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Franklin Township is one of the twelve townships of Jackson County, Ohio, United States. As of the 2010 census, 2,129 people lived in the township.[3]

Franklin Township, Jackson County, Ohio
Township
Jackson County Airport
Location of Franklin Township in Jackson County
Coordinates: 38°58′27″N 82°36′21″W
CountryUnited States
StateOhio
CountyJackson
Area
  Total36.9 sq mi (95.5 km2)
  Land36.8 sq mi (95.4 km2)
  Water0.0 sq mi (0.1 km2)
Elevation751 ft (229 m)
Population
 (2010)
  Total2,129
  Density57.7/sq mi (22.3/km2)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
  Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
FIPS code39-28322[2]
GNIS feature ID1086365[1]

Geography


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

Of the three Jackson County townships that do not border other counties (Franklin, Lick, and Coal), Franklin Township is the farthest south.

A small part of the city of Jackson, the county seat of Jackson County, lies in northern Franklin Township.


Name and history


Franklin Township was organized as an original township of Jackson County, and named for Benjamin Franklin.[4] It is one of twenty-one Franklin Townships statewide.[5]


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,[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


  1. "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  2. "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  3. "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 26 July 2018.
  4. Webster, Daniel Webster (1900). A History of Jackson County, Ohio. p. 149.
  5. "Detailed map of Ohio" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 2000. Retrieved 2007-02-16.
  6. §503.24, §505.01, and §507.01 of the Ohio Revised Code. Accessed 4/30/2009.





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