Franklin Township is one of the eighteen townships

Civil township

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 of Columbiana County

Columbiana County, Ohio

Columbiana County is a county located in the U.S. state of Ohio. As of 2010, the population was 107,841. It is named for Christopher Columbus and the county seat is Lisbon....

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United States Census, 2000

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 found 766 people in the township, 658 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.

Geography

Located in the southwestern part of the county, it borders the following townships:

• Center Township
  Center Township, Columbiana County, Ohio
  Center Township is one of the eighteen townships of Columbiana County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 6,473 people in the township, 3,685 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.-Geography:...
  
   - northeast
• Wayne Township
  Wayne Township, Columbiana County, Ohio
  Wayne Township is one of the eighteen townships of Columbiana County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 785 people in the township.-Geography:Located in the southern part of the county, it borders the following townships:*Center Township - north...
  
   - east
• Washington Township
  Washington Township, Columbiana County, Ohio
  Washington Township is one of the eighteen townships of Columbiana County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 2,380 people in the township, 983 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.-Geography:...
  
   - southeast
• Fox Township, Carroll County
  Fox Township, Carroll County, Ohio
  Fox Township is one of the fourteen townships of Carroll County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 1,075 people in the township.-Geography:Located in the eastern part of the county, it borders the following townships:...
  
   - southwest
• East Township, Carroll County
  East Township, Carroll County, Ohio
  East Township is one of the fourteen townships of Carroll County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 859 people in the township.-Geography:Located in the northeastern corner of the county, it borders the following townships:...
  
   - west
• Hanover Township
  Hanover Township, Columbiana County, Ohio
  Hanover Township is one of the eighteen townships of Columbiana County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 3,749 people in the township, 3,362 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.-Geography:...
  
   - northwest

The village of Summitville

Summitville, Ohio

Summitville is a village in Columbiana County, Ohio, United States. The population was 108 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Summitville is located at ....

 is located in western Franklin Township.

Name and history

It is one of twenty-one Franklin Townships statewide

Franklin Township, Ohio

Franklin Township, Ohio may refer to:*Franklin Township, Adams County, Ohio*Franklin Township, Brown County, Ohio*Franklin Township, Clermont County, Ohio*Franklin Township, Columbiana County, Ohio*Franklin Township, Coshocton County, Ohio...

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The township was organized in 1816.

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.