Franklin Township, Tuscarawas County, Ohio

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Franklin Township, Tuscarawas County, Ohio
Township
Sugar Creek Ohio.jpg
Sugar Creek just below the Beach City Dam
Map of Tuscarawas County Ohio Highlighting Franklin Township.png
Location of Franklin Township in Tuscarawas County
Coordinates: 40°35′39″N81°31′59″W / 40.59417°N 81.53306°W / 40.59417; -81.53306 Coordinates: 40°35′39″N81°31′59″W / 40.59417°N 81.53306°W / 40.59417; -81.53306
Country United States
State Ohio
County Tuscarawas
Area
 • Total23.4 sq mi (60.5 km2)
 • Land23.1 sq mi (59.9 km2)
 • Water0.3 sq mi (0.7 km2)
Elevation
[1]
942 ft (287 m)
Population
 (2000)
 • Total4,244
 • Density183.6/sq mi (70.9/km2)
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
FIPS code 39-28462 [2]
GNIS feature ID1087055 [1]

Franklin Township is one of the twenty-two townships of Tuscarawas County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 4,244 people in the township, 1,934 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township. [3]

Contents

Geography

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

The village of Strasburg is located in eastern Franklin Township.

Name and history

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

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. The current trustees are Max Bonifant, Randy Fearon, and Douglas Gene Hensel, and the fiscal officer is Tammy Spidell. [5]

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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. ↑ Tuscarawas County, Ohio — Population by Places Estimates [ permanent dead link ] Ohio State University, 2007. Accessed 15 May 2007.
  4. ↑ "Detailed map of Ohio" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 2000. Retrieved 2007-02-16.
  5. ↑ Tuscarawas County, Ohio — Engineer: Joseph S. Bachman Archived 2007-05-28 at the Wayback Machine . Tuscarawas County. Accessed 2007-06-01.
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