Franklin Township was one of nine townships in

Johnson County, Indiana Johnson County is a county located in the U.S. state of Indiana. As of 2020, the population was 161,765. The county seat is Franklin. Johnson County is included in the Indianapolis- Carmel- Anderson, IN Metropolitan Statistical Area. Trans ...

. 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 and was reelected to a second term beginning on January 1, 2019. As of January 1, 2022, Franklin, Union, and Needham townships were merged into a single entity known as Franklin-Union-Needham Township ("FUN").

History

Hopewell Presbyterian Church and Van Nuys Farm are listed on the

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. 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.

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of , of which (or 99.94%) is land and (or 0.06%) is water.

References

External links

Indiana Township Association

United Township Association of Indiana
*https://www.franklintownshiptrustee.org/ {{authority control Townships in Johnson County, Indiana Townships in Indiana