• Source: Franklin Township, Brown County, Ohio

      • Franklin Township is one of the sixteen townships of Brown County, Ohio, United States. The 2020 census found 1,666 people in the township.


      Geography


      Located in the center of the county, it borders the following townships:

      Washington Township - north
      Eagle Township - northeast corner
      Jackson Township - east
      Jefferson Township - southeast
      Pleasant Township - southwest
      Scott Township - northwest
      No municipalities are located in Franklin Township.


      Name and history


      It is one of twenty-one Franklin Townships statewide.
      Franklin Township was established in 1822.


      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.


      References




      External links


      County website

    Kata Kunci Pencarian: