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  • FIPS 20059
  • Largest town: Ottawa

Franklin County, Kansas

Franklin County had 26,273 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 571.8 square miles of land. It ranks 23rd of 105 in Kansas by population and 90th by land area.

Population
26,273
#23 of 105 in Kansas · #1,565 in US
Area
571.8 sq mi
#90 of 105 in Kansas · #1,756 in US
Density
46 / sq mi
#16 of 105 in Kansas · #1,553 in US
Median household income
$67,883
#25 of 105 in Kansas · #1,137 in US

Census Vintage 2024 estimates · SAIPE 2023 income · 2024 Gazetteer land area

Franklin County within Kansas. Pin: Topeka.

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Franklin County population, land area and income

Franklin County had 26,273 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 571.8 square miles of land. It ranks 23rd of 105 in Kansas by population and 90th by land area. That works out to 46.0 people per square mile, below the US average of 96.3, and above the national county median.

The median county-equivalent in Kansas has 6,946 residents, so Franklin County is 3.8 times that size.

Its SAIPE 2023 median household income of $67,883 is above the national county median among 3,143 counties with an estimate.

National rank among 3,144

Population

26,273

3144th1st

1565th of 3,144 (US)

Land area

572 sq mi

3144th1st

1756th of 3,144 (US)

Density

46.0 / sq mi

3144th1st

1553rd of 3,144 (US)

Median household income

$67,883

3143rd1st

1137th of 3,143 (US)

Rank within Kansas (105)

Population

26,273

105th1st

23rd of 105 (KS)

Land area

572 sq mi

105th1st

90th of 105 (KS)

Density

46.0 / sq mi

105th1st

16th of 105 (KS)

Median household income

$67,883

105th1st

25th of 105 (KS)

How Franklin County's population changed since 2020

Franklin County gained 258 residents between the July 2020 and July 2024 estimates, a rise of 1.0%. That ranks 17th of 105 in Kansas for growth. The median Kansas county changed by -1.0%, and the state as a whole by +1.1%.

Since the April 2020 estimates base, Franklin County recorded 1,245 births and 1,359 deaths, a natural change of -114. Net international migration added +84 and net domestic migration, people moving to or from other US counties, came to +291. The largest single component was domestic migration, which added 291 people.

26.0k202026.0k202126.0k202226.2k202326.3k2024
Census Vintage 2024 county estimates for July 1 of each year. The axis starts above zero so year-to-year changes are visible.

Components of change, April 2020 to July 2024

Births
1,245
Deaths
1,359
Net international migration
+84
Net domestic migration
+291
Change, July 2023 to July 2024
+50

Where Franklin County is

The Census internal point of Franklin County is at 38.558000, -95.279000. It sits in UTM zone 15N. The map shades Kansas's 105 county-equivalents by population change from 2020 to 2024, darker for faster growth, with Franklin County outlined. Dots are towns of 1,000+ people with residents in it.

Harper County: -1.0%Phillips County: -4.6%Seward County: -2.7%Grant County: -3.1%Pawnee County: -3.8%Haskell County: -4.5%Ness County: -2.3%Logan County: -1.8%Wichita County: -3.6%Greenwood County: -1.7%Stanton County: -0.7%Edwards County: -5.3%Gray County: +1.6%Franklin County: +1.0%Saline County: -1.5%Allen County: -0.9%Lyon County: +1.3%Cloud County: -3.3%Brown County: -3.6%Rice County: -1.1%Lincoln County: -0.6%Osborne County: -4.0%Rooks County: -2.8%Russell County: -0.8%Jefferson County: +0.0%Jewell County: -1.0%Lane County: -5.6%Sheridan County: -1.9%Gove County: -2.1%Trego County: -1.1%Montgomery County: -3.0%Sumner County: +0.1%Graham County: -1.5%Marion County: -1.0%Washington County: +0.8%Stevens County: -4.0%Kiowa County: -0.7%Mitchell County: +0.4%Cheyenne County: +1.3%Ellis County: +0.2%Rush County: -4.6%Scott County: -4.3%Comanche County: +0.7%Wallace County: -2.6%Nemaha County: -2.0%Linn County: +2.6%Ford County: -0.4%Dickinson County: +1.4%Ellsworth County: -0.9%Labette County: -2.3%Cowley County: -1.0%Neosho County: -2.2%Wilson County: -2.2%Thomas County: -1.7%Greeley County: -9.6%Osage County: -0.0%Finney County: +0.1%Kearny County: -3.8%Kingman County: -6.4%Republic County: -1.3%Ottawa County: +2.1%Smith County: -0.5%Crawford County: -0.1%Elk County: -1.5%Miami County: +4.4%Hodgeman County: -3.7%Morris County: -1.7%Morton County: -8.1%Harvey County: -1.0%Meade County: -4.2%Sedgwick County: +2.1%Geary County: -3.6%Woodson County: +0.4%Bourbon County: +0.6%Chase County: -2.6%Pratt County: -0.0%Reno County: -0.8%Chautauqua County: -1.2%Norton County: -2.1%Marshall County: -0.7%Doniphan County: +1.4%Cherokee County: -0.9%Barton County: -2.3%Riley County: +0.8%Butler County: +2.6%Stafford County: -3.7%Anderson County: +0.9%Sherman County: -1.8%Rawlins County: -5.5%Pottawatomie County: +5.7%McPherson County: +0.5%Coffey County: -0.7%Hamilton County: +0.0%Atchison County: -0.5%Shawnee County: -0.4%Leavenworth County: +3.3%Jackson County: +2.2%Clark County: -5.3%Douglas County: +2.7%Clay County: -1.9%Barber County: -3.2%Johnson County: +3.5%Wabaunsee County: +3.2%Decatur County: -1.1%Wyandotte County: +0.3%
Change 2020 to 2024
  1. < -3.6%
  2. < -1.7%
  3. < -0.7%
  4. < +0.6%
  5. ≥ +0.6%
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Orange pin: Franklin County internal point. Dark pin: Topeka.

Internal point

Decimal
38.558000, -95.279000
DMS
38°33'28.80"N 95°16'44.40"W
UTM
15N 301423.7E 4270191.6N
Geohash
9yu5rg7bw
Plus code
86C6HP5C+6C

Towns in Franklin County

2 incorporated places of 1,000+ people have residents in Franklin County, 14,666 people together, or 56% of the county. Each figure counts only the part of the town inside Franklin County; towns marked "part" extend into another county. The largest is Ottawa with 12,733.

  1. 01Ottawa12,733
  2. 02Wellsville1,933
Census Vintage 2024 subcounty estimates, county parts of incorporated places (SUMLEV 157).

Counties bordering Franklin County

The Census 2024 county adjacency file lists 7 neighbors for Franklin County. The most populous is Johnson County, KS, with 632,276 residents. Distances run between Census internal points in a straight line.

Distance to Topeka and the nearest big city

Topeka is 40.0 miles NNW of Franklin County's internal point in a straight line. The nearest place of 100,000 or more is Olathe, KS (population 149,035), 33.4 miles away. The nearest place of 10,000 or more is Ottawa, KS (population 12,733), 3.0 miles away.

Franklin County FIPS code

The FIPS code of Franklin County is 20059: state code 20 for Kansas plus county code 059. Use it as text, with the leading zero, when joining Census, BLS, or CDC county tables. SAIPE lists its 2023 median household income as $67,883.

Questions people ask

What is the population of Franklin County, Kansas?

The Census Vintage 2024 estimate for July 1, 2024 is 26,273. That is up 258 people (1.0%) from the July 2020 estimate of 26,015.

What is the FIPS code of Franklin County?

20059. The first two digits (20) are Kansas; the last three (059) identify the county.

What is the largest town in Franklin County?

Ottawa, with 12,733 residents inside Franklin County in 2024.

Which counties border Franklin County?

7 county-equivalents border it in the Census 2024 adjacency file: Johnson County, KS; Douglas County, KS; Miami County, KS; Osage County, KS; Linn County, KS; Coffey County, KS; Anderson County, KS.

Sources and data as of

Data as of: Census Vintage 2024 population estimates, 2024 Gazetteer land area and internal points, SAIPE 2023 median household income.

  1. 01Census Vintage 2024 county population estimates
  2. 02Census 2024 Gazetteer, counties
  3. 03Census SAIPE 2023 state and county estimates
  4. 04Census Vintage 2024 subcounty population estimates
  5. 05Census 2024 county adjacency file
  6. 06Census 2024 cartographic boundary file, counties (1:5,000,000)

How every number is computed: methodology. Spotted a wrong figure? Report an error.