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Franklin Township, Washington County, Indiana

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Country
  
United States

County
  
Washington

ZIP codes
  
47126, 47165, 47167

Elevation
  
262 m

Local time
  
Thursday 7:45 AM

Area code
  
812

State
  
Indiana

Time zone
  
EST (UTC-5)

GNIS feature ID
  
0453315

Area
  
114.8 km²

Population
  
2,301 (2010)

Franklin Township, Washington County, Indiana

Weather
  
-8°C, Wind SW at 2 km/h, 80% Humidity

Franklin Township is one of thirteen townships in Washington County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 2,301 and it contained 874 housing units.

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Map of Franklin Township, IN, USA

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 44.31 square miles (114.8 km2), of which 44.25 square miles (114.6 km2) (or 99.86%) is land and 0.06 square miles (0.16 km2) (or 0.14%) is water.

Unincorporated towns

  • Bunker Hill at 38.573671°N 85.894415°W / 38.573671; -85.894415
  • New Philadelphia at 38.626447°N 85.969974°W / 38.626447; -85.969974
  • New Salem at 38.621448°N 85.904138°W / 38.621448; -85.904138
  • South Boston at 38.582837°N 85.979141°W / 38.582837; -85.979141

    • (This list is based on USGS data and may include former settlements.)

    Adjacent townships

  • Gibson Township (north)
  • Finley Township, Scott County (northeast)
  • Polk Township (south)
  • Pierce Township (southwest)
  • Washington Township (west)

    • Cemeteries

    The township contains these five cemeteries: Beech Grove, Blue River Church, Bunker Hill, Conway, olive branch and Chestnut Hill.

    School districts

  • East Washington School Corporation

    • Political districts

  • Indiana's 9th congressional district
  • State House District 73
  • State Senate District 45

    • References

    Franklin Township, Washington County, Indiana Wikipedia
    (Text) CC BY-SA