Franklin Township is one of the twelve townships of Jackson County, Ohio, United States. As of the 2020 census, 2,290 people lived in the township.
Franklin Township, Jackson County, Ohio | |
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 Jackson County Airport | |
 Location of Franklin Township in Jackson County | |
| Coordinates: 38°58′27″N 82°36′21″W / 38.97417°N 82.60583°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Ohio |
| County | Jackson |
| Area | |
| • Total | 36.9 sq mi (95.5 km2) |
| • Land | 36.8 sq mi (95.4 km2) |
| • Water | 0.0 sq mi (0.1 km2) |
| Elevation | 751 ft (229 m) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 2,290 |
| • Density | 62/sq mi (24/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| FIPS code | 39-28322[3] |
| GNIS feature ID | 1086365[1] |
Geography edit
Located in the southern part of the county, it borders the following townships:
- Lick Township: north
- Bloomfield Township: east
- Madison Township: southeast
- Jefferson Township: south
- Hamilton Township: southwest corner
- Scioto Township: west
- Liberty Township: northwest corner
Of the three Jackson County townships that do not border other counties (Franklin, Lick, and Coal), Franklin Township is the farthest south.
A small part of the city of Jackson, the county seat of Jackson County, lies in northern Franklin Township.
Name and history edit
Franklin Township was organized as an original township of Jackson County, and named for Benjamin Franklin.[4] It is one of twenty-one Franklin Townships statewide.[5]
Government edit
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,[6] 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 edit
- ^ a b "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ "Franklin township, Jackson County, Ohio - Census Bureau Profile". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 12, 2023.
- ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ Webster, Daniel Webster (1900). A History of Jackson County, Ohio. p. 149.
- ^ "Detailed map of Ohio" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 2000. Retrieved February 16, 2007.
- ^ §503.24, §505.01, and §507.01 of the Ohio Revised Code. Accessed 4/30/2009.