Franklin Township, Monroe County, Ohio

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Franklin Township, Ohio
Municipalities and townships of Monroe County.
Municipalities and townships of Monroe County.
Coordinates: 39°43′7″N 81°15′58″W / 39.71861, -81.26611
Country United States
State Ohio
County Monroe
Area
 - Total 23.8 sq mi (61.6 km²)
 - Land 23.8 sq mi (61.6 km²)
 - Water 0.0 sq mi (0.0 km²)
Elevation [1] 1,089 ft (332 m)
Population (2000)
 - Total 453
 - Density 19.0/sq mi (7.4/km²)
Time zone Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
 - Summer (DST) EDT (UTC-4)
FIPS code 39-28357[2]
GNIS feature ID 1086650[1]

Franklin Township is one of the eighteen townships of Monroe County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 453 people in the township, 367 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.[3]

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[edit] Geography

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

The village of Stafford lies in southwestern Franklin Township.

[edit] Name and history

It is one of twenty-one Franklin Townships statewide.

[edit] 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 clerk, 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 clerkship or on the board of trustees are filled by the remaining trustees.

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