Franklin Township, Tuscarawas County, Ohio

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
Township
Sugar Creek just below the Beach City Dam
Location of Franklin Township in Tuscarawas County
Coordinates: 40°35′39″N 81°31′59″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 [1]	942 ft (287 m)
Population  (2020)[2]
• 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

Located 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

It is one of twenty-one Franklin Townships statewide.^[4]

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, 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

1. "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
2. "Franklin township, Tuscarawas County, Ohio - Census Bureau Profile". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved September 1, 2023.
3. "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
4. "Detailed map of Ohio" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 2000. Retrieved February 16, 2007.
5. Tuscarawas County, Ohio — Engineer: Joseph S. Bachman Archived 2007-05-28 at the Wayback Machine. Tuscarawas County. Accessed 2007-06-01.

External links

• County website Archived September 30, 2017, at the Wayback Machine