Franklin County, Tennessee
11 public bodies govern here, 1 school district is based here, and USDA lists 0 farmers markets. Everything below says where it came from.
In four numbers
- People
- 43,990
- Median household income
- $63,494
- ±4,240
- Unemployed
- 2.8%
- 587 of 20,622 in the labour force
- Homes with broadband
- 83.5%
- 14,561 of 17,445 households
U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates 2020-2024; read 2026-09-26. Percentages worked out here from the two counts shown.
Who governs here
County government 1
| Name | People | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| County of Franklin | 43,215 (2021) | 1 S Jefferson St, Winchester | Website |
Cities, towns and villages 5
| Name | People | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| City of Cowan | 1,770 (2021) | Po Box 338, Cowan | — |
| City of Decherd | 2,368 (2021) | Po Box 488, Decherd | Website |
| City of Winchester | 9,546 (2021) | 7 S High St, Winchester | Website |
| Town of Estill Springs | 2,266 (2021) | Po Box 100, Estill Springs | Website |
| Town of Huntland | 890 (2021) | Po Box H, Huntland | — |
Special districts 5
| Name | What it does | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| Franklin County Consolidated Housing Authority | Housing and community development | Po Box 502, Winchester | — |
| Sewanee Utility District | Sewerage and water supply | Po Box 3211, Sewanee | Website |
| Franklin County Soil Conservation District | Soil and water conservation | 200 S Jefferson St, Winchester | — |
| Belvidere Rural Utility District | Water supply utility | Po Box 67, Belvidere | — |
| Center Grove-Winchester Springs Utility District | Water supply utility | 40 Pleasant Grove Rd, Estill Springs | — |
U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Government Units List (published August 2023); the file read 2026-09-26. Offices are placed by county; a special district’s territory can cross county lines. Each body posts its own meetings on its website where the Census records one.
School districts based here
Franklin County
School district11 schools
215 South College ST, Winchester, TN, 37398
Its website — where its board posts meetings. Federal record.
National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data 2024-25; read 2026-09-26.
Farmers markets
USDA’s directory lists no farmers market in this county. That is not the same as there being none: a market that never registered with USDA, and was not found by its 2023 web sweep, is not in the directory.
In the counties that border this one
Tullahoma Locally Grown Market (1228 S Jackson Street Tullahoma) · Manchester Locally Grown Farmers' Market (Manchester)
Section Farmers' Market (Section)
Fayetteville Farmers' Market (Fayetteville)
Bailey Cove Farmers' Market () · BIG D""s CURB MARKET () · Farmers Market at Latham UMC (HUNTSVILLE) · and 7 more
Which counties border which: U.S. Census Bureau, County Adjacency File (2024), the file read 2026-09-26. Bordering is not distance — counties that touch at one corner border each other.
USDA National Farmers Market Directory; read 2026-09-26.