Editing Franklin, Georgia (section)

==Geography==
Franklin is located in central Heard County at {{Coord|33.279788|-85.098403|type:city_region:US|format=dms|display=inline}},<ref name="GR1">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/geographies/reference-files/time-series/geo/gazetteer-files.html|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=2011-04-23|date=2011-02-12|title=US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990}}</ref> along the [[Chattahoochee River]]. [[U.S. Route 27]] passes through the east side of the city on a bypass, leading north {{convert|23|mi}} to [[Carrollton, Georgia|Carrollton]] and south {{convert|19|mi}} to [[LaGrange, Georgia|LaGrange]]. [[Georgia State Route 34]] passes through the center of Franklin, leading northeast {{convert|20|mi}} to [[Newnan, Georgia|Newnan]] and southwest {{convert|12|mi}} to the [[Alabama]] border. [[Georgia State Route 100]] joins SR 34 for part of its path through Franklin, but leads northwest {{Convert|14|mi}} to [[Ephesus, Georgia|Ephesus]] and southeast 14 miles to [[Hogansville, Georgia|Hogansville]].

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], Franklin has a total area of {{convert|9.0|km2|order=flip}}, of which {{convert|8.7|km2|order=flip}} are land and {{convert|0.4|km2|order=flip|1}}, or 4.00%, are water.<ref name="Census 2010">{{cite web |title=Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Franklin city, Georgia |url=http://factfinder2.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/G001/1600000US1331292 |access-date=May 18, 2017 |work=American Factfinder |publisher=U.S. Census Bureau}}{{dead link|bot=medic|date=April 2020}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref>