Country United States County Columbiana FIPS code 39-28238 Elevation 333 m Population 835 (2010) | State Ohio Time zone Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) GNIS feature ID 1085894 Local time Thursday 7:36 AM | |
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Weather -6°C, Wind W at 18 km/h, 82% Humidity Area 59.83 km² (59.57 km² Land / 21 ha Water) | ||
Franklin Township is one of the eighteen townships of Columbiana County, Ohio, United States. The 2010 census reported 835 people living in the township, 700 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.
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Map of Franklin Township, OH, USA
Geography
Located in the southwestern part of the county, it borders the following townships:
One village is located in Franklin Township:
Name and history
It is one of twenty-one Franklin Townships statewide. The township was organized in 1816.
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, 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.