Franklin Township is one of the fourteen townships of Mercer County, Ohio, United States. The 2020 census found 2,511 people in the township.
Franklin Township, Mercer County, Ohio | |
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 Docks on the southern shore of Grand Lake St. Marys | |
 Location in Mercer County and the state of Ohio. | |
| Coordinates: 40°29′7″N 84°31′31″W / 40.48528°N 84.52528°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Ohio |
| County | Mercer |
| Area | |
• Total | 27.4 sq mi (71.0 km2) |
| • Land | 25.1 sq mi (65.0 km2) |
| • Water | 2.3 sq mi (6.0 km2) |
| Elevation | 886 ft (270 m) |
| Population | |
• Total | 2,511 |
| • Density | 92/sq mi (35/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| FIPS code | 39-28350[3] |
| GNIS feature ID | 1086624[1] |
Geography
editLocated in the southeastern part of the county, it borders the following townships:
- Jefferson Township - north
- Saint Marys Township, Auglaize County - east
- German Township, Auglaize County - southeast
- Marion Township - south
- Butler Township - west
The village of Montezuma is located in northwestern Franklin Township.
Name and history
editFranklin Township was organized in 1841.[4] It is one of twenty-one Franklin Townships statewide.[5]
Government
editThe 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.
References
edit- ^ a b "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ "Franklin township, Mercer County, Ohio - Census Bureau Profile". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 25, 2023.
- ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ Scranton, S. S. (1907). History of Mercer County, Ohio, and Representative Citizens. Biographical Publishing Company. p. 204.
- ^ "Detailed map of Ohio" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 2000. Retrieved February 16, 2007.
- ^ §503.24, §505.01, and §507.01 of the Ohio Revised Code. Accessed 4/30/2009.