Franklin -- U.S. County in Nebraska Population (2000): 3574 Housing Units (2000): 1746 Land area (2000): 575.921629 sq. miles (1491.630108 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.188377 sq. miles (0.487893 sq. km) Total area (2000): 576.110006 sq. miles (1492.118001 sq. km) Located within: Nebraska (NE), FIPS 31 Location: 40.171097 N, 98.944212 W Headwords: Franklin Franklin, NE Franklin County Franklin County, NE