Franklin County, Alabama

Franklin County
Franklin County
County
	Franklin County Courthouse in Russellville
	Location within the U.S. state of Alabama
	Alabama's location within the U.S.
	Coordinates: 34°26′00″N 87°51′00″W / 34.4333°N 87.85°W
Country	United States
State	Alabama
Founded	February 6, 1818
Named for	Benjamin Franklin
Seat	Russellville
Largest city	Russellville
Area
• Total	647 sq mi (1,680 km2)
• Land	634 sq mi (1,640 km2)
• Water	13 sq mi (30 km2) 2.0%
Population (2020)
• Total	32,113
• Estimate (2023)	31,802
• Density	50/sq mi (19/km2)
Time zone	UTC−6 (Central)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−5 (CDT)
Congressional district	4th
Website	www.franklincountyal.org
	County Number 33 on Alabama Licence Plates;

Franklin County is a county located in the U.S. state of Alabama. As of the 2020 census, the population was 32,113.^[1] Its county seat is Russellville.^[2] Its name is in honor of Benjamin Franklin, famous statesman, scientist, and printer.^[3] It is a dry county, although the city of Russellville is wet.

^ "State & County QuickFacts". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved September 13, 2023.
^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Archived from the original on May 31, 2011. Retrieved June 7, 2011.
^ Gannett, Henry (1905). The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States. Govt. Print. Off. pp. 131.