| Official Name: | Franklin Township |
| Settlement Type: | Township |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | United States |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Indiana |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | DeKalb |
| Government Type: | Indiana township |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 35.18 |
| Area Land Sq Mi: | 35.11 |
| Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.07 |
| Population As Of: | 2020 |
| Population Footnotes: | [1] |
| Population Total: | 1367 |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | 33.7 |
| Elevation Footnotes: | [2] |
| Elevation M: | 281 |
| Elevation Ft: | 922 |
| Coordinates: | 41.4817°N -84.9061°W |
| Blank Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank Info: | 18-25342[3] |
| Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
| Blank1 Info: | 453300 |
Franklin Township is one of fifteen townships in DeKalb County, Indiana. As of the 2020 census, its population was 1,367, up from 1,182 at the 2010 census,[4] and it contained 510 housing units.
Franklin Township was organized in 1837, making it the oldest township in DeKalb County.[5]
According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of, of which (or 99.80%) is land and (or 0.20%) is water.[4] Terry Lake is in this township.
(This list is based on USGS data and may include former settlements.)
The township contains one cemetery, Rude.