Franklin Township, Kosciusko County, Indiana

Franklin Township is one of seventeen townships in Kosciusko County, Indiana. As of the 2020 census, its population was 1,121 (a tiny decline of 1,127 from 2010^[4]) and it contained 436 housing units.

Franklin Township
Township
Coordinates: 41°07′19″N 86°01′43″W
Country	United States
State	Indiana
County	Kosciusko
Government
• Type	Indiana township
Area
• Total	34.37 sq mi (89.0 km2)
• Land	34.21 sq mi (88.6 km2)
• Water	0.16 sq mi (0.4 km2)
Elevation [1]	879 ft (268 m)
Population  (2020)[2]
• Total	1,121
• Density	32.9/sq mi (12.7/km2)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
FIPS code	18-25486[3]
GNIS feature ID	453307

Franklin Township was organized in 1838.^[5]

Geography

As of the 2010 census, the township spans a total area of 34.37 square miles (89.0 km²), with 34.21 square miles (88.6 km²), or 99.53%, consisting of land, and 0.16 square miles (0.41 km²), or 0.47%, covered by water.^[4]

Cities and towns

• Mentone (south side)

Unincorporated towns

• Beaver Dam at 41.0861547°N 86.0133281°W / 41.0861547; -86.0133281
• Lowman Corner at 41.0705991°N 86.0183280°W / 41.0705991; -86.0183280
• Sevastopol at 41.1292104°N 86.0188844°W / 41.1292104; -86.0188844

(This list is based on USGS data and may include former settlements.)