Franklin Township, Brown County, Ohio
Franklin Township is one of the sixteen townships of Brown County, Ohio, United States. The 2020 census found 1,666 people in the township.[3]
Franklin Township, Brown County, Ohio | |
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Dam at Lake Waynoka | |
Location of Franklin Township in Brown County | |
| Coordinates: 38°55′31″N 83°48′42″W / 38.92528°N 83.81167°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Ohio |
| County | Brown |
| Area | |
| • Total | 27.3 sq mi (70.6 km2) |
| • Land | 26.9 sq mi (69.6 km2) |
| • Water | 0.4 sq mi (1.0 km2) |
| Elevation | 978 ft (298 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
| • Total | 1,666 |
| • Density | 61/sq mi (24/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| FIPS code | 39-28210[2] |
| GNIS feature ID | 1085795[1] |
Geography edit
Located in the center of the county, it borders the following townships:
- Washington Township - north
- Eagle Township - northeast corner
- Jackson Township - east
- Jefferson Township - southeast
- Pleasant Township - southwest
- Scott Township - northwest
No municipalities are located in Franklin Township.
Name and history edit
It is one of twenty-one Franklin Townships statewide.[4]
Franklin Township was established in 1822.[5]
Government edit
The township is governed by a three-member board of trustees, who are elected in November of odd-numbered years to a four-year term beginning on the following January 1. Two are elected in the year after the presidential election and one is elected in the year before it. There is also an elected township fiscal officer,[6] who serves a four-year term beginning on April 1 of the year after the election, which is held in November of the year before the presidential election. Vacancies in the fiscal officership or on the board of trustees are filled by the remaining trustees.
References edit
- ^ a b "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ "Franklin township, Brown County, Ohio - Census Bureau Profile". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved May 26, 2023.
- ^ "Detailed map of Ohio" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 2000. Retrieved February 16, 2007.
- ^ The History of Brown County, Ohio. Higginson Book Company. 1883. pp. 530.
- ^ §503.24, §505.01, and §507.01 of the Ohio Revised Code. Accessed 4/30/2009.
External links edit
- County website