Franklin County, Vermont
| Franklin County, Vermont | |
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 Location in the U.S. state of Vermont |
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 Vermont's location in the U.S. |
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| Founded | 1796 |
| Named for | Benjamin Franklin |
| Largest city | St. Albans |
| Area | |
| • Total | 692 sq mi (1,792 km2) |
| • Land | 634 sq mi (1,642 km2) |
| • Water | 58 sq mi (150 km2), 8.4% |
| Population (est.) | |
| • (2015) | 48,799 |
| • Density | 76.7/sq mi (30/km²) |
| Congressional district | At-large |
| Time zone | Eastern: UTC-5/-4 |
Franklin County is a county in the state of Vermont, in the United States. As of the 2010 census, the population was 47,746. Its county seat is the city of St. Albans. It borders the Canadian province of Quebec. The county was created in 1792 and organized in 1796. Franklin County is part of the Burlington metropolitan area.
Franklin County is one of several Vermont counties created from land originally ceded by the state of New York on January 15, 1777 when Vermont declared itself to be a state distinct from New York. The land originally was contested by Massachusetts, New Hampshire, and New Netherland, but it remained undelineated until July 20, 1764, when King George III established the boundary between New Hampshire and New York along the west bank of the Connecticut River, north of Massachusetts and south of the parallel of 45 degrees north latitude. New York assigned the land gained to Albany County. On March 12, 1772 Albany County was partitioned to create Charlotte County, and this situation remained until Vermont's independence from New York and Britain. However, this did not end the contest.
On September 3, 1783, as a result of the signing of the Treaty of Paris the Revolutionary War ended with Great Britain recognizing the independence of the United States. Vermont's border with Quebec was established at 45 degrees north latitude. In 1792, Franklin County was formed from part of Chittenden County.
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