Franklin Township, Washington County, Indiana

Township in Indiana, United States

Franklin Township

Township

Location in Washington County

Coordinates: 38°36′04″N 85°56′39″W﻿ / ﻿38.60111°N 85.94417°W﻿ / 38.60111; -85.94417
Country| United States
State| Indiana
County| Washington
Government

• Type| Indiana township
Area

• Total

| 44.31 sq mi (114.8 km2)
• Land| 44.25 sq mi (114.6 km2)
• Water| 0.06 sq mi (0.2 km2)  0.14%
Elevation

| 860 ft (262 m)
Population

(2020)

• Total

| 2,442
• Density| 55/sq mi (21/km2)
Time zone| UTC-5 (EST)
• Summer (DST)| UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP codes|

47126, 47165, 47167

Area code| 812
GNIS feature ID| 0453315

Franklin Township is one of thirteen townships in Washington County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2020 census, its population was 2,442 and it contained 903 housing units.[1]

Historical population Census| Pop.| Note| %±

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1890| 1,313| | —
1900| 1,343| | 2.3%
1910| 1,165| | −13.3%
1920| 1,039| | −10.8%
1930| 933| | −10.2%
1940| 962| | 3.1%
1950| 1,066| | 10.8%
1960| 1,049| | −1.6%
1970| 1,066| | 1.6%
1980| 1,290| | 21.0%
1990| 1,601| | 24.1%
2000| 2,006| | 25.3%
2010| 2,301| | 14.7%
2020| 2,442| | 6.1%
Source: US Decennial Census[2]

## Geography

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According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 44.31 square miles (114.8 km2), of which 44.25 square miles (114.6 km2) (or 99.86%) is land and 0.06 square miles (0.16 km2) (or 0.14%) is water.[3]

### Unincorporated towns

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* Bunker Hill at 38°34′25″N 85°53′40″W﻿ / ﻿38.573671°N 85.894415°W﻿ / 38.573671; -85.894415
* New Philadelphia at 38°37′35″N 85°58′12″W﻿ / ﻿38.626447°N 85.969974°W﻿ / 38.626447; -85.969974
* New Salem at 38°37′17″N 85°54′15″W﻿ / ﻿38.621448°N 85.904138°W﻿ / 38.621448; -85.904138
* South Boston at 38°34′58″N 85°58′45″W﻿ / ﻿38.582837°N 85.979141°W﻿ / 38.582837; -85.979141

(This list is based on USGS data and may include former settlements.)

### Adjacent townships

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* Gibson Township (north)
* Finley Township, Scott County (northeast)
* Polk Township (south)
* Pierce Township (southwest)
* Washington Township (west)

### Cemeteries

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The township contains these five cemeteries: Beech Grove, Blue River Church, Bunker Hill, Conway, olive branch and Chestnut Hill.

## School districts

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* East Washington School Corporation

## Political districts

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* Indiana's 9th congressional district
* State House District 73
* State Senate District 45

## References

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* United States Census Bureau 2007 TIGER/Line Shapefiles
* United States Board on Geographic Names (GNIS)
* IndianaMap

1. ^ "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved April 10, 2024.
2. ^ "Township Census Counts: STATS Indiana".
3. ^ "Population, Housing Units, Area, and Density: 2010 - County -- County Subdivision and Place -- 2010 Census Summary File 1". United States Census. Archived from the original on February 12, 2020. Retrieved May 10, 2013.

## External links

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* Indiana Township Association
* United Township Association of Indiana

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Municipalities and communities of Washington County, Indiana, United States

County seat: Salem

City|

* Salem

Map of Indiana highlighting Washington County

Towns|

* Campbellsburg
* Little York
* Livonia
* New Pekin
* Saltillo

Townships|

* Brown
* Franklin
* Gibson
* Howard
* Jackson
* Jefferson
* Madison
* Monroe
* Pierce
* Polk
* Posey
* Vernon
* Washington

CDPs|

* Canton
* Fredericksburg
* Hardinsburg
* Martinsburg

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communities|

* Bartle
* Becks Mill
* Blue River
* Claysville
* Daisy Hill
* Fairview
* Farabee
* Fayetteville
* Georgetown
* Gooseport
* Haleysburg
* Harristown
* Highland
* Hitchcock
* Kossuth
* Martin Heights
* McKinley
* Millport
* Mount Carmel
* New Liberty
* New Philadelphia
* New Salem
* Old Pekin
* Organ Springs
* Plattsburg
* Prowsville
* Pumpkin Center
* Rosebud
* Rush Creek Valley
* Shorts Corner
* Smedley
* South Boston

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