Franklin -- U.S. County in Kansas Population (2000): 24784 Housing Units (2000): 10229 Land area (2000): 573.853538 sq. miles (1486.273778 sq. km) Water area (2000): 2.799804 sq. miles (7.251460 sq. km) Total area (2000): 576.653342 sq. miles (1493.525238 sq. km) Located within: Kansas (KS), FIPS 20 Location: 38.580288 N, 95.272575 W Headwords: Franklin Franklin, KS Franklin County Franklin County, KS