Franklin Township, Shelby County, Ohio

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Franklin Township, Shelby County, Ohio
Township
Swanders elevator.jpg
Grain elevator at Swanders
Map of Shelby County Ohio Highlighting Franklin Township.png
Location of Franklin Township in Shelby County
Coordinates: 40°21′39″N84°9′45″W / 40.36083°N 84.16250°W / 40.36083; -84.16250
Country United States
State Ohio
County Shelby
Area
 • Total24.8 sq mi (64.2 km2)
 • Land24.8 sq mi (64.2 km2)
 • Water0.0 sq mi (0.1 km2)
Elevation
[1]
1,007 ft (307 m)
Population
 (2020) [2]
 • Total3,457
 • Density139.4/sq mi (53.8/km2)
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
FIPS code 39-28434 [3]
GNIS feature ID1086961 [1]

Franklin Township is one of the fourteen townships of Shelby County, Ohio, United States. The 2020 census found 3,457 people in the township.

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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. [4] It is one of twenty-one Franklin Townships statewide. [5]

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, [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.

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References

  1. 1 2 "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  2. ↑ "Franklin township, Shelby County, Ohio - Census Bureau Profile". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved August 21, 2023.
  3. ↑ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau . Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  4. ↑ Hitchcock, Almon Baldwin Carrington (1913). History of Shelby County, Ohio, and representative citizens. p. 84.
  5. ↑ "Detailed map of Ohio" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 2000. Retrieved February 16, 2007.
  6. ↑ §503.24, §505.01, and §507.01 of the Ohio Revised Code. Accessed 4/30/2009.
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