Country United States County Shelby FIPS code 39-28434 Elevation 307 m Local time Thursday 7:44 AM | State Ohio Time zone Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) GNIS feature ID 1086961 Area 64.2 km² Population 2,842 (2000) | |
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Franklin Township is one of the fourteen townships of Shelby County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 2,842 people in the township, 1,773 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.
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Map of Franklin Township, OH, USA
Geography
Located in the central part of the county, it borders the following townships:
Two incorporated municipalities are located in Franklin Township: part of the village of Anna in the north, and part of the city of Sidney, the county seat of Shelby County, in the south. As well, the unincorporated community of Swanders lies in the township's center.
Name and history
Franklin Township was established in 1835. 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.