Franklin Township, Shelby County, Ohio

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Franklin Township, Ohio
Coordinates: 40°21′39″N 84°9′45″W / 40.36083, -84.1625
Country United States
State Ohio
County Shelby
Area
 - Total 24.8 sq mi (64.2 km²)
 - Land 24.8 sq mi (64.2 km²)
 - Water 0.0 sq mi (0.1 km²)
Elevation [1] 1,007 ft (307 m)
Population (2000)
 - Total 2,842
 - Density 114.7/sq mi (44.3/km²)
Time zone Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
 - Summer (DST) EDT (UTC-4)
FIPS code 39-28434[2]
GNIS feature ID 1086961[1]
Municipalities, townships, and waterways of Shelby County.
Municipalities, townships, and waterways of Shelby County.

Franklin Township is one of the fourteen townships of Shelby County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 2,842 people in the township, 1,773 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.[3]

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[edit] 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.

[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.

Franklin Township's offices are located on County Road 25-A in Swanders, adjacent to Pearl Cemetery.[citation needed]

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