Franklin Township, Richland County, Ohio

Franklin Township, Richland County, Ohio
Township
Rural scene north of the Mansfield Lahm Regional Airport
Location of Franklin Township (red) in Richland County, next to the city of Mansfield (yellow).
Coordinates: 40°51′37″N82°32′21″W / 40.86028°N 82.53917°W / 40.86028; -82.53917
Country	United States
State	Ohio
County	Richland
Area
• Total	21.2 sq mi (54.9 km2)
• Land	21.2 sq mi (54.9 km2)
• Water	0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2)
Elevation [1]	1,168 ft (356 m)
Population  (2020) [2]
• Total	1,679
• Density	79/sq mi (31/km2)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
FIPS code	39-28406 [3]
GNIS feature ID	1086875 [1]

Franklin Township is one of the eighteen townships of Richland County, Ohio, United States. It is a part of the Mansfield Metropolitan Statistical Area. The 2020 census found 1,679 people in the township.

Geography

Located in the northern part of the county, it borders the following townships:

• Blooming Grove Township – north
• Butler Township – northeast corner
• Weller Township – east
• Madison Township – south
• Springfield Township – southwest corner
• Jackson Township – west
• Cass Township – northwest corner

Part of the city of Mansfield, the county seat of Richland County, is located in southern Franklin Township.

Name and history

It is one of twenty-one Franklin Townships statewide. ^[4] Franklin Township was formed on 4 June 1816 from a six mile square portion of southeast Blooming Grove Township. ^[5] When Ashland County was formed, Franklin Township gained the two westernmost columns of Milton Township that remained in Richmond County. Weller Township was formed from the Milton sections plus two additional columns of sections from eastern Franklin, leaving the township in its present six mile long by four mile wide extent.

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.

References

1. "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
2. "Franklin township, Richland County, Ohio - Census Bureau Profile". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved August 12, 2023.
3. "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau . Retrieved January 31, 2008.
4. "Detailed map of Ohio" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 2000. Retrieved February 16, 2007.
5. Blooming Grove Township. HISTORY OF RICHLAND COUNTY. Chapter XLI. Page 393. Accessed 10 March 2023.
6. §503.24, §505.01, and §507.01 of the Ohio Revised Code. Accessed 4/30/2009.

External links

• County website