Franklin County, Kansas

Franklin County, Kansas, has 26,299 residents (July 2025 estimate). Its county seat is Ottawa. It uses Central Time and covers 572 sq mi (1,481 km²) of land.

Franklin County in Kansas

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Resident population, July 2025: 26,299
Land area: 572 sq mi (1,481 km²)
County seat or government: Ottawa
Time zone: Central TimeUTC-06:00 in January; UTC-05:00 in July
Median household income: $77,207 ± $6,413
Median home value: $198,700 ± $14,900
Median rent, with utilities: $1,042 ± $41
Homes lived in by their owners: 72.2% ± 2.6 points
County type: County
Metro or micro area: Ottawa, KS micro areaCentral county
Water area: 5.36 sq mi (13.9 km²)
State: Kansas
County code (FIPS): 20059
Coordinates (central point): 38.558019, -95.278962

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Time zones in Franklin County

Time zone	Local time and UTC offset	Next clock change
Central TimeAmerica/Chicago	UTC-06:00 in January; UTC-05:00 in July. Enable JavaScript for the live clock.	Enable JavaScript for upcoming changes.

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ZIP Code areas, largest first

6606716,330 people
660068,013 people
660645,992 people
660924,351 people
665242,473 people
660762,416 people
66080980 people
66042929 people
66078805 people
66528761 people
66079752 people
66033672 people

All 13

66095583 people

13 ZIP Code areas overlap Franklin County. People counts are 2020–2024 estimates for each whole ZIP area. Mailing ZIPs can differ; check an address with USPS ZIP Code Lookup.

Official county information

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Townships in Franklin County, largest first

Franklin Township3,094 people
Pomona Township1,323 people
Centropolis Township930 people
Lincoln Township916 people
Richmond Township877 people
Cutler Township763 people
Ohio Township736 people
Hayes Township716 people
Peoria Township715 people
Homewood Township688 people
Ottawa Township675 people
Williamsburg Township646 people

All 16

People counts are American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates. All townships in Kansas, by county

School districts in Franklin County, largest first

Ottawa Unified School District 29014,561 people
Paola Unified School District 36812,284 people
Baldwin City Unified School District 3489,000 people
Garnett Unified School District 3656,596 people
Santa Fe Trail Unified School District 4345,893 people
West Franklin Unified School District 2874,757 people
Wellsville Unified School District 2894,595 people
Central Heights Unified School District 2882,885 people
Lebo-Waverly Unified School District 2432,797 people
Marais des Cygnes Valley Unified School District 4561,498 people

Districts with land in the county; a district can cross county lines. People counts are American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates. A district boundary doesn’t decide which school a student attends.

Cities, towns and communities, largest first

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Bordering areas, nearest first

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Areas that only touch the edge

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