Franklin Township is one of the fifteen townships of Harrison County, Ohio, United States. As of the 2010 census the population was 603,[3] of whom 524 lived in the unincorporated portion of the township.

Franklin Township, Harrison County, Ohio
Township
Dam at Tappan Lake
Location of Franklin Township in Harrison County
Coordinates: 40°19′54″N 81°13′6″W
Country	United States
State	Ohio
County	Harrison
Area
• Total	22.4 sq mi (58.0 km2)
• Land	20.5 sq mi (53.0 km2)
• Water	1.9 sq mi (5.0 km2)
Elevation [1]	1,142 ft (348 m)
Population  (2010)
• Total	603
• Density	30/sq mi (11.4/km2)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
FIPS code	39-28308[2]
GNIS feature ID	1086274[1]

Geography

Located in the western part of the county, it borders the following townships:

• Monroe Township - north
• Stock Township - east
• Nottingham Township - southeast
• Washington Township - southwest
• Rush Township, Tuscarawas County - west
• Mill Township, Tuscarawas County - northwest

The village of Deersville is located in southeastern Franklin Township.

Name and history

It is one of twenty-one Franklin Townships statewide.[4]

Government

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,[5] 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

External links

• County website