Franklin Township, Columbiana County, Ohio | |
|---|---|
) St John Catholic Church, on hill above Summitville | |
) Location of Franklin Township in Columbiana County | |
| Coordinates: 40°41′18″N 80°53′13″W / 40.68833°N 80.88694°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Ohio |
| County | Columbiana |
| Area | |
| • Total | 23.1 sq mi (59.7 km2) |
| • Land | 23.0 sq mi (59.6 km2) |
| • Water | 0.08 sq mi (0.2 km2) |
| Elevation | 1,093 ft (333 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 835 |
| • Density | 36/sq mi (14.0/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| 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 2010 census reported 835 people living in the township,[3] 700 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.[4]
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
One village is located in Franklin Township:
- The village of Summitville, in the west
Name and history
| Historical population | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Census | Pop. | %± | |
| 1980 | 831 | — | |
| 1990 | 777 | −6.5% | |
| 2000 | 766 | −1.4% | |
| 2010 | 835 | 9.0% | |
| 2018 (est.) | 790 | [5] | −5.4% |
| U.S. Decennial Census[6] | |||
It is one of twenty-one Franklin Townships statewide.[7] The township was organized in 1816.[8][9]
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,[10] 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.
Township Trustees
Fiscal Officer
- Britnie Baker[11]
References
- ^ a b "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
- ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
- ^ "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Franklin township, Columbiana County, Ohio". U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder. Archived from the original on January 27, 2015. Retrieved January 27, 2015.
- ^ "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Remainder of Franklin township, Franklin township, Columbiana County, Ohio". U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder. Archived from the original on January 27, 2015. Retrieved January 27, 2015.
- ^ "Population and Housing Unit Estimates". Retrieved June 12, 2019.
- ^ "Census of Population and Housing" (PDF). Census.gov. Retrieved July 17, 2018.
- ^ "Detailed map of Ohio" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 2000. Retrieved 2007-02-16.
- ^ Cranmer, Gibson Lamb (1891). History of the upper Ohio Valley. 2. Madison, Wisconsin: Brant & Fuller. p. 22.
- ^ McCord, William B. (1905). History of Columbiana County, Ohio and Representative Citizens. Biographical Publishing Company. pp. 312.
- ^ §503.24, §505.01, and §507.01 of the Ohio Revised Code. Accessed 4/30/2009.
- ^ a b c d "Columbiana County Elected Officials as of Jan. 1, 2020" (PDF). Retrieved January 19, 2020.