Franklin Township, Harrison County, Ohio

Franklin Township, Harrison County, Ohio
Township


Location of Franklin Township in Harrison County
Coordinates: 40°19′54″N 81°13′6″W / 40.33167°N 81.21833°W / 40.33167; -81.21833Coordinates: 40°19′54″N 81°13′6″W / 40.33167°N 81.21833°W / 40.33167; -81.21833
Country United States
State Ohio
County Harrison
Area
 • Total 22.4 sq mi (58.0 km2)
 • Land 20.4 sq mi (52.9 km2)
 • Water 2.0 sq mi (5.1 km2)
Elevation[1] 1,142 ft (348 m)
Population (2000)
 • Total 641
 • Density 31.4/sq mi (12.1/km2)
Time zone Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
 • Summer (DST) EDT (UTC-4)
FIPS code 39-28308[2]
GNIS feature ID 1086274[1]

Franklin Township is one of the fifteen townships of Harrison County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 641 people in the township, 559 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.[3]

Geography

Located in the western part of the county, it borders the following townships:

The village of Deersville is located in southeastern Franklin Township.

Name and history

It is one of twenty-one Franklin Townships statewide.[4]

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,[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.

References

  1. 1 2 "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  2. ↑ "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  3. ↑ Harrison County, Ohio — Population by Places Estimates Ohio State University, 2007. Accessed 15 May 2007.
  4. ↑ "Detailed map of Ohio" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 2000. Retrieved 2007-02-16.
  5. ↑ §503.24, §505.01, and §507.01 of the Ohio Revised Code. Accessed 4/30/2009.

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