Franklin Township, Monroe County, Ohio

Township in Ohio, United States

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 / 39.71861; -81.26611
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

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| 1,089 ft (332 m)
Population

(2020)[2]

• Total| 378
• Density| 16/sq mi (6.1/km2)
Time zone| UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)| UTC-4 (EDT)
FIPS code| 39-28357[3]
GNIS feature ID| 1086650[1]

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

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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

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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, Monroe County, Ohio - Census Bureau Profile". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 27, 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 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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