City profile · Town
Franklin, Wisconsin
Verified Oct 11, 2026Who leads Franklin, with the evidence behind the record.
City leadership
- Leader
- John Nelson
- Role
- Mayor
- Population
- 29,494
- Census Bureau estimate
- Last verified
- Oct 11, 2026
- Matched the official page in an automated check
- Last checked
- Oct 11, 2026
- The check matched the published record
Source & verification
- Verification sourcefranklinwi.gov/Departments/Elected-Officials.htm ↗
- Official leadership pagefranklinwi.gov/Departments/Elected-Officials.htm ↗
- City websitefranklinwi.gov ↗
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Record history
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Leaders on record
- John Nelson CurrentMayor · added Aug 1, 2026 · verified Oct 11, 2026
- Steve Olson FormerMayor · added May 4, 2026
Reviewed changes
No reviewer-published changes yet.
Demographics
Census Bureau data for the city
- Population
- 29,494
- Median household income
- $100,524
- Median age
- 44.3
- Land area
- 34.57 sq mi
- Population density
- 853.2 per sq mi
- County
- Vernon County
- Metro area
- La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN
City government
Budget and contact
- Annual budget
- ~$103M
- City hall phone
- (414) 425-7500
- Official website
- franklinwi.gov ↗
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