Franklin Township, Portage County, Ohio

Franklin Township
Civil township
Franklin Township Hall, built 1837
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Coordinates: 41°10′45″N 81°19′59″W / 41.17917°N 81.33306°W / 41.17917; -81.33306
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 [4]	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.org

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.