Franklin Township, Brown County, Ohio

Franklin Township, Brown County, Ohio
Franklin Township, Brown County, Ohio
Township
	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
GNIS feature ID	1085795

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]

Geography

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

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

Franklin Township was established in 1822.^[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

^ ^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

County website

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[GR3-1] "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.

[GR2-2] "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.

[3] "Franklin township, Brown County, Ohio - Census Bureau Profile". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved May 26, 2023.

[4] "Detailed map of Ohio" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 2000. Retrieved February 16, 2007.

[5] The History of Brown County, Ohio. Higginson Book Company. 1883. pp. 530.

[6] §503.24, §505.01, and §507.01 of the Ohio Revised Code. Accessed 4/30/2009.

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v t e Municipalities and communities of Brown County, Ohio, United States
County seat: Georgetown
Villages	Aberdeen Fayetteville Georgetown Hamersville Higginsport Mount Orab Ripley Russellville Sardinia‡	Map of Ohio highlighting Brown County
Townships	Byrd Clark Eagle Franklin Green Huntington Jackson Jefferson Lewis Perry Pike Pleasant Scott Sterling Union Washington
CDPs	Lake Lorelei Lake Waynoka St. Martin
Unincorporated communities	Arnheim Ash Ridge Brownstown Chasetown Crosstown Decatur Eastwood Feesburg Fincastle Greenbush Hiett Levanna Locust Ridge New Harmony New Hope Redoak Vera Cruz Wahlsburg White Oak White Oak Valley
Footnotes	‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties
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