Editing Franklin County, Kansas (section)

==Communities==
[[Image:Map of Franklin Co, Ks, USA.png|thumb|300px|2005 map of Franklin County<ref name="County-Map-Current"/> ([[:File:Kansas official transportation map legend.png|map legend]])]]
List of townships / incorporated cities / unincorporated communities / extinct former communities within Franklin County.<ref name="County-Map-Current">{{cite web |title=General Highway Map of Franklin County, Kansas |url=https://www.ksdot.gov/Assets/wwwksdotorg/bureaus/burTransPlan/maps/county-pdf/franklin.PDF |publisher=[[Kansas Department of Transportation]] (KDOT) |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240518110024/https://www.ksdot.gov/Assets/wwwksdotorg/bureaus/burTransPlan/maps/county-pdf/franklin.PDF |archive-date=May 18, 2024 |date=October 2009 |url-status=live}}</ref>

===Cities===
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* [[Lane, Kansas|Lane]]
* [[Ottawa, Kansas|Ottawa]] (county seat) 
* [[Pomona, Kansas|Pomona]]
* [[Princeton, Kansas|Princeton]]
* [[Rantoul, Kansas|Rantoul]]
* [[Richmond, Kansas|Richmond]]
* [[Wellsville, Kansas|Wellsville]]
* [[Williamsburg, Kansas|Williamsburg]]
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===Unincorporated places===
† means a community is designated a [[Census-designated place|Census-Designated Place]] (CDP) by the [[United States Census Bureau]].
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* [[Centropolis, Kansas|Centropolis]]†
* [[Homewood, Kansas|Homewood]]
* [[Imes, Kansas|Imes]]
* [[LeLoup, Kansas|LeLoup]]
* [[Peoria, Kansas|Peoria]]
* [[Ransomville, Kansas|Ransomville]]
* [[Richter, Kansas|Richter]]
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===Ghost towns===
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* [[Minneola, Franklin County, Kansas|Minneola]]
* [[Norwood, Kansas|Norwood]]
* [[Ohio City, Kansas|Ohio City]]
* [[Pleasant Hill, Kansas|Pleasant Hill]]
* [[Shermansville, Kansas|Shermansville]]
* [[Silkville, Kansas|Silkville]]
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===Townships===
Franklin County is divided into sixteen [[Civil township|townships]]. The city of [[Ottawa, Kansas|Ottawa]] is considered ''governmentally independent'' and is excluded from the census figures for the townships. In the following table, the population center is the largest city (or cities) included in that township's population total, if it is of a significant size.

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! Township !! [[FIPS place code|FIPS]] !! Population<br/>center
! Population !! Population<br/>density<br/><small>/km<sup>2</sup> (/sq&nbsp;mi)</small>
! Land area<br/><small>km<sup>2</sup> (sq&nbsp;mi)</small> !! Water area<br/><small>km<sup>2</sup> (sq&nbsp;mi)</small> !! Water %
! Geographic coordinates
|- 
| [[Appanoose Township, Franklin County, Kansas|Appanoose]] || 02075 || || 293 || 4 (10) || 77 (30) || 0 (0) || 0.10% || {{coord|38|41|57|N|95|27|17|W|type:adm3rd_region:US-KS|name=Appanoose Township}}
|-
| [[Centropolis Township, Franklin County, Kansas|Centropolis]] || 12475 || || 997 || 9 (25) || 105 (41) || 0 (0) || 0.34% || {{coord|38|41|7|N|95|21|29|W|type:adm3rd_region:US-KS|name=Centropolis Township}}
|-
| [[Cutler Township, Franklin County, Kansas|Cutler]] || 16900 || [[Rantoul, Kansas|Rantoul]]|| 856 || 8 (20) || 111 (43) || 1 (0) || 0.68% || {{coord|38|31|33|N|95|6|56|W|type:adm3rd_region:US-KS|name=Cutler Township}}
|-
| [[Franklin Township, Franklin County, Kansas|Franklin]] || 24375 || [[Wellsville, Kansas|Wellsville]] || 2,552 || 28 (72) || 91 (35) || 0 (0) || 0.52% || {{coord|38|42|34|N|95|5|38|W|type:adm3rd_region:US-KS|name=Franklin Township}}
|-
|[[Greenwood Township, Franklin County, Kansas|Greenwood]] || 28750 || || 429 || 5 (14) || 79 (30) || 0 (0) || 0.08% || {{coord|38|33|39|N|95|26|35|W|type:adm3rd_region:US-KS|name=Greenwood Township}}
|-
| [[Harrison Township, Franklin County, Kansas|Harrison]] || 30300 || || 445 || 6 (16) || 71 (27) || 1 (0) || 0.84% || {{coord|38|34|20|N|95|13|2|W|type:adm3rd_region:US-KS|name=Harrison Township}}
|-
| [[Hayes Township, Franklin County, Kansas|Hayes]] || 30925 || || 397 || 5 (13) || 77 (30) || 0 (0) || 0.36% || {{coord|38|42|17|N|95|13|51|W|type:adm3rd_region:US-KS|name=Hayes Township}}
|-
| [[Homewood Township, Franklin County, Kansas|Homewood]] || 33000 || || 493 || 6 (16) || 78 (30) || 0 (0) || 0.26% || {{coord|38|30|53|N|95|23|28|W|type:adm3rd_region:US-KS|name=Homewood Township}}
|-
| [[Lincoln Township, Franklin County, Kansas|Lincoln]] || 40700 || || 797 || 10 (26) || 78 (30) || 0 (0) || 0.31% || {{coord|38|34|8|N|95|18|33|W|type:adm3rd_region:US-KS|name=Lincoln Township}}
|-
| [[Ohio Township, Franklin County, Kansas|Ohio]] || 52350 ||[[Princeton, Kansas|Princeton]] || 783 || 7 (19) || 108 (42) || 1 (0) || 1.05% || {{coord|38|29|14|N|95|16|32|W|type:adm3rd_region:US-KS|name=Ohio Township}}
|-
| [[Ottawa Township, Franklin County, Kansas|Ottawa]] || 53575 || || 868 || 8 (20) || 111 (43) || 0 (0) || 0.33% || {{coord|38|38|21|N|95|16|5|W|type:adm3rd_region:US-KS|name=Ottawa Township}}
|-
| [[Peoria Township, Franklin County, Kansas|Peoria]] || 55425 || || 626 || 7 (18) || 92 (36) || 0 (0) || 0.20% || {{coord|38|36|32|N|95|7|45|W|type:adm3rd_region:US-KS|name=Peoria Township}}
|-
| [[Pomona Township, Franklin County, Kansas|Pomona]] || 57025 ||[[Pomona, Kansas|Pomona]] || 1,174 || 22 (56) || 54 (21) || 0 (0) || 0.30% || {{coord|38|36|40|N|95|27|24|W|type:adm3rd_region:US-KS|name=Pomona Township}}
|-
| [[Pottawatomie Township, Franklin County, Kansas|Pottawatomie]] || 57225 ||[[Lane, Kansas|Lane]] || 669 || 7 (17) || 101 (39) || 0 (0) || 0.46% || {{coord|38|26|14|N|95|6|32|W|type:adm3rd_region:US-KS|name=Pottawatomie Township}}
|-
| [[Richmond Township, Franklin County, Kansas|Richmond]] || 59700 || [[Richmond, Kansas|Richmond]]|| 812 || 9 (23) || 91 (35) || 0 (0) || 0.50% || {{coord|38|24|19|N|95|15|22|W|type:adm3rd_region:US-KS|name=Richmond Township}}
|-
| [[Williamsburg Township, Franklin County, Kansas|Williamsburg]] || 79325 || [[Williamsburg, Kansas|Williamsburg]]|| 672 || 5 (12) || 145 (56) || 1 (1) || 0.95% || {{coord|38|27|33|N|95|27|43|W|type:adm3rd_region:US-KS|name=Williamsburg Township}}
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|colspan=9|Sources: {{Cite web |url=https://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/places2k.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20020802223743/http://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/places2k.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=August 2, 2002 |title=Census 2000 U.S. Gazetteer Files |publisher=U.S. Census Bureau, Geography Division }}
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