Franklin is a city in Franklin County, Nebraska, United States. The population was 1,000 at the 2010 census. It is the county seat of Franklin County.HistoryFranklin was founded in the 1870s. It was named for Benjamin Franklin.Former Nebraska Governor, Ashton Shallenberger, collapsed and then died a few moments later while giving a speech in Franklin on February 22, 1938.GeographyFranklin is located at . According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 0.99sqmi, all of it land.Demographics2010 censusAs of the census of 2010, there were 1,000 people, 443 households, and 264 families residing in the city. The population density was 1010.1PD/sqmi. There were 519 housing units at an average density of 524.2/sqmi. The racial makeup of the city was 98.4% White, 0.4% Native American, 0.1% Asian, 0.4% from other races, and 0.7% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.5% of the population.
