| 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: | Floyd |
| Government Type: | Indiana township |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 23.53 |
| Area Land Sq Mi: | 23.4 |
| Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.13 |
| Population As Of: | 2020 |
| Population Footnotes: | [1] |
| Population Total: | 1547 |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | 64.1 |
| Elevation Footnotes: | [2] |
| Elevation M: | 164 |
| Elevation Ft: | 538 |
| Coordinates: | 38.2353°N -85.9142°W |
| Blank Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank Info: | 18-25360[3] |
| Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
| Blank1 Info: | 453301 |
Franklin Township is one of five townships in Floyd County, Indiana. As of the 2010 census, its population was 1,499 and it contained 621 housing units. Franklin Township, along with Lafayette Township, are the only two townships in the county without an incorporated community, and is by far the least populous township in the county.[4]
The Gabriel Farnsley House was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1982.
According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of, of which (or 99.45%) is land and (or 0.55%) is water.[4] Arrowhead Lake is in this township.
(This list is based on USGS data and may include former settlements.)
The township contains four cemeteries: Bailey, Hopewell, Wheeler and Wolfe.