Demographics

Population 42,952

Franklin is one of Tennessee's southern tiers of counties and abuts the Alabama border. It has a varied geography, extending from the southeast corner of the Nashville Basin over the Highland Rim and up onto the Cumberland Plateau, for a difference in elevation of about 1300 ft. The county is well watered and forested, and except for the steeper areas of the plateau is well suited for agriculture, having a long growing season and mild winters.

Franklin County: is situated in South Central Tennessee on the Alabama Tennessee border. For most of its residents, Huntsville, Alabama lies 22 miles to the southwest of our county border, Chattanooga some 65 miles to the east, Nashville is about 80 miles to the north west, Atlanta, Georgia is 160 miles, Birmingham, Alabama is 110 miles, Memphis, TN is 230 miles and Lexington, Kentucky is 290 miles.

Cities in Franklin County are Winchester (County Seat), Decherd, Estill Springs, Cowan, Huntland, Tullahoma, Monteagle, and the Domain of the University of the South Sewanee.

Franklin County has 2 Airports, 15 Fire departments, 10 Elementary schools, 3 Middle/Jr. High schools, 2 Senior High Schools, 3 Private Parochial Schools, 2 Vo-techs, 1 College, 3 Libraries, University, 1 University of Tennessee Space Institute , 5 Golf courses, State Park, 2 Public Swimming Pools, Country Club, 1 Theaters and a New State of the Art Drive-In Theater, 5 Hotel/Motels, 30 Restaurants, 23 Boat Launching Ramps, 2 Golf Driving Ranges, Beach, 2 Hospitals, 4 Clinics 7 Banks, 42 Doctors, 11 Dentists, 3 Nursing Homes, 63 Manufacturing Plants, and 2 Lakes.

The Franklin County Sheriff's Department and Correctional Facility is a state of the art facility utilizing computerized technology. The jail can house 140 inmates from federal, state and local agencies. The facility also has the capability to add another 66 inmates utilizing a pre-built pod system that comes pre-wired and can be set into place minimizing construction time.

A new state of the art Criminal Justice Center opened next to the Franklin County Sheriff's Department in early 2010