Franklin Township | |
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![]() Franklin Township Hall, built 1837 | |
![]() Interactive map of Franklin Township | |
Coordinates: 41°10′45″N 81°19′59″W / 41.17917°N 81.33306°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Ohio |
County | Portage |
Named | 1798[1] |
Organized | 1802[2] |
First election | 1815[3] |
Founded by | Aaron Olmsted[1] |
Named for | Aaron Franklin Olmsted |
Government | |
• Type | Civil township |
• Trustees | Kellie Kapusta Glenn Russell Scott Swan |
Area | |
• Total | 14.3 sq mi (37 km2) |
• Land | 12.5 sq mi (32 km2) |
• Water | 1.8 sq mi (5 km2) |
Elevation | 1,102 ft (336 m) |
Population (2020) | |
• Total | 6,283 |
• Density | 502.6/sq mi (194.1/km2) |
Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
ZIP Codes | 44240, 44266 |
Area code(s) | 330, 234 |
FIPS code | 39-28392[5] |
GNIS feature ID | 1086827[4] |
Website | franklintownshipohio |
Franklin Township is a civil township in Portage County, Ohio, United States. It is on the Cuyahoga River in Northeast Ohio on the western edge of the county. The 2010 Census found 5,527 people in the township and the 2020 census recorded 6,283 people. The township is part of the Akron Metropolitan Statistical Area and the larger Cleveland–Akron–Canton Combined Statistical Area.
Franklin Township was originally surveyed as Town 3 Range 9 as part of the Connecticut Western Reserve and was purchased by Aaron Olmsted in 1798. It was one of the first civil townships organized in the Western Reserve and initially covered a large area. The township was named by Aaron Olmsted after his son Aaron Franklin Olmsted. It was first settled in 1805 by John Haymaker and its government structure, which consists of three township trustees, was established in 1815. Today Franklin Township is a mostly rural area largely associated with the neighboring city of Kent as the two share a common history, public school district, ZIP code, and fire department.