Franklin Township is one of the fifteen townships of Adams County, Ohio, United States. The population was 1,097 at the 2020 census.
Geography Located in the northeastern corner of the county, it borders the following townships: Mifflin Township, Pike County - north Sunfish Township, Pike County - northeast Rarden Township, Scioto County - east Meigs Township - south Bratton Township - west Brushcreek Township, Highland County - northwest corner
No municipalities are located in Franklin Township.
History Franklin Township was organized in 1828. It is named for Benjamin Franklin.
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,§503.24, §505.01, and §507.01 of the Ohio Revised Code. Accessed 4/30/2009. 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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External links County website