page_title: Plain Township, Franklin County, Ohio
section_title: Geography
hierarchical_section_title: Plain Township, Franklin County, Ohio / Geography
caption_attribution_description: English: edited version of regional planning commission work financed through a grant from the U.S. Environmental Planning Agency. EPA work is available through FOIA, passed through to public domain.
context_page_description: Plain Township is one of the seventeen townships of Franklin County, Ohio, United States. As of the 2010 census the population was 9,829, up from 5,926 at the 2000 census. 2,128 of the residents lived in the unincorporated portions of the township in 2010.
context_section_description: Located in the northeastern corner of the county, it consists of a large section in the north and east and several small "islands" in the southwest.  While the islands are surrounded by the city of Columbus, the large section borders the following townships and cities:
  Harlem Township, Delaware County - north
  Monroe Township, Licking County - northeast corner
  Jersey Township, Licking County - east
  Pataskala - southeast corner
  Jefferson Township - south
  Columbus - southwest
  Blendon Township - west
  Genoa Township, Delaware County - northwest corner
  Two municipalities are located in Plain Township:
  Part of the city of Columbus, in the southwest
  The city of New Albany, in the center
  The northern part of Plain Township is situated in the headwaters of the Rocky Fork Creek, a tributary of the Big Walnut Creek.  From north to south, the Fancher Run, Schleppi Run, Bevelheimer Run, and Sugar Run of the Rocky Fork Creek wind through the township.  Blacklick Creek runs from the northeast part of the township, south through New Albany, and on to the southeast section of the township.
caption: The runs of the Rocky Fork Creek and Blacklick Creek in Plain Township (blue) and New Albany (yellow), in the northeast corner of Franklin County.
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