Franklin Township, Licking County, Ohio
Township in Ohio, US
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Franklin Township is one of the 25 townships of Licking County, Ohio, United States. As of the 2020 census the population was 2,112.
Franklin Township, Licking County, Ohio | |
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Farmland and a church in the township | |
 Location of Franklin Township in Licking County | |
| Coordinates: 39°59′46″N 82°19′52″W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Ohio |
| County | Licking |
| Area | |
• Total | 24.61 sq mi (63.74 km2) |
| • Land | 24.54 sq mi (63.57 km2) |
| • Water | 0.062 sq mi (0.16 km2) |
| Elevation | 1,112 ft (339 m) |
| Population | |
• Total | 2,112 |
| • Density | 86.05/sq mi (33.22/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| FIPS code | 39-28336[4] |
| GNIS feature ID | 1086458[2] |
| Website | franklintwp-lickingco |
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.[5]
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,[6] 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.