Country United States County Darke FIPS code 39-28266 Elevation 303 m Local time Thursday 7:37 AM | State Ohio Time zone Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) GNIS feature ID 1086013 Area 65.3 km² Population 1,241 (2010) | |
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Weather -8°C, Wind W at 11 km/h, 80% Humidity | ||
Franklin Township is one of the twenty townships of Darke County, Ohio, United States. The 2010 census found 1,241 people in the township.
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Map of Franklin Township, OH, USA
Geography
Located in the southeastern part of the county, it borders the following townships:
No municipalities are located in Franklin Township.
Name and history
Franklin Township was established in 1839, and named for the printer and statesman Benjamin Franklin. 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. The current trustees are Gary Hutchinson, Terry Warner, and Jack Brumbaugh, and the clerk is Bonnie Feitshans.