Franklin Township, Licking County, Ohio
Township
Farmland and a church in the township
Location of Franklin Township in Licking County
Coordinates: 39°59′46″N 82°19′52″W / 39.99611°N 82.33111°W / 39.99611; -82.33111
Country	United States
State	Ohio
County	Licking
Area [1]
• Total	24.61 sq mi (63.74 km2)
• Land	24.54 sq mi (63.57 km2)
• Water	0.06 sq mi (0.16 km2)
Elevation [2]	1,112 ft (339 m)
Population  (2020)[3]
• Total	2,112
• Density	86/sq mi (33/km2)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
FIPS code	39-28336[4]
GNIS feature ID	1086458[2]
Website	franklintwp-lickingco.com

Franklin Township is one of the 25 townships of Licking County, Ohio, United States. As of the 2020 census the population was 2,112.

Geography

Located in the southeastern part of the county, it borders the following townships and city:

• Madison Township - north
• Hanover Township - northeast corner
• Hopewell Township - east
• Bowling Green Township - south
• Licking Township - west
• Heath - northwest

Name and history

It is one of twenty-one Franklin Townships statewide.^[5]

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,^[6] 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.