Franklin County
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- Population
- 157,379
- Area
- 772.3 sq mi (2,000.25 km²), 0.6 sq mi water
- Median age
- 42.1
- Households
- 63,510
- Persons per household
- 2.5
- Median household income
- $77,003
- Median house value
- $249,800
Demographics: 2020–2024 ACS
Today
76°F
Partly Sunny9% precip
Tonight
63°F
Chance Rain Showers48% precip
Sunday
77°F
Chance Showers And Thunderstorms91% precip
Sunday Night
56°F
Showers And Thunderstorms91% precip
Cities & Towns in Franklin County
Antrim TownshipBlue Ridge SummitChambersburgFannett TownshipFayettevilleFort LoudonGreencastleGreene TownshipGuilfordGuilford TownshipHamilton TownshipLetterkenny TownshipLurgan TownshipMarionMercersburgMetal TownshipMont AltoMontgomery TownshipOrrstownPen MarPeters TownshipQuincy TownshipRouzervilleScotlandShippensburgSouthampton TownshipSt. Thomas TownshipState LineWarren TownshipWashington TownshipWayne HeightsWaynesboro
Local News
The DePauw
Published September 17
Who Watches Greencastle?
How much privacy should we be willing to give up in the name of safety? That question feels increasingly relevant in Greencastle, and even more concerning with the start of a new school year. Over the past several years, automated license plate readers made by Flock Safety have…
River County News
Published September 15
Pickings from Pike’s Past
50 YEARS AGO: BALLOT INCLUDES COMMUNIST, SOCIALIST WORKERS AND SOCIALIST LABOR PARTIES 150 Years Ago Sept. 14, 1876 The weather hot, cold, raw, warm, ugly, rainy, and mean generally. It warmed up to about 90 degrees in Chambersburg last week, and then poured a shower of rain upon…