Franklin Township is one of the eighteen townships of Columbiana County, Ohio, United States. The 2010 census reported 835 people living in the township, 700 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township. Geography Located in the southwestern part of the county, it borders the following townships: Center Township - northeast Wayne Township - east Washington Township - southeast Fox Township, Carroll County - southwest East Township, Carroll County - west Hanover Township - northwest One village is located in Franklin Township: The village of Summitville, in the west Name and history It is one of twenty-one Franklin Townships statewide. The township was organized in 1816. Government The township is governed by a three-member board of trustees, who are elected in November of odd-numbered years to a four-year term beginning on the following January 1. Two are elected in the year after the presidential election and one is elected in the year before it. There is also an elected township fiscal officer, who serves a four-year term beginning on April 1 of the year after the election, which is held in November of the year before the presidential election. Vacancies in the fiscal officership or on the board of trustees are filled by the remaining trustees. Township Trustees Joe Medure, Chairman Mike Lutz, Vice Chairman Mike Johnson Fiscal Officer Britnie Baker References External links County website Townships in Columbiana County, Ohio 1816 establishments in Ohio Populated places established in 1816 Townships in Ohio