Franklin Township, Richland County, Ohio

Franklin Township is one of the eighteen townships of Richland County, Ohio, United States. It is a part of the Mansfield Metropolitan Statistical Area. The 2000 census found 1,772 people in the township.GeographyLocated in the northern part of the county, it borders the following townships: Blooming Grove Township - northButler Township - northeast cornerWeller Township - eastMadison Township - southSpringfield Township - southwest cornerJackson Township - westCass Township - northwest corner Part of the city of Mansfield, the county seat of Richland County, is located in southern Franklin Township.Name and historyIt is one of twenty-one Franklin Townships statewide.