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Franklin has been home to many churches for more than 200 years. In the late 18th and early 19th centuries, a
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1181:32.455388; -85.802884
1138:"U.S. Census website"
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1334:Cross Keys
1324:Boromville
1167:85°48′10″W
1164:32°27′19″N
930:References
877:Government
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425:85°48′10″W
422:32°27′19″N
280:feature ID
212:Population
162:Government
103:85°48′10″W
100:32°27′19″N
1373:Footnotes
1298:Notasulga
1034:April 23,
974:March 29,
619:Pop 2020
616:Pop 2010
411:Geography
268:FIPS code
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272:01-28024
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318:Osceola
298:Alabama
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129:Country
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848:Latino
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156:Macon
139:State
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