Franklin Township, Columbiana County, Ohio
| Franklin Township, Ohio | |
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| — Township — | |
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| Coordinates: 40°41′18″N 80°53′13″W / 40.68833°N 80.88694°WCoordinates: 40°41′18″N 80°53′13″W / 40.68833°N 80.88694°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Ohio |
| County | Columbiana |
| Area | |
| • Total | 23.0 sq mi (59.7 km2) |
| • Land | 23.0 sq mi (59.6 km2) |
| • Water | 0.0 sq mi (0.1 km2) |
| Elevation[1] | 1,093 ft (333 m) |
| Population (2000) | |
| • Total | 766 |
| • Density | 33.3/sq mi (12.9/km2) |
| Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| FIPS code | 39-28238[2] |
| GNIS feature ID | 1085894[1] |
Franklin Township is one of the eighteen townships of Columbiana County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 766 people in the township, 658 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.[3]
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[edit] Geography
Located in the southwestern part of the county, it borders the following townships:
- Center Township - northeast
- Wayne Township - east
- Washington Township - southeast
- Fox Township, Carroll County - southwest
- East Township, Carroll County - west
- Hanover Township - northwest
The village of Summitville is located in western Franklin Township.
[edit] Name and history
It is one of twenty-one Franklin Townships statewide.[4] The township was organized in 1816.[5]
[edit] 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.
[edit] References
- ^ a b "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. http://geonames.usgs.gov. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
- ^ "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. http://factfinder.census.gov. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
- ^ Columbiana County, Ohio — Population by Places Estimates Ohio State University, 2007. Accessed 15 May 2007.
- ^ "Detailed map of Ohio" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 2000. http://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/general_ref/cousub_outline/cen2k_pgsz/oh_cosub.pdf. Retrieved 2007-02-16.
- ^ Cranmer, Gibson Lamb (1891). History of the upper Ohio Valley. 2. Madison, Wisconsin: Brant & Fuller. p. 22. http://books.google.com/books?id=OGKgCxz8tG0C&pg=PA22&dq=Franklin.
- ^ §503.24, §505.01, and §507.01 of the Ohio Revised Code. Accessed 4/30/2009.
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