Franklin Township, Columbiana County, Ohio

Franklin Township, Columbiana County, Ohio
Township
St John Catholic Church, on hill above Summitville
Location of Franklin Township in Columbiana County
Coordinates: 40°41′18″N 80°53′13″W
Country	United States
State	Ohio
County	Columbiana
Area
• Total	23.1 sq mi (59.7 km^2)
• Land	23.0 sq mi (59.6 km^2)
• Water	0.08 sq mi (0.2 km^2)
Elevation [1]	1,093 ft (333 m)
Population  (2020)[2]
• Total	735
• Density	32/sq mi (12/km^2)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
FIPS code	39-28238[3]
GNIS feature ID	1085894[1]

Franklin Township is one of the eighteen townships of Columbiana County, Ohio, United States. The 2020 census reported 735 people living in the township.

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.	Note	%±
1980	831		—
1990	777		−6.5%
2000	766		−1.4%
2010	835		9.0%
2020	735		−12.0%

It is one of twenty-one Franklin Townships statewide.^[4] The township was organized in 1816.^[5][6]

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,^[7] 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

• Joe Medure, Chairman^[8]
• Mike Lutz, Vice Chairman^[8]
• Mike Johnson^[8]

Fiscal Officer

• Britnie Baker^[8]

References

1. "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
2. "Franklin township, Columbiana County, Ohio - Census Bureau Profile". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved June 4, 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. Cranmer, Gibson Lamb (1891). History of the upper Ohio Valley. Vol. 2. Madison, Wisconsin: Brant & Fuller. p. 22.
6. McCord, William B. (1905). History of Columbiana County, Ohio and Representative Citizens. Biographical Publishing Company. pp. 312.
7. §503.24, §505.01, and §507.01 of the Ohio Revised Code. Accessed April 30, 2009.
8. "2020 General Election Results for Columbiana County" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on June 8, 2021. Retrieved February 19, 2021.

External links

• County website