FIPS code 39-28224 Elevation 257 m Population 4,188 (2010) | Time zone Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) GNIS feature ID 1085862 Local time Thursday 7:36 AM | |
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Weather -7°C, Wind W at 6 km/h, 71% Humidity Area 104.1 km² (101.8 km² Land / 207 ha Water) | ||
Franklin Township is one of the fourteen townships of Clermont County, Ohio, United States. The 2010 census reported 4,188 people living in the township, 3,307 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.
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Map of Franklin Township, OH, USA
Geography
Located in the southeastern corner of the county along the Ohio River, it borders the following townships:
Bracken County, Kentucky lies across the Ohio River to the south.
Two incorporated villages are located in Franklin Township: Chilo in the southwest along the Ohio River, and Felicity in the center. As well, the unincorporated community of Utopia lies in the township's south.
Name and history
It is one of 21 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.