Franklin Township is one of the twenty-two townships of Tuscarawas County, Ohio, United States. The 2020 census found 4,846 people in the township.
Franklin Township, Tuscarawas County, Ohio | |
|---|---|
 Sugar Creek just below the Beach City Dam | |
 Location of Franklin Township in Tuscarawas County | |
| Coordinates: 40°35′39″N 81°31′59″W / 40.59417°N 81.53306°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Ohio |
| County | Tuscarawas |
| Area | |
• Total | 23.4 sq mi (60.5 km2) |
| • Land | 23.1 sq mi (59.9 km2) |
| • Water | 0.3 sq mi (0.7 km2) |
| Elevation | 942 ft (287 m) |
| Population | |
• Total | 4,846 |
| • Density | 209.8/sq mi (80.9/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| FIPS code | 39-28462[3] |
| GNIS feature ID | 1087055[1] |
Geography
editLocated in the northwestern part of the county, it borders the following townships:
- Bethlehem Township, Stark County - northeast
- Lawrence Township - east
- Dover Township - southeast
- Sugar Creek Township - southwest
- Wayne Township - west
- Sugar Creek Township, Stark County - northwest
The village of Strasburg is located in eastern Franklin Township.
Name and history
editIt is one of twenty-one Franklin Townships statewide.[4]
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, 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. The current trustees are Max Bonifant, Randy Fearon, and Douglas Gene Hensel, and the fiscal officer is Tammy Spidell.[5]
References
edit- ^ a b "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ "Franklin township, Tuscarawas County, Ohio - Census Bureau Profile". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved September 1, 2023.
- ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ "Detailed map of Ohio" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 2000. Retrieved February 16, 2007.
- ^ Tuscarawas County, Ohio — Engineer: Joseph S. Bachman Archived 2007-05-28 at the Wayback Machine. Tuscarawas County. Accessed 2007-06-01.
External links
edit- County website Archived September 30, 2017, at the Wayback Machine