Franklin Township | |
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| Coordinates:39°29′04″N86°05′29″W / 39.48444°N 86.09139°W /39.48444; -86.09139 | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Indiana |
| County | Johnson |
| Government | |
| • Type | Indiana township |
| • Township Trustee | Lydia J. Wales |
| Area | |
• Total | 35.53 sq mi (92.0 km2) |
| • Land | 35.51 sq mi (92.0 km2) |
| • Water | 0.02 sq mi (0.052 km2) |
| Elevation | 732 ft (223 m) |
| Population | |
• Total | 21,230 |
| • Density | 582.5/sq mi (224.9/km2) |
| FIPS code | 18-25468[3] |
| GNIS feature ID | 453306 |
Franklin Township was one of ninetownships inJohnson County, Indiana. As of the 2010 census, its population was 20,685 and it contained 8,503 housing units. Lydia J. Wales was elected as Franklin Township Trustee and began serving her first term on January 1, 2015[4] and was reelected to a second term beginning on January 1, 2019.
As of January 1, 2022, Franklin,Union, andNeedham townships were merged into a single entity known as Franklin-Union-Needham Township ("FUN").[5]
Hopewell Presbyterian Church andVan Nuys Farm are listed on theNational Register of Historic Places.[6] The Franklin Township Trustee's office was relocated to 20 Circle Drive in Franklin in 2019. The trustee's office is primarily tasked with poor relief and fire protection for unincorporated areas within the township.
According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 35.53 square miles (92.0 km2), of which 35.51 square miles (92.0 km2) (or 99.94%) is land and 0.02 square miles (0.052 km2) (or 0.06%) is water.[4]
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| Footnotes | ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties | |