Franklin Township, Washington County, Indiana

Franklin Township
Township
Location in Washington County
Coordinates: 38°36′04″N 85°56′39″W / 38.60111°N 85.94417°W / 38.60111; -85.94417Coordinates: 38°36′04″N 85°56′39″W / 38.60111°N 85.94417°W / 38.60111; -85.94417
Country	United States
State	Indiana
County	Washington
Government
• Type	Indiana township
Area
• Total	44.31 sq mi (114.8 km²)
• Land	44.25 sq mi (114.6 km²)
• Water	0.06 sq mi (0.2 km²) 0.14%
Elevation	860 ft (262 m)
Population (2010)
• Total	2,301
• Density	52/sq mi (20/km²)
Time zone	EST (UTC-5)
• Summer (DST)	EDT (UTC-4)
ZIP codes	47126, 47165, 47167
Area code(s)	812
GNIS feature ID	0453315

Franklin Township is one of thirteen townships in Washington County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 2,301 and it contained 874 housing units.^[1]

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 44.31 square miles (114.8 km²), of which 44.25 square miles (114.6 km²) (or 99.86%) is land and 0.06 square miles (0.16 km²) (or 0.14%) is water.^[1]

Unincorporated towns

Bunker Hill at 38°34′25″N 85°53′40″W / 38.573671°N 85.894415°W / 38.573671; -85.894415
New Philadelphia at 38°37′35″N 85°58′12″W / 38.626447°N 85.969974°W / 38.626447; -85.969974
New Salem at 38°37′17″N 85°54′15″W / 38.621448°N 85.904138°W / 38.621448; -85.904138
South Boston at 38°34′58″N 85°58′45″W / 38.582837°N 85.979141°W / 38.582837; -85.979141

(This list is based on USGS data and may include former settlements.)

Adjacent townships

Gibson Township (north)
Finley Township, Scott County (northeast)
Polk Township (south)
Pierce Township (southwest)
Washington Township (west)

Cemeteries

The township contains these five cemeteries: Beech Grove, Blue River Church, Bunker Hill, Conway, olive branch and Chestnut Hill.

School districts

East Washington School Corporation

Political districts

Indiana's 9th congressional district
State House District 73
State Senate District 45

References

1 2 "Population, Housing Units, Area, and Density: 2010 - County -- County Subdivision and Place -- 2010 Census Summary File 1". United States Census. Retrieved 2013-05-10.

External links

Municipalities and communities of Washington County, Indiana, United States

County seat: Salem

City	Salem

Towns	Campbellsburg Fredericksburg Hardinsburg Little York Livonia New Pekin Saltillo

Townships	Brown Franklin Gibson Howard Jackson Jefferson Madison Monroe Pierce Polk Posey Vernon Washington

Unincorporated communities	Becks Mill Blue River Bunker Hill Canton Claysville Daisy Hill Fairview Farabee Haleysbury Harristown Highland Hitchcock Kossuth Martinsburg McKinley Millport Mount Carmel New Liberty New Philadelphia New Salem Old Pekin Organ Springs Plattsburg Prowsville Pumpkin Center Rosebud Rush Creek Valley Smedley South Boston

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