[3] The name means "Land Of The Franks", and most of the settlers were Germans seeking religious freedom.

The Bridge in Franconia Township was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1988.

[9] Interstate 476 is the most prominent highway traversing Franconia, following the Pennsylvania Turnpike Northeast Extension along a northwest-southeast alignment across the western and southwestern portion of the township.

Pennsylvania Route 113 is the other numbered highway traversing the township, following a northeast-southwest alignment across northern and western portions of Franconia along Harleysville Pike.

The northeastern edge of Franconia Township near Souderton is served by SEPTA bus Route 132, which runs between the Montgomery Mall and Telford.

[10] Franconia is a Second Class Township governed by five supervisors, elected at-large for staggered six-year terms.