The city of Kent, on the south; The city of Stow, on the west; The city of Hudson, on the northwest (touches, however doesn't border); The city of Streetsboro, on the north; The village of Sugar Bush Knolls, also on the north; Shalersville Township, on the northeast (touches, however doesn't border); Ravenna Township, on the east; Rootstown Township, on the southeast (touches, however doesn't border); Brimfield Township, on the south-southeast

Franklin Township is formed from either a Connecticut Western Reserve. A village of Brady Lake, Ohio is located inside this town, & a city of Kent, Ohio and the village of Sugar Bush Knolls, Ohio are formed, in section, from either portions of this town. When of 2000, there were 5,276 people in the town. (Note: The U.S. Census Bureau counts township populations in the Connecticut Western Reserve as distinct from any municipalities located within the township. For populations of any municipalities inside a town, please page through a corresponding articles for people municipalities.) Franklin Township covers an locality of Xiii mi².