| Franklin Township, Ohio | |
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| — Township — | |
| Municipalities and townships of Coshocton County. | |
| Coordinates: | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Ohio |
| County | Coshocton |
| Area | |
| • Total | 25.1 sq mi (65.0 km2) |
| • Land | 24.4 sq mi (63.1 km2) |
| • Water | 0.7 sq mi (1.8 km2) |
| Elevation[1] | 774 ft (236 m) |
| Population (2000) | |
| • Total | 1,286 |
| • Density | 52.8/sq mi (20.4/km2) |
| Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| FIPS code | 39-28252[2] |
| GNIS feature ID | 1085915[1] |
Franklin Township is one of the twenty-two townships of Coshocton County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 1,286 people in the township, 922 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.[3]
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Located in the southern part of the county, it borders the following townships:
The village of Conesville is located in western 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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