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Franklin Township, Licking County, Ohio

Township in Ohio, US


Township in Ohio, US

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image_captionFarmland and a church in the township
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map_captionLocation of Franklin Township in Licking County
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area_total_km263.74
area_land_km263.57
area_water_km20.16
population_as_of2020
population_footnotes
population_total2112
population_density_km2auto
population_density_sq_miauto
timezoneEastern (EST)
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website

Franklin Township is one of the 25 townships of Licking County, Ohio, United States. As of the 2020 census the population was 2,112.

Geography

Located in the southeastern part of the county, it borders the following townships and city:

  • Madison Township - north
  • Hanover Township - northeast corner
  • Hopewell Township - east
  • Bowling Green Township - south
  • Licking Township - west
  • Heath - northwest

Name and history

It is one of twenty-one Franklin Townships statewide.

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.

References

References

  1. "U.S. Gazetteer Files: 2019: County Subdivisions: Ohio".
  2. "Franklin township, Licking County, Ohio - Census Bureau Profile". United States Census Bureau.
  3. (2007-10-25). "US Board on Geographic Names". [[United States Geological Survey]].
  4. "U.S. Census website". [[United States Census Bureau]].
  5. (2000). "Detailed map of Ohio". [[United States Census Bureau]].
  6. [http://codes.ohio.gov/orc/503.24 §503.24], [http://codes.ohio.gov/orc/505.01 §505.01], and [http://codes.ohio.gov/orc/507.01 §507.01] of the [[Ohio Revised Code]]. Accessed 4/30/2009.
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