Franklin, Pennsylvania

Franklin, Pennsylvania
Franklin, Pennsylvania
City
	Downtown Franklin
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	Nickname: The Victorian City
	Location of Franklin in Venango County, Pennsylvania.
	Franklin, Pennsylvania Location within the U.S. state of Pennsylvania
	Coordinates: 41°23′52″N 79°49′53″W / 41.39778°N 79.83139°W
Country	United States
State	Pennsylvania
County	Venango
Settled	1740s
Platted	1795
Incorporated (borough)	1828
Incorporated (city)	1868
Named for	Benjamin Franklin
Government
• Mayor	Doug Baker
Area
• Total	4.80 sq mi (12.44 km2)
• Land	4.68 sq mi (12.11 km2)
• Water	0.13 sq mi (0.33 km2) 1.70%
Population (2020)
• Total	6,077
• Density	1,299.34/sq mi (501.67/km2)
• Demonym	Franklinite
Time zone	UTC–5 (EST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC–4 (EDT)
ZIP Code	16323
FIPS code	42-27456
Website	City website

Franklin is a city in and the county seat of Venango County, Pennsylvania, United States, located at the confluence of French Creek and the Allegheny River. The population was 6,097 in the 2020 census.^[3] Franklin is part of the Oil City micropolitan area.

Franklin is known for its three-day autumn festival in October, Applefest, which attracts hundreds of thousands of visitors.

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^ ^a ^b "City and Town Population Totals: 2020-2021". Census.gov. US Census Bureau. Retrieved July 17, 2022.