| Franklin Township, Ohio | |
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| — Township — | |
| Municipalities and townships of Brown County. | |
| Coordinates: | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Ohio |
| County | Brown |
| Area | |
| • Total | 27.3 sq mi (70.7 km2) |
| • Land | 26.9 sq mi (69.7 km2) |
| • Water | 0.4 sq mi (1.0 km2) |
| Elevation[1] | 978 ft (298 m) |
| Population (2000) | |
| • Total | 1,596 |
| • Density | 59.3/sq mi (22.9/km2) |
| Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| FIPS code | 39-28210[2] |
| GNIS feature ID | 1085795[1] |
Franklin Township is one of the sixteen townships of Brown County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 1,596 people in the township, 1,594 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.[3]
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Located in the center of the county, it borders the following townships:
No municipalities are located in Franklin Township.
It is one of twenty-one Franklin Townships statewide.[4]
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,[5] 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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