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• Only Lee County town mandated by an act if the Territorial Legislature of Iowa and created expressly for the purpose of being the county seat.
• Franklin Centre is another name for this town and could of had the nickname of "Stone City" because of all the beautiful colored limestone.
• The 1875 census found that there wasn't a child of the age of fourteen that could not read and write.
• Franklin Station grew around the point of the nearest railroad tracks and stopped the future growth of the town.
• The 1990 census listed a population of 152 residents.

This is a picture from the 1890s of what is believed to be the oldest house in Franklin.

Other Information about Franklin:

Census Information

• Census Data
  • General Demographics
  • Educational Attainment
  • Housing
• ISU Census Services

Retail Trade Data

• Retail Trade Statistics
• Retail Trade Area Analysis