Franklin County, Vermont

Franklin County
Franklin County
County
	St. Albans Town Hall
	Location within the U.S. state of Vermont
	Vermont's location within the U.S.
	Coordinates: 44°51′27″N 72°54′43″W / 44.85748°N 72.912°W
Country	United States
State	Vermont
Founded	December 1, 1796
Named for	Benjamin Franklin
Shire Town	St. Albans
Largest city	St. Albans
Area
• Total	692 sq mi (1,790 km2)
• Land	634 sq mi (1,640 km2)
• Water	58 sq mi (150 km2) 8.4%
Population (2020)
• Total	49,946
• Density	72/sq mi (28/km2)
Time zone	UTC−5 (Eastern)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−4 (EDT)
Congressional district	At-large

Franklin County is a county located in the U.S. state of Vermont. As of the 2020 census, the population was 49,946.^[1] Its county seat is the city of St. Albans.^[2] It borders the Canadian province of Quebec. The county was created in 1792 and organized in 1796.^[3]^[4] Franklin County is part of the Burlington metropolitan area.

^ "State & County QuickFacts". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 28, 2021.
^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Archived from the original on May 31, 2011. Retrieved June 7, 2011.
^ "Vermont: Individual County Chronologies". Vermont Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. The Newberry Library. 2008. Retrieved April 26, 2022.
^ Aldrich, Lewis Cass (1891). History of Franklin and Grand Isle counties, Vermont. Syracuse, NY: D. Mason & Co. Retrieved June 30, 2015.