Franklin -- U.S. County in Mississippi Population (2000): 8448 Housing Units (2000): 4119 Land area (2000): 564.595467 sq. miles (1462.295484 sq. km) Water area (2000): 2.142695 sq. miles (5.549555 sq. km) Total area (2000): 566.738162 sq. miles (1467.845039 sq. km) Located within: Mississippi (MS), FIPS 28 Location: 31.475548 N, 90.899390 W Headwords: Franklin Franklin, MS Franklin County Franklin County, MS