
Franklin at a glance
What makes Franklin different: Founded in 1872 as the railroad town of Morgan, Franklin won the Robertson County seat from Calvert in 1879 and was renamed (after a post-office naming conflict) for the older settlement of Old Franklin; its economy still rests on cattle, cotton, and corn alongside oil and gas production in the surrounding county.
- Franklin population
- 1,740
- Robertson County Medicare
- 4,250
- MA penetration (county)
- 52%