Franklin County, Mississippi

Franklin County
Franklin County
County
	Franklin County Courthouse, Meadville, Mississippi.
	Location within the U.S. state of Mississippi
	Mississippi's location within the U.S.
	Coordinates: 31°29′N 90°54′W / 31.48°N 90.9°W
Country	United States
State	Mississippi
Founded	1809
Named for	Benjamin Franklin
Seat	Meadville
Largest town	Bude
Area
• Total	567 sq mi (1,470 km2)
• Land	564 sq mi (1,460 km2)
• Water	3.0 sq mi (8 km2) 0.5%
Population (2020)
• Total	7,675
• Density	14/sq mi (5.2/km2)
Time zone	UTC−6 (Central)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−5 (CDT)
Congressional district	3rd
Website	www.franklincountyms.com

Franklin County is a county located in the U.S. state of Mississippi. As of the 2020 census, the population was 7,675.^[1] Its county seat is Meadville.^[2] The county was formed on December 21, 1809, from portions of Adams County and named for Founding Father Benjamin Franklin.^[3] It is bisected by the Homochitto River, which runs diagonally through the county from northeast to southwest.

^ "Census - Geography Profile: Franklin County, Mississippi". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 8, 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.