Franklin Township, Tuscarawas County, Ohio
Encyclopedia
Franklin Township is one of the twenty-two townships
of Tuscarawas County
, Ohio
, United States
. The 2000 census
found 4,244 people in the township, 1,934 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.
The village of Strasburg
is located in eastern 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 Tuscarawas County
Tuscarawas County, Ohio
Tuscarawas County is a county located in the eastern part of the state of Ohio. As of the 2010 census, the population was 92,582. Its county seat is New Philadelphia...
, Ohio
Ohio
Ohio is a Midwestern state in the United States. The 34th largest state by area in the U.S.,it is the 7th‑most populous with over 11.5 million residents, containing several major American cities and seven metropolitan areas with populations of 500,000 or more.The state's capital is Columbus...
, United States
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 4,244 people in the township, 1,934 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.
Geography
Located in the northwestern part of the county, it borders the following townships:- Bethlehem Township, Stark CountyBethlehem Township, Stark County, OhioBethlehem Township is one of the seventeen townships of Stark County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 5,650 people in the township, 4,210 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.-Geography:...
- northeast - Lawrence TownshipLawrence Township, Tuscarawas County, OhioLawrence Township is one of the twenty-two townships of Tuscarawas County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 5,241 people in the township, 4,154 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.-Geography:...
- east - Dover TownshipDover Township, Tuscarawas County, OhioDover Township is one of the twenty-two townships of Tuscarawas County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 4,726 people in the township, 4,485 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.-Geography:...
- southeast - Sugar Creek TownshipSugar Creek Township, Tuscarawas County, OhioSugar Creek Township is one of the twenty-two townships of Tuscarawas County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 3,894 people in the township, 1,720 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.-Geography:...
- southwest - Wayne TownshipWayne Township, Tuscarawas County, OhioWayne Township is one of the twenty-two townships of Tuscarawas County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 1,743 people in the township.-Geography:Located in the northwestern corner part of the county, it borders the following townships:...
- west - Sugar Creek Township, Stark CountySugar Creek Township, Stark County, OhioSugar Creek Township is one of the seventeen townships of Stark County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 6,740 people in the township, 2,944 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.-Geography:...
- northwest
The village of Strasburg
Strasburg, Ohio
Strasburg is a village in Tuscarawas County, Ohio, United States. The population was 2,310 at the 2000 census.Strasburg is the location of the Lynn Auto Theatre.-Geography:Strasburg is located at , along Sugar Creek....
is located in eastern 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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