Franklin Township, Marion County, Indiana

Infobox Settlement
official_name = Franklin Township
settlement_type = Township
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subdivision_type = Country
subdivision_name = United States
subdivision_type1 = State
subdivision_name1 = Indiana
subdivision_type2 = County
subdivision_name2 = Marion
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government_type = Indiana township
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area_total_km2 = 109.1
area_land_km2 = 109.1
area_water_km2 = 0.0
area_total_sq_mi = 42.1
area_land_sq_mi = 42.1
area_water_sq_mi = 0.0

population_as_of = 2000
population_footnotes =
population_total = 32080
population_density_km2 = 294.2
population_density_sq_mi = 761.9

timezone = Eastern (EST)
utc_offset = -5
timezone_DST = EDT
utc_offset_DST = -4
elevation_footnotes =
elevation_m = 255
elevation_ft = 837
latd = 39 |latm = 40 |lats = 49 |latNS = N
longd = 86 |longm = 1 |longs = 39 |longEW = W

postal_code_type =ZIP Codes
postal_code =46107, 46203, 46237, 46239, 46259
area_code =317
blank_name = FIPS code
blank_info = 18-25504GR|2
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blank1_info = 0453308GR|3
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Franklin Township is one of the nine townships of Marion County, Indiana, United States. Located in the southeast corner of the county, it has been subsumed into the city of Indianapolis along with most of the rest of the county. It contains the communities of Acton and Wanamaker.

Franklin Township is one of the last areas in Marion County to see heavy suburban land development from the outward expansion of Indianapolis. This is primarily because of a history of family farms in the area, but is also due to various civic efforts to maintain a rural atmosphere in the area over time.

In recent years, Franklin Township has seen a population explosion that has substantially contributed to property tax hikes to support public school development. The population of the township in 2007 was 35,864.

Franklin Township Community School Corporation is the public school district that serves all of Franklin Township.

Local Media

Newspapers

*"Informer", A Publication of the Franklin Township Civic League, Inc.
*"Pilot Flashes", Newspaper of Franklin Central High School

Radio

*"91.5 WRFT "Flash FM", Radio Station of Franklin Central High School

Website

*"FTONews.com", Franklin Township Online News

State Legislators

The following legislators represent the districts which contain parts of Franklin Township.

Indiana House

Indiana Senate

External links

* [http://www.fths.org/ Franklin Township Historical Society]
* [http://www.ftcivicleague.org Franklin Township Civic League]
* [http://www.franklintwpchamber.org The Franklin Township Chamber of Commerce]

References