Franklin Township, Brown County, Ohio

Franklin Township is one of the sixteen townships of Brown County, Ohio, United States. The 2010 census found 1,654 people in the township.GeographyLocated in the center of the county, it borders the following townships: Washington Township - northEagle Township - northeast cornerJackson Township - eastJefferson Township - southeastPleasant Township - southwestScott Township - northwest No municipalities are located in Franklin Township.Name and historyIt is one of twenty-one Franklin Townships statewide.Franklin Township was established in 1822.GovernmentThe 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.