Franklin Township, Monroe County, Ohio

Franklin Township, Monroe County, Ohio
Franklin Township, Monroe County, Ohio
Township
	Farmstead on State Route 78
	Location of Franklin Township in Monroe County
	Coordinates: 39°43′7″N 81°15′58″W / 39.71861°N 81.26611°W
Country	United States
State	Ohio
County	Monroe
Area
• Total	23.8 sq mi (61.6 km2)
• Land	23.8 sq mi (61.6 km2)
• Water	0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2)
Elevation	1,089 ft (332 m)
Population (2020)
• Total	378
• Density	16/sq mi (6.1/km2)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
FIPS code	39-28357
GNIS feature ID	1086650

Franklin Township is one of the eighteen townships of Monroe County, Ohio, United States. As of the 2020 census, the population was 378, including 71 people in the village of Stafford.

Geography

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

Seneca Township - north
Summit Township - northeast
Wayne Township - east
Washington Township - southeast
Bethel Township - south
Elk Township, Noble County - southwest
Stock Township, Noble County - west
Marion Township, Noble County - northwest corner

The village of Stafford lies in southwestern 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

^ ^a ^b "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
^ "Franklin township, Monroe County, Ohio - Census Bureau Profile". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 27, 2023.
^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
^ "Detailed map of Ohio" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 2000. Retrieved February 16, 2007.
^ §503.24, §505.01, and §507.01 of the Ohio Revised Code. Accessed 4/30/2009.

External links

County website

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

[2] "Franklin township, Monroe County, Ohio - Census Bureau Profile". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 27, 2023.

[GR2-3] "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.

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

[5] §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 Monroe County, Ohio, United States
County seat: Woodsfield
Villages	Antioch Beallsville Clarington Graysville Jerusalem Lewisville Miltonsburg Stafford Wilson‡ Woodsfield	Map of Ohio highlighting Monroe County
Townships	Adams Benton Bethel Center Franklin Green Jackson Lee Malaga Ohio Perry Salem Seneca Summit Sunsbury Switzerland Washington Wayne
CDPs	Hannibal Sardis
Unincorporated communities	Cameron Duffy Fly Laings Malaga Rinard Mills Sycamore Valley
Ghost town	Quarry
Footnotes	‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties
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