Franklin -- U.S. County in Iowa Population (2000): 10704 Housing Units (2000): 4763 Land area (2000): 582.435059 sq. miles (1508.499814 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.572956 sq. miles (1.483950 sq. km) Total area (2000): 583.008015 sq. miles (1509.983764 sq. km) Located within: Iowa (IA), FIPS 19 Location: 42.743428 N, 93.248793 W Headwords: Franklin Franklin, IA Franklin County Franklin County, IA