Franklin County, Kentucky

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Franklin County, Kentucky is a centrally located Kentucky county best known as the home of the state capital, Frankfort.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf county in Kentucky
borders Anderson County, Kentucky
Henry County, Kentucky
Mercer County, Kentucky
Owen County, Kentucky
Scott County, Kentucky
Shelby County, Kentucky
Woodford County, Kentucky
capital Frankfort, Kentucky
contains Buffalo Trace Distillery
City of Frankfort, Kentucky
Kentucky Governor's Mansion
Kentucky River
Kentucky State Capitol
Kentucky State University
country United States of America
establishedIn 1795
FIPSCode 21-073
formedFrom Woodford County, Kentucky
GNISID 0511380
hasAirport Capital City Airport (Kentucky)
hasAreaCode 502
hasClimate humid subtropical climate
hasCourthouse Franklin County Courthouse
hasGovernmentType county government
hasLegislativeBody Franklin County Fiscal Court
hasMajorHighway Interstate 64 NERFINISHED
Kentucky Route 676
U.S. Route 127 NERFINISHED
U.S. Route 421 NERFINISHED
U.S. Route 60 NERFINISHED
hasOfficialWebsite https://franklincounty.ky.gov/
hasSchoolDistrict Frankfort Independent Schools
Franklin County Public Schools
isCountyOfStateCapital Kentucky
isLandlocked true
largestCity Frankfort, Kentucky
locatedIn Bluegrass region of Kentucky
locatedInCongressionalDistrict Kentucky's 6th congressional district
namedAfter Benjamin Franklin
partOf Frankfort, Kentucky Metropolitan Statistical Area
postalAbbreviation KY
regionCode US-KY
seat Frankfort, Kentucky
state Kentucky
timeZone Eastern Time Zone


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