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Franklin Township
Franklin Township
Township
	Location in Harrison County
	Coordinates: 38°14′23″N 86°00′20″W / 38.23972°N 86.00556°W
Country	United States
State	Indiana
County	Harrison
Government
• Type	Indiana township
Area
• Total	34.91 sq mi (90.4 km2)
• Land	34.89 sq mi (90.4 km2)
• Water	0.02 sq mi (0.05 km2) 0.06%
Elevation	830 ft (253 m)
Population (2020)
• Total	4,161
• Density	120/sq mi (46/km2)
GNIS feature ID	0453303

Franklin Township is one of twelve townships in Harrison County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2020 census, its population was 4,161 and it contained 1,728 housing units.^[1]

Historical population
Census	Pop.	%±
1890	1,602	—
1900	1,599	−0.2%
1910	1,467	−8.3%
1920	1,458	−0.6%
1930	1,347	−7.6%
1940	1,309	−2.8%
1950	1,439	9.9%
1960	1,736	20.6%
1970	1,952	12.4%
1980	2,872	47.1%
1990	3,087	7.5%
2000	3,642	18.0%
2010	4,104	12.7%
2020	4,161	1.4%
Source: US Decennial Census^[2]

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 34.91 square miles (90.4 km²), of which 34.89 square miles (90.4 km²) (or 99.94%) is land and 0.02 square miles (0.052 km²) (or 0.06%) is water.^[3] The streams of Lazy Creek, Little Indian Creek, Smith Creek and Woertz Creek run through this township.