Franklin Township, Ross County, Ohio

Township in Ohio, United States

Franklin Township, Ross County, Ohio

Township

Higby House

Location of Franklin Township in Ross County

Coordinates: 39°12′16″N 82°55′58″W﻿ / ﻿39.20444°N 82.93278°W﻿ / 39.20444; -82.93278
Country| United States
State| Ohio
County| Ross
Area

• Total| 35.4 sq mi (91.8 km2)
• Land| 35.0 sq mi (90.6 km2)
• Water| 0.4 sq mi (1.1 km2)
Elevation

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| 692 ft (211 m)
Population

(2020)[2]

• Total| 1,439
• Density| 41.1/sq mi (15.9/km2)
Time zone| UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)| UTC-4 (EDT)
FIPS code| 39-28420[3]
GNIS feature ID| 1086895[1]

Franklin Township is one of the sixteen townships of Ross County, Ohio, United States. The 2020 census found 1,439 people in the township.

## Geography

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

* Liberty Township – northeast
* Jefferson Township – east
* Jackson Township, Pike County – southeast
* Pee Pee Township, Pike County – southwest
* Huntington Township – west
* Scioto Township – northwest

No municipalities are located in 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, Ross County, Ohio - Census Bureau Profile". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved August 14, 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 Ross County, Ohio, United States

County seat: Chillicothe

City|

* Chillicothe

Map of Ohio highlighting Ross County

Villages|

* Adelphi
* Bainbridge
* Clarksburg
* Frankfort
* Greenfield‡
* Kingston
* South Salem

Townships|

* Buckskin
* Colerain
* Concord
* Deerfield
* Franklin
* Green
* Harrison
* Huntington
* Jefferson
* Liberty
* Paint
* Paxton
* Scioto
* Springfield
* Twin
* Union

CDPs|

* Andersonville
* Bourneville
* Massieville
* Richmond Dale

Unincorporated
communities|

* Alma
* Anderson
* Austin
* Denver
* Fruitdale
* Greenland
* Hallsville
* Harper
* Higby
* Hopetown
* Humboldt
* Kinnikinnick
* Lattaville
* Londonderry
* Lyndon
* Mooresville
* Musselman
* Nipgen
* North Fork Village
* Plano‡
* Pride
* Roxabell
* Schooley
* Slate Mills
* Spargursville
* Storms
* Summithill
* Thrifton
* Three Locks
* Tucson
* Vigo
* Yellowbud

Ghost town|

* Knockemstiff

Footnotes|

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

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