The story so far
from Wikipedia & the U.S. CensusFranklin Township is a civil township of Lenawee County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 3,063 at the 2020 census.
Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell from 3,174 to 3,063 (-3%). Half of its homes were built before 1962.
Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Franklin yet — the old photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.
Intro from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Population and housing: U.S. Census Bureau.
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Franklin’s history is told.
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Franklin, decade by decade
2000
CommonsFranklin Township Hall (Lenawee County) Michigan (2020)2020
CommonsTipton Community Congregational Church Tipton Michigan2012
CommonsMonument to Civil War Dead Franklin Township Cemetery Tipto…2012
CommonsKeeney Lake Tipton Michigan2012
CommonsBucolic Vista Monroe Road Tipton Michigan2012
CommonsSheep grazing in a field, M-52 south of U.S. 12, Franklin T…2011
CommonsSand Lake Volunteer Fire Department, approx. 1300 U.S. 12, …2011
CommonsEvans Lake, 282 Evans Trail, Franklin Township, Michigan2011
CommonsTipton Michigan Post Office2010
CommonsKeeney Farm Michigan2010
CommonsFranklin Township Hall under construction2010
CommonsFranklin Township Hall Michigan2010Then & now
When neighbors add old photos, retakes from the same spot appear here side by side.
Stories next door
nearby towns’ historyFrom Wikimedia Commons (12). Images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.