Franklin Township, Harrison County, Ohio

Township in Ohio, United States

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 / ﻿40.33167°N 81.21833°W﻿ / 40.33167; -81.21833
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

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| 1,142 ft (348 m)
Population

(2020)[2]

• Total

| 517
• Density| 23/sq mi (8.9/km2)
Time zone| UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)| UTC-4 (EDT)
FIPS code| 39-28308[3]
GNIS feature ID| 1086274[1]

Franklin Township is one of the fifteen townships of Harrison County, Ohio, United States. As of the 2020 census the population was 517.

## Geography

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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

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

## Government

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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

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1. ^ a b "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
2. ^ "Franklin township, Harrison County, Ohio - Census Bureau Profile". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 10, 2023.
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.

## External links

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* County website

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Municipalities and communities of Harrison County, Ohio, United States

County seat: Cadiz

Villages|

* Adena‡
* Bowerston
* Cadiz
* Deersville
* Freeport
* Harrisville
* Hopedale
* Jewett
* New Athens
* Scio

Map of Ohio highlighting Harrison County

Townships|

* Archer
* Athens
* Cadiz
* Franklin
* Freeport
* German
* Green
* Monroe
* Moorefield
* North
* Nottingham
* Rumley
* Short Creek
* Stock
* Washington

CDP|

* Tippecanoe

Unincorporated
communities|

* Conotton
* East Cadiz
* Georgetown
* Germano
* Moorefield
* New Rumley
* Piedmont
* Pittsburgh Junction
* Smyrna
* Tappan

Ghost towns|

* Brownsville
* Laceyville

Footnotes|

‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties

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