Franklin Township, Harrison County, Ohio
Encyclopedia
Franklin Township is one of the fifteen townships
of Harrison County, Ohio
, United States
. The 2000 census
found 641 people in the township, 559 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.
The village of Deersville
is located in southeastern Franklin Township.
.
Civil township
A civil township is a widely used unit of local government in the United States, subordinate to, and geographic divisions of, a county. Specific responsibilities and the degree of autonomy vary based on each state. Civil townships are distinct from survey townships, but in states that have both,...
of Harrison County, Ohio
Ohio
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, United States
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. The 2000 census
United States Census, 2000
The Twenty-second United States Census, known as Census 2000 and conducted by the Census Bureau, determined the resident population of the United States on April 1, 2000, to be 281,421,906, an increase of 13.2% over the 248,709,873 persons enumerated during the 1990 Census...
found 641 people in the township, 559 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.
Geography
Located in the western part of the county, it borders the following townships:- Monroe TownshipMonroe Township, Harrison County, OhioMonroe Township is one of the fifteen townships of Harrison County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 1,241 people in the township, 827 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.-Geography:...
- north - Stock TownshipStock Township, Harrison County, OhioStock Township is one of the fifteen townships of Harrison County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 432 people in the township.-Geography:Located in the north central part of the county, it borders the following townships:*North Township - north...
- east - Nottingham TownshipNottingham Township, Harrison County, OhioNottingham Township is one of the fifteen townships of Harrison County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 392 people in the township.-Geography:Located in the south central part of the county, it borders the following townships:...
- southeast - Washington TownshipWashington Township, Harrison County, OhioWashington Township is one of the fifteen townships of Harrison County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 598 people in the township.-Geography:Located in the western part of the county, it borders the following townships:...
- southwest - Rush Township, Tuscarawas CountyRush Township, Tuscarawas County, OhioRush Township is one of the twenty-two townships of Tuscarawas County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 887 people in the township.-Geography:Located in the southeastern part of the county, it borders the following townships:...
- west - Mill Township, Tuscarawas CountyMill Township, Tuscarawas County, OhioMill Township is one of the twenty-two townships of Tuscarawas County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 10,290 people in the township, 1,835 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.-Geography:...
- northwest
The village of Deersville
Deersville, Ohio
Deersville is a village in Harrison County, Ohio, United States. The population was 82 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Deersville is located at ....
is located in southeastern Franklin Township.
Name and history
It is one of twenty-one Franklin Townships statewideFranklin 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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