As of the 2010 census, its population was 20,685 and it contained 8,503 housing units.

Lydia J. Wales was elected as Franklin Township Trustee and began serving her first term on January 1, 2015[4] and was reelected to a second term beginning on January 1, 2019.

As of January 1, 2022, Franklin, Union, and Needham townships were merged into a single entity known as Franklin-Union-Needham Township ("FUN").

[5] Hopewell Presbyterian Church and Van Nuys Farm are listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

The trustee's office is primarily tasked with poor relief and fire protection for unincorporated areas within the township.