Franklin Township is a township in Bourbon County, Kansas, United States.

Franklin Township covers an area of 71.55 square miles (185.3 km2) and contains no incorporated settlements.

According to the USGS, it contains two cemeteries: Boulware and Stevenson.

The Little Osage River and smaller streams of Bell Branch, Buck Run, Irish Creek, Limestone Creek, Owl Creek and Ross Branch run through this township.

This article about a location in Bourbon County, Kansas is a stub.