Franklin Township, Brown County, Ohio

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Franklin Township, Brown County, Ohio
Township
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Dam at Lake Waynoka
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Location of Franklin Township in Brown County
Coordinates: 38°55′31″N83°48′42″W / 38.92528°N 83.81167°W / 38.92528; -83.81167
Country United States
State Ohio
County Brown
Area
 • Total27.3 sq mi (70.6 km2)
 • Land26.9 sq mi (69.6 km2)
 • Water0.4 sq mi (1.0 km2)
Elevation
[1]
978 ft (298 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total1,666
 • Density61/sq mi (24/km2)
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
FIPS code 39-28210 [2]
GNIS feature ID1085795 [1]

Franklin Township is one of the sixteen townships of Brown County, Ohio, United States. The 2020 census found 1,666 people in the township. [3]

Contents

Geography

Located in the center of the county, it borders the following townships:

No municipalities are located in Franklin Township.

Name and history

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

Franklin Township was established in 1822. [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. 2007-10-25. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  2. ↑ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau . Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  3. ↑ "Franklin township, Brown County, Ohio - Census Bureau Profile". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 26 May 2023.
  4. ↑ "Detailed map of Ohio" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 2000. Retrieved 2007-02-16.
  5. ↑ The History of Brown County, Ohio. Higginson Book Company. 1883. pp.  530.
  6. ↑ §503.24, §505.01, and §507.01 of the Ohio Revised Code. Accessed 4/30/2009.
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