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Franklin Township, Richland County, Ohio

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Country
  
United States

County
  
Richland

FIPS code
  
39-28406

Elevation
  
356 m

Population
  
1,772 (2000)

State
  
Ohio

Time zone
  
Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)

GNIS feature ID
  
1086875

Area
  
54.9 km²

Local time
  
Thursday 7:43 AM

Franklin Township, Richland County, Ohio

Weather
  
-6°C, Wind W at 14 km/h, 77% Humidity

Franklin Township is one of the eighteen townships of Richland County, Ohio, United States. It is a part of the Mansfield Metropolitan Statistical Area. The 2000 census found 1,772 people in the township.

Contents

Map of Franklin Township, OH, USA

Geography

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

  • Blooming Grove Township - north
  • Butler Township - northeast corner
  • Weller Township - east
  • Madison Township - south
  • Springfield Township - southwest corner
  • Jackson Township - west
  • Cass Township - northwest corner
  • Part of the city of Mansfield, the county seat of Richland County, is located in southern Franklin Township.

    Name and history

    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.

    References

    Franklin Township, Richland County, Ohio Wikipedia