title: Franklin Township, Decatur County, Iowa
text: # Franklin Township, Decatur County, Iowa
  
  Franklin Township is a township in Decatur County, Iowa, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 370.
  
  ## Geography
  
  Franklin Township covers an area of 36.19 square miles (93.74 square kilometers); of this, 0.03 square miles (0.07 square kilometers) or 0.07 percent is water.
  
  ### Cities and towns
  
  * Weldon
  
  ### Adjacent townships
  
  * Green Bay Township, Clarke County (north)
  * Franklin Township, Clarke County (northeast)
  * Garden Grove Township (east)
  * High Point Township (southeast)
  * Center Township (south)
  * Decatur Township (southwest)
  * Long Creek Township (west)
  * Knox Township, Clarke County (northwest)
  
  ### Cemeteries
  
  The township contains two cemeteries: Johnson and Kline.
  
  ### Major highways
  
  * U.S. Route 69
  