THE FRANKLIN LAND BRIEF
Land in the
Southern New England Coastal Plains and Hills setting.
Franklin town has 19.7 square miles of land in Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region. Its Census reference point is in Southern New England Coastal Plains and Hills, within Northeastern Coastal Zone.
Irregular plains and low hills form a coastal transition with glacial lakes and oak-pine woodland. This northeastern landscape is gentler than the mountainous country farther inland.
Regional context: Northeastern Coastal Zone ↗ · Classification at the Census reference point
Franklin and Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region
Franklin is associated with Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region in the Census boundary data. Start with the parcel’s tax bill to match the property to that jurisdiction, then confirm which government handles its land use.
Franklin by land and water
The Census records 0.09 square miles of water within Franklin, or 0.4% of its total area. It is 11.8 percentage points lower than the 12.3% recorded for Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region. This is geographic context; waterfront status and usable land must be checked at the parcel.
For scale, Franklin town has 15.8 times the land area of nearby Baltic CDP (1.25 square miles). These areas describe boundaries, not comparable property prices.

