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Franklin Township is one of the nine townships of Marion County, Indiana, United States. Located in the southeast corner of the county, it has been subsumed into the city of Indianapolis along with most of the rest of the county. It contains the communities of Acton and Wanamaker. The term township is used to denote a lower level territorial subdivision. ... Marion County is a county located in the U.S. state of Indiana. ... Official language(s) English Capital Indianapolis Largest city Indianapolis Area Ranked 38th - Total 36,418 sq mi (94,321 km²) - Width 140 miles (225 km) - Length 270 miles (435 km) - % water 1. ... Location in the state of Indiana Coordinates: County Marion Founded 1821 Government - Mayor Bart Peterson (D) Area - City 372 sq mi (963. ...
Franklin Township is one of the last areas in Marion County to see heavy suburban land development from the outward expansion of Indianapolis. This is primarily because of a history of family farms in the area, but is also due to various civic efforts to maintain a rural atmosphere in the area over time.
In recent years, Franklin Township has seen a population explosion that has substantially contributed to property tax hikes to support public school development. The population of the township in 2005 was 34,741.
Beech Grove | Indianapolis | Lawrence | Southport | Speedway Marion County is a county located in the U.S. state of Indiana. ... Official language(s) English Capital Indianapolis Largest city Indianapolis Area Ranked 38th - Total 36,418 sq mi (94,321 km²) - Width 140 miles (225 km) - Length 270 miles (435 km) - % water 1. ... Location in the state of Indiana Coordinates: County Marion Founded 1821 Government - Mayor Bart Peterson (D) Area - City 372 sq mi (963. ... Adams County – Decatur Allen County – Fort Wayne Batholomew County – Columbus Benton County – Fowler Blackford County – Hartford City Boone County – Lebanon Brown County – Nashville Carroll County – Delphi Cass County – Logansport Clark County – Jeffersonville Clay County – Brazil Clinton County – Frankfort Crawford County – English Daviess County – Washington Dearborn County – Lawrenceburg Decatur County – Greensburg... Beech Grove Marion County, Indiana, United States. ... Location in the state of Indiana Coordinates: County Marion Founded 1821 Government - Mayor Bart Peterson (D) Area - City 372 sq mi (963. ... Lawrence is a city located in Marion County, Indiana. ... Southport is a city located in Marion County, Indiana. ... Nickname: Home of the 500 Location in the state of Indiana Coordinates: County Marion Government - Town Council Area - City 4. ...
Townships
Center | Decatur | Franklin | Lawrence | Perry | Pike | Warren | Washington | Wayne Decatur Township is the smallest in geographic size and in population of the nine townships in Marion County, Indiana, United States. ... Pike Township is a township in northwest Marion County, Indiana. ...
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Indianapolis (balance), Indiana Indianapolis (balance) is a statistical entity defined by the United States Census Bureau to represent a portion of the consolidated Indianapolis-Marion County metropolitan government. ...
MarionCounty is a county located in the U.S. state of Indiana.
In the county the population was spread out with 25.80% under the age of 18, 10.00% from 18 to 24, 32.90% from 25 to 44, 20.20% from 45 to 64, and 11.10% who were 65 years of age or older.
MarionCounty has a consolidated city-county government, in which only four municipalities retain a measure of government autonomy (including a mayor and city council) as "excluded cities" (in addition to Indianapolis, which has its own administration in addition to city-county consolidated government).
FranklinTownship is in the southeast corner of MarionCounty, Indiana, and has been subsumed into the city of Indianapolis along with most of the county.
FranklinTownship is one of the last areas in MarionCounty to see heavy suburban land development from the outward expansion of Indianapolis.
In recent years, FranklinTownship has seen a population explosion that has substantially contributed to property tax hikes to support public school development.
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