Franklin Township
Township
Location in Washington County
Coordinates: 38°36′04″N 85°56′39″W / 38.60111°N 85.94417°W / 38.60111; -85.94417
Country	United States
State	Indiana
County	Washington
Government
• Type	Indiana township
Area
• Total	44.31 sq mi (114.8 km2)
• Land	44.25 sq mi (114.6 km2)
• Water	0.06 sq mi (0.2 km2)  0.14%
Elevation	860 ft (262 m)
Population  (2010)
• Total	2,301
• Density	52/sq mi (20/km2)
Time zone	UTC-5 (EST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP codes	47126, 47165, 47167
Area code	812
GNIS feature ID	0453315

Franklin Township is one of thirteen townships in Washington County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 2,301 and it contained 874 housing units.^[1]

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 44.31 square miles (114.8 km²), of which 44.25 square miles (114.6 km²) (or 99.86%) is land and 0.06 square miles (0.16 km²) (or 0.14%) is water.^[1]

Unincorporated towns

• Bunker Hill at 38°34′25″N 85°53′40″W / 38.573671°N 85.894415°W / 38.573671; -85.894415
• New Philadelphia at 38°37′35″N 85°58′12″W / 38.626447°N 85.969974°W / 38.626447; -85.969974
• New Salem at 38°37′17″N 85°54′15″W / 38.621448°N 85.904138°W / 38.621448; -85.904138
• South Boston at 38°34′58″N 85°58′45″W / 38.582837°N 85.979141°W / 38.582837; -85.979141

(This list is based on USGS data and may include former settlements.)

Adjacent townships

• Gibson Township (north)
• Finley Township, Scott County (northeast)
• Polk Township (south)
• Pierce Township (southwest)
• Washington Township (west)

Cemeteries

The township contains these five cemeteries: Beech Grove, Blue River Church, Bunker Hill, Conway, olive branch and Chestnut Hill.

School districts

• East Washington School Corporation

Political districts

• Indiana's 9th congressional district
• State House District 73
• State Senate District 45