Franklin Township, Ripley County, Indiana

Franklin Township is one of eleven townships in Ripley County, Indiana. As of the 2020 census, its population was 3,628 (down from 3,773 at 2010^[3]) and it contained 1,574 housing units.^[4]

Historical population

Census	Pop.	Note	%±
1890	1,755		—
1900	1,929		9.9%
1910	1,722		−10.7%
1920	1,872		8.7%
1930	1,949		4.1%
1940	2,108		8.2%
1950	2,315		9.8%
1960	2,784		20.3%
1970	2,907		4.4%
1980	3,434		18.1%
1990	3,053		−11.1%
2000	3,362		10.1%
2010	3,773		12.2%
2020	3,628		−3.8%
Source: US Decennial Census[5]

Franklin Township
Township
Coordinates: 39°10′13″N 85°08′29″W
Country	United States
State	Indiana
County	Ripley
Government
• Type	Indiana township
Area
• Total	36.6 sq mi (95 km2)
• Land	36.54 sq mi (94.6 km2)
• Water	0.06 sq mi (0.2 km2)
Elevation [1]	994 ft (303 m)
Population  (2020)
• Total	3,628
• Density	99/sq mi (38/km2)
Area code	812
FIPS code	18-25612[2]
GNIS feature ID	453314

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 36.6 square miles (95 km²), of which 36.54 square miles (94.6 km²) (or 99.84%) is land and 0.06 square miles (0.16 km²) (or 0.16%) is water.^[3]

Cities and towns

• Milan (northern half)

Unincorporated towns

• Behlmer Corner
• Clinton
• Negengards Corner
• Old Milan
• Pierceville
• Stumpke Corner

Education

Franklin Township residents may obtain a free library card from the Osgood Public Library Central Library in Osgood, or its branch in Milan.^[6]