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is a city in Johnson County, Indiana, United States. The population was 22,672 at the 2007 census. The city is the county seat of Johnson County. It is named after Benjamin Franklin.
Franklin is located at (39.489585, -86.056784), twenty miles (32 km) south of Indianapolis and north of Louisville, Kentucky, on I-65 and U.S. 31.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , all of it land.
There are three small waterways in Franklin: Canary Creek and Hurricane Creek flow into Young's Creek. These creeks flood frequently, and their small floodplain form the basis of Franklin's walkways and parks, which extend the entire length of the town. Hurricane Creek empties into Young's Creek in Province Park, downtown, and empty into the Big Blue River farther South. There is also a buried stream, Roaring Run, that flows beneath Franklin. In 2008, all of these streams overflowed in the June 2008 Midwest floods, which damaged or destroyed over 100 homes throughout Franklin, including some entire neighborhoods.