Franklin -- U.S. County in Kentucky Population (2000): 47687 Housing Units (2000): 21409 Land area (2000): 210.459912 sq. miles (545.088647 sq. km) Water area (2000): 1.647236 sq. miles (4.266321 sq. km) Total area (2000): 212.107148 sq. miles (549.354968 sq. km) Located within: Kentucky (KY), FIPS 21 Location: 38.203653 N, 84.868393 W Headwords: Franklin Franklin, KY Franklin County Franklin County, KY