| 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: | Hendricks |
| Government Type: | Indiana township |
| Area Total Km2: | 68.57 |
| Area Land Km2: | 68.47 |
| Area Water Km2: | 0.11 |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 26.48 |
| Area Land Sq Mi: | 26.43 |
| Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.04 |
| Area Water Percent: | 0.16 |
| Population As Of: | 2020 |
| Population Footnotes: | [1] |
| Population Total: | 1269 |
| Population Density Km2: | 18.9 |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | 49.1 |
| Elevation M: | 240 |
| Elevation Ft: | 787 |
| Coordinates: | 39.6433°N -86.6228°W |
| Blank Name: | GNIS feature ID |
| Blank Info: | 0453304 |
Franklin Township is one of twelve townships in Hendricks County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 1,297.[2]
McCormack-Bowman House was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1995.
Franklin Township covers an area of ; of this, or 0.16 percent is water. The streams of Crittenden Creek and East Fork Mill Creek run through this township.
The township contains five cemeteries: Hebron Presbyterian, Pleasant Hill, Snoddy Family, Stilesville and Walnut Grove.