Franklin, Massachusetts

Town of Franklin
City
Main Street in 2010
Seal
Motto:  Industry Need Not Wish
Location in Norfolk County in Massachusetts
Town of Franklin Location in the United States
Coordinates: 42°05′N 71°24′W / 42.083°N 71.400°W / 42.083; -71.400
Country	United States
State	Massachusetts
County	Norfolk
Settled	1660
Incorporated	1778
Government
• Type	Council-manager
• Town    Administrator	Jamie Hellen
Area [1]
• Total	27.03 sq mi (70.00 km2)
• Land	26.64 sq mi (68.99 km2)
• Water	0.39 sq mi (1.01 km2)
Elevation	300 ft (91 m)
Population  (2020)
• Total	33,261
• Density	1,248.58/sq mi (482.08/km2)
Time zone	UTC−5 (Eastern)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−4 (Eastern)
ZIP Code	02038
Area code	508/774
FIPS code	25-25100
GNIS feature ID	0611686
Website	www.franklinma.gov

The Town of Franklin is a city^[2] in Norfolk County, Massachusetts, United States. Franklin is one of thirteen Massachusetts municipalities that have applied for, and been granted, city forms of government but wish to retain "The town of" in their official names.^[3] As of 2022, the city's population was 36,745, with a growth rate of 15.38% since 2015. It is home to the country's first public library, the Franklin Public Library with its first books donated by Benjamin Franklin in 1790. It also contains the largest Catholic parish in the Boston Archdiocese, St. Mary's Catholic church, with some 15,000 members.