Franklin County, Texas
County seat: Mount Vernon · Population 10,994 (2025) · 284 sq mi
Franklin County is the 160th most populous of Texas's 254 counties, with 10,994 people (2025 estimate). Its county seat is Mount Vernon. It is part of the Upper East region, one of the 12 Texas Comptroller economic regions. The map shows its 2 cities and towns and the 6 neighboring counties.
Franklin County facts
- County seat
- Mount Vernon
- Population (2025 estimate)
- 10,994 +6.2% since 2020
- Land area
- 284 sq mi 246th largest of 254
- Water area
- 10 sq mi
- Population density
- 39 per sq mi
- Established
- 1875
- Named after
- Benjamin Cromwell Franklin first judicial officeholder in the Republic of Texas
- Largest city
- Mount Vernon 2,610
- Median household income
- $72,360
- Cities and towns
- 2
- ZIP codes
- 7
- Time zone
- Central
- FIPS code
- 48159
Cities and towns in Franklin County
Franklin County has 2 incorporated cities, towns and villages. Populations count the people living inside Franklin County; cities that cross a county line also list the other counties.
| Name | Type | Population 2025 | Also in |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Vernon (county seat) | Town | 2,610 | |
| Winnsboro | City | 804 | Wood County |
ZIP codes in Franklin County
7 ZIP codes reach into Franklin County. ZIP codes ignore county lines, so some also cover a neighboring county.
- 75455 also Titus County
- 75457
- 75478 also Hopkins County
- 75480 also Wood County
- 75481 also Hopkins County
- 75487 also Titus County
- 75494 also Wood, Hopkins and Upshur counties
Population of Franklin County, 2020–2025
Franklin County grew by 637 people (+6.2%) between April 2020 and July 2025: 241 more deaths than births and a net gain of 875 people from migration.
| Year (July 1) | Population |
|---|---|
| 2020 | 10,372 |
| 2021 | 10,503 |
| 2022 | 10,645 |
| 2023 | 10,711 |
| 2024 | 10,843 |
| 2025 | 10,994 |
Neighboring counties
- Hopkins County west · 39,063 people
- Titus County east · 31,563 people
- Red River County north · 11,816 people
- Wood County south · 49,688 people
- Camp County southeast · 13,380 people
- Delta County northwest · 5,549 people
Printable Franklin County map
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Sources
- Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau, 2025 Cartographic Boundary Files (1:500,000).
- Population: Census Bureau county and city estimates, Vintage 2025. CDP populations: American Community Survey 2020–2024.
- Places and ZIP codes: Census Bureau 2026 Gazetteer and 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Area relationship files.
- County seat, founding year and name origin: Wikidata (CC0), checked against state sources.
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