Editing New Franklin, Ohio (section)

==History==
In 1997 the village of New Franklin was incorporated from a section of Franklin Township to thwart annexation attempts from neighboring cities. New Franklin expanded significantly in November 2003 when the residents of Franklin Township and New Franklin voted to merge the two entities, rendering Franklin Township in Summit County defunct. The merger took effect January 1, 2005. The village officially became a city on March 5, 2006.<ref name="NFhistory">{{cite web |title=History of New Franklin, Summit County, Ohio |url=https://www.newfranklin.org/1179/History |access-date=June 20, 2022 |work=City of New Franklin}}</ref>

On November 6, 2007, city residents voted against changing the city's name to [[Portage Lakes (Ohio)|Portage Lakes]], 57% to 42%.<ref>{{cite news |first=Laura |last=Johnston |title=You may never hear of New Franklin again |url=http://blog.cleveland.com/metro/2007/09/you_may_never_hear_of_new_fran.html |newspaper=Cleveland Plain Dealer |pages=B1, B5 |date= September 10, 2007}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.summitcountyboe.com/ElectionResults.htm |title=Election Results |access-date=November 10, 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071217203806/http://www.summitcountyboe.com/ElectionResults.htm |archive-date=December 17, 2007 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

The area, originally known as Franklin Township, was founded in 1817. The village of New Franklin was a part of Franklin Township; its citizens were also citizens of Franklin Township.