Franklin Township, Johnson County, Indiana


Franklin Township is one of nine townships in Johnson County, Indiana. 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 Wales was reelected to her second term beginning on January 1, 2019. On September 23, 2019 Wales was named "Trustee of the Year" by the Indiana Township Association during its annual conference.

History

and Van Nuys Farm are listed on the National Register of Historic Places. 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 is land and is water.