Franklin
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Franklin

County

Territory

  • officials recorded 13
  • partly recorded 12
  • nothing recorded 5
GEOID
39049
OCD-ID
ocd-division/country:us/state:oh/county:franklin
POP
1,361,536 (2025)
CENTER
39.9695, -83.0093
SOURCE
census tiger

Government of Franklin

Bodies, seats, agencies and services that belong to Franklin itself. Jurisdictions inside it are listed separately below.

Organization 22

Departments

  • Provides animal sheltering, adoption, and enforcement of animal control ordinances in Franklin County.

  • Three-member elected board governing Franklin County, Ohio's most populous county.

  • Bipartisan board responsible for administering elections and voter registration in Franklin County.

  • Elected office maintaining court records and providing administrative support to the Franklin County court system.

  • Elected office responsible for investigating deaths and maintaining death records in Franklin County.

  • Central administrative office supporting the Board of Commissioners and coordinating county government operations.

  • Elected office responsible for property valuation, fiscal oversight, and financial reporting for Franklin County.

  • Provides employment assistance, child welfare, public assistance, and family support services in Franklin County.

  • Manages land use planning, zoning, and economic development initiatives for Franklin County.

  • Coordinates emergency preparedness, response, and homeland security operations for Franklin County.

  • Elected office responsible for county road maintenance, bridge inspection, and infrastructure engineering in Franklin County.

  • Manages maintenance, operations, and construction of Franklin County government buildings and facilities.

  • Manages employee recruitment, benefits, training, and labor relations for Franklin County government.

  • Provides technology infrastructure, systems, and digital services for Franklin County government operations.

  • Supports economic engagement, community partnerships, and neighborhood development initiatives in Franklin County.

  • Prepares and manages the county budget, financial planning, and fiscal analysis for Franklin County.

  • Elected office responsible for criminal prosecution and legal counsel for Franklin County government.

  • Protects and promotes community health through disease prevention, environmental health, and health education in Franklin County.

  • Elected office responsible for recording and maintaining public documents including deeds and mortgages in Franklin County.

  • Elected office responsible for law enforcement, jail operations, and court security in Franklin County.

  • Elected office responsible for collecting and safeguarding public funds for Franklin County.

  • Provides financial assistance, transportation, and support services to veterans and their families in Franklin County.

Within Franklin

Each of these governs itself. Counts are that jurisdiction's own records.

jurisdictions
30
agencies
160
bodies
24
officials
88
Name Agencies Bodies Officials
Columbus 12 1 9
Dublin 1 1 1
Grove City 7 1 8
Reynoldsburg 9 1 2
Hilliard 9 1 7
Westerville 10 1 7
Gahanna 11 1 7
Upper Arlington 8 1 7
Whitehall 9 1 8
Worthington 12 1 0
Bexley 6 1 0
New Albany 9 1 0
Canal Winchester 1 0 0
Grandview Heights 1 0 0
Obetz 13 1 0
Groveport 16 3 7
Lithopolis 3 1 0
Minerva Park 7 1 7
Urbancrest 3 2 0
Marble Cliff 4 0 0
Valleyview 3 0 0
Riverlea 1 2 12
Harrisburg 2 1 0
Lockbourne 1 1 6
Brice 2 0 0
Blacklick Estates 0 0 0
Darbydale 0 0 0
Huber Ridge 0 0 0
Lake Darby 0 0 0
Lincoln Village 0 0 0