Country United States County Coshocton FIPS code 39-28252 Elevation 236 m Population 1,229 (2010) | State Ohio Time zone Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) GNIS feature ID 1085915 Local time Thursday 7:36 AM | |
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Weather -6°C, Wind W at 10 km/h, 72% Humidity Area 65.01 km² (63.2 km² Land / 181 ha Water) | ||
Franklin Township is one of the twenty-two townships of Coshocton County, Ohio, United States. The 2010 census reported 1,229 people living in the township, 882 of whom were in the unincorporated portions of the township.
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Map of Franklin Township, OH, USA
Geography
Located in the southern part of the county, it borders the following townships:
The village of Conesville is located in western Franklin Township.
Name and history
Franklin Township was organized in 1814.
It is one of twenty-one Franklin Townships statewide.
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.