As of the 2020 census, the population was 378, including 71 people in the village of Stafford.

Located in the western part of the county, it borders the following townships: The village of Stafford lies in southwestern Franklin Township.

It is one of twenty-one Franklin Townships statewide.

[4] The township is governed by a three-member board of trustees, who are elected in November of odd-numbered years to a four-year term beginning on the following January 1.

There is also an elected township fiscal officer,[5] who serves a four-year term beginning on April 1 of the year after the election, which is held in November of the year before the presidential election.