2%** _5,145_|style="text-align:center;|39.3% _3,467_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|2.5% _222_|
|style="text-align:center;|**1944**|style="text-align:center;|**64.7%** _5,375_|style="text-align:center;|34.7% _2,880_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|0.7% _55_|
|style="text-align:center;|**1940**|style="text-align:center;|**63.8%** _6,393_|style="text-align:center;|35.4% _3,542_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|0.9% _85_|
|style="text-align:center;|**1936**|style="text-align:center;|**57.0%** _6,007_|style="text-align:center;|42.7% _4,503_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|0.3% _28_|
|style="text-align:center;|**1932**|style="text-align:center;|**50.2%** _4,887_|style="text-align:center;|48.1% _4,690_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|1.7% _165_|
|style="text-align:center;|**1928**|style="text-align:center;|**78.4%** _7,346_|style="text-align:center;|20.8% _1,951_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|0.8% _73_|
|style="text-align:center;|**1924**|style="text-align:center;|**67.1%** _6,008_|style="text-align:center;|25.9% _2,324_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|7.0% _628_|
|style="text-align:center;|**1920**|style="text-align:center;|**65.2%** _5,216_|style="text-align:center;|32.6% _2,606_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|2.3% _183_|
|style="text-align:center;|**1916**|style="text-align:center;|45.2% _3,885_|style="text-align:center;|**48.0%** _4,128_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|6.8% _588_|
|style="text-align:center;|**1912**|style="text-align:center;|13.8% _672_|style="text-align:center;|40.3% _1,970_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|**46.0%** _2,247_|
|style="text-align:center;|**1908**|style="text-align:center;|**52.7%** _2,658_|style="text-align:center;|42.8% _2,155_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|4.5% _227_|
|style="text-align:center;|**1904**|style="text-align:center;|**62.8%** _2,855_|style="text-align:center;|28.8% _1,310_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|8.3% _378_|
|style="text-align:center;|**1900**|style="text-align:center;|**51.6%** _2,872_|style="text-align:center;|46.8% _2,605_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|1.7% _94_|
|style="text-align:center;|**1896**|style="text-align:center;|44.9% _2,609_|style="text-align:center;|**54.3%** _3,152_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|0.8% _49_|
|style="text-align:center;|**1892**|style="text-align:center;|46.1% _2,209_||style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|**53.9%** _2,587_||
|style="text-align:center;|**1888**|style="text-align:center;|**50.5%** _2,422_|style="text-align:center;|23.2% _1,113_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|26.3% _1,264_|

### Unified school districts

- West Franklin USD 287 (Web site)
- Central Heights USD 288 (Web site)
- Wellsville USD 289 (Web site)
- Ottawa USD 290 (Web site)

### Colleges and universities

- Ottawa University, Ottawa
- Neosho County Community College (branch campus), Ottawa

### Cities

- Lane
- Ottawa
- Pomona
- Princeton
- Rantoul
- Richmond
- Wellsville
- Williamsburg

## References

- Notes

## More reading

- _Standard Atlas of Franklin County, Kansas_; Geo. A. Ogle & Co; 69 pages; 1920.
- _Plat Book of Franklin County, Kansas_; North West Publishing Co; 36 pages; 1903.

## Other websites

- County
- Franklin County - Directory of Public Officials
- Historical
- Franklin County Genealogical Society
- Maps
- Franklin County Maps: Current , Historic , KDOT
- Kansas Highway Maps: Current , Historic , KDOT
- Kansas Railroad Maps: Current , 1996, 1915, KDOT and Kansas Historical Society

## Infobox (u.s. county)

- **county**: Franklin County
- **state**: Kansas
- **type**: County (United States), County
- **ex image**: Franklin County Courthouse.JPG
- **ex image cap**: Franklin County Courthouse in Ottawa, Kansas, Ottawa (2009)
- **founded**: August 25, 1855
- **named for**: Benjamin Franklin
- **seat wl**: Ottawa
- **largest city wl**: Ottawa
- **area total sq mi**: 577
- **area land sq mi**: 572
- **area water sq mi**: 5.4
- **area percentage**: 0.9%
- **population as of**: 2020
- **population total**: 25996
- **population density sq mi**: 45.4
- **district**: 3rd
- **time zone**: Central