Franklin township, Ross County, Ohio (OH) detailed profile
Land area: 35.0 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.4 sq. mi.
Population: 1,671 (all rural)
| Males: 830 |  (49.7%) |
| Females: 841 |  (50.3%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 1,671 (1,297 owner occupied, 374 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 22% |
| State: | 31% |
Races in Franklin township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 97.3%
- Black: 0.5%
- American Indian and Alaska Native: 0.7%
- Asian: 0.1%
- Two or more races: 0.8%
Median age of males: 34.2
Median age of females: 33.8
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Average household size: 2.71
| Franklin township: | 2.7 people |
| Ohio: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 3.07
| Franklin township: | $40,493 |
| Ohio: | $48,081 |
| Here: | $498 |
| State: | $569 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $106,000 (it was $81,600 in 2000)
| : | $106,000 |
| Ohio: | $127,000 |
| Population density: 48 people per square mile | (average). |
| This township: | 18.8% |
| Whole state: | 10.6% |
| This township: | 11.3% |
| Whole state: | 4.8% |
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Notable locations in Franklin township: Franklin Township Fire and Rescue Station 2 (A), Franklin Township Fire and Rescue Services (B). Display/hide their locations on the map
Churches in Franklin township include: Faith Church (A), Sandy Chapel (B), Three Locks Church (C). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemeteries: Sandy Cemetery (1), Blands Cemetery (2), Cook Cemetery (3), Sugar Tree Cemetery (4), Three Locks Cemetery (5), Hudnell Cemetery (6), Snyder Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map
Lakes and reservoirs: Stewart Lake (A), Caldwell Lake (B), Mead Foremens Club Pond (C). Display/hide their locations on the map
Creeks: Indian Creek (A), Stony Creek (B), Sandy Bottom Creek (C). Display/hide their locations on the map
Parks in Franklin township include: Scioto River Canal Lands Access State Wildlife Area (1), Scioto Trail State Park (2). Display/hide their locations on the map
100% of Franklin township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 78
- Northeast: 0
- Midwest: 2
- South: 0
- West: 0
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 8.1%
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.0% of all households
- Gay men: 0.3% of all households
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 33
- Mobile homes: 8
Median worth of mobile homes: $95,000
Housing units in Franklin township with a mortgage: 0 (0 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 2
- Construction (27%)
- Transportation equipment (13%)
- Accommodation and food services (7%)
- Public administration (7%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (4%)
- Food (4%)
- Truck transportation (4%)
- Health care (20%)
- Accommodation and food services (16%)
- Educational services (7%)
- Department and other general merchandise stores (7%)
- Food and beverage stores (6%)
- Machinery (5%)
- Furniture and related product manufacturing (5%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (8%)
- Construction laborers (8%)
- Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (7%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (7%)
- Assemblers and fabricators (6%)
- Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (6%)
- Carpenters (6%)
- Waiters and waitresses (9%)
- Cashiers (6%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (6%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (6%)
- Other sales and related workers including supervisors (5%)
- Registered nurses (5%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (5%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Franklin township:
- Norwegian (68.8%)
- Scandinavian (12.5%)
- German (8.8%)
- Irish (7.5%)
- Swedish (2.5%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 33 (89%)
- Worked at home: 4 (11%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Electricity (40%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (40%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (20%)
97.3% of residents of Franklin township speak English at home.
2.7% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English very well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 80- In family households: 64 (18 male householders, 2 female householders)
18 spouses, 20 children (20 natural, 0 adopted, 0 stepchildren), 0 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 4 parents, 0 other relatives, 2 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 16 (16 male householders (16 living alone)), 0 female householders (0 living alone)), 0 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 9 2-persons, 4 3-persons, 5 4-persons, 2 6-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 16 1-person,
307 married couples with children.
107 single-parent households (33 men, 74 women).
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 0
| Here: | 0.0% |
| Ohio: | 14.2% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 0
| Here: | 0.0% |
| Ohio: | 10.9% |