Franklin Township, Lenawee County, Michigan

Franklin Township, Michigan
FIPS code		26-30320[2]
GNIS feature ID	1626308[1]
Website	www.franklintownship.net

Franklin Township is a civil township of Lenawee County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 3,063 at the 2020 census.^[3]

Communities

• Evans Lake was a post office here from 1890 until 1900.^[4]
• Tipton is an unincorporated community in the township at the junction of
  Adrian Township.^[8]
• The city of Adrian is to the south, and the Adrian ZIP code 49221 also serves portions of southern Franklin Township.^[9]
• The village of Clinton is to the east and the Clinton ZIP code 49236 also serves portions of northeastern Franklin Township.^[10]
• The village of Onsted is to the west and the Onsted ZIP code 49265 also serves portions of western Franklin Township.^[11]
• The city of Tecumseh is to the east, and the Tecumseh ZIP code 49286 also serves portions of eastern Franklin Township.^[12]

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 39.3 square miles (101.8 km²), of which 38.5 square miles (99.7 km²) is land and 0.8 square mile (2.1 km²) (2.11%) is water.

Demographics

As of the

of any race were 1.09% of the population.

There were 1,071 households, out of which 36.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 68.3% were married couples living together, 7.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 21.0% were non-families. 17.1% of all households were made up of individuals, and 5.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.74 and the average family size was 3.08.

In the township the population was spread out, with 27.2% under the age of 18, 6.2% from 18 to 24, 30.4% from 25 to 44, 26.9% from 45 to 64, and 9.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females, there were 102.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 102.5 males.

The median income for a household in the township was $56,296, and the median income for a family was $61,979. Males had a median income of $47,083 versus $25,691 for females. The

, including 1.7% of those under age 18 and 3.0% of those age 65 or over.

Gallery

• 
  Former Franklin Township Hall
• 
  New Township Hall under construction in 2010
• 
  U.S. Post Office in Tipton
• 
  Community of Tipton along M-50
• 
  The Keeney Farm
• 
  The Davenport House

See also

• Disappearance of Dee Ann Warner

References

External links

• Franklin Township government site
• Lenawee County government site
• Complete text of History of Lenawee County published in 1909 by the Western Historical Society