Franklin Township, Susquehanna County, Pennsylvania
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.jpg) Waterfall at Salt Springs State Park
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| Country | United States |
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| State | Pennsylvania |
| County | Susquehanna |
| Coordinates | 41°52′29″N 75°49′59″W / 41.87472°N 75.83306°WCoordinates: 41°52′29″N 75°49′59″W / 41.87472°N 75.83306°W |
| Area | 23.8 sq mi (61.6 km2) |
| - land | 23.7 sq mi (61 km2) |
| - water | 0.1 sq mi (0 km2), 0.42% |
| Population | 937 (2010) |
| Density | 39.5/sq mi (15.3/km2) |
| Settled | 1797 |
| - Incorporated | 1835 |
| Timezone | EST (UTC-5) |
| - summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| Area code | 570 |
 Location of Franklin Township in Susquehanna County
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Franklin Township is a township in Susquehanna County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 937 at the 2010 census. Salt Springs State Park, a Pennsylvania state park, is in Franklin Township.
Franklin Township was formed from the south part of Lawsville Township and north part of Bridgewater Township in May 1835.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 23.8 square miles (62 km2), of which, 23.7 square miles (61 km2) of it is land and 0.1 square miles (0.26 km2) of it (0.42%) is water.
As of the census of 2000, there were 938 people, 362 households, and 274 families residing in the township. The population density was 39.4 people per square mile (15.2/km²). There were 484 housing units at an average density of 20.3/sq mi (7.8/km²). The racial makeup of the township was 98.72% White, 0.21% African American, 0.21% Asian, 0.32% from other races, and 0.53% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.43% of the population.
There were 362 households out of which 30.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 61.6% were married couples living together, 9.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 24.3% were non-families. 18.5% of all households were made up of individuals and 8.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.59 and the average family size was 2.95.
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