page_title: Franklin Township, Portage County, Ohio
hierarchical_section_title: Franklin Township, Portage County, Ohio
caption_attribution_description: Combination map showing location of Franklin Township within Portage County and Portage County's location within the state of Ohio. Original map of Ohio made by David Benbennick and original map of Portage County made by Jon Ridinger.
context_page_description: Franklin Township is a civil township located in Portage County, Ohio, United States. It is located along the Cuyahoga River in Northeast Ohio on the western edge of the county. The 2000 census found 5,276 people in the township and 5,527 at the 2010 Census. 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.
context_section_description: Franklin Township is a civil township located in Portage County, Ohio, United States.  It is located along the Cuyahoga River in Northeast Ohio on the western edge of the county.  The 2000 census found 5,276 people in the township and 5,527 at the 2010 Census.  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.
caption: Location in Portage County, Ohio
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