Franklin Township is one of fifteen townships in Surry County, North Carolina

Surry County, North Carolina

Surry County is a county located in the U.S. state of North Carolina. As of 2010, the population was 73,673. Its county seat is Dobson.- History :The county was formed in 1771 from Rowan County...

. The township had a population of 2,155 according to the 2000 census

United States Census, 2000

The Twenty-second United States Census, known as Census 2000 and conducted by the Census Bureau, determined the resident population of the United States on April 1, 2000, to be 281,421,906, an increase of 13.2% over the 248,709,873 persons enumerated during the 1990 Census...

. The township was named for the family of Jesse Franklin

Jesse Franklin

Jesse Franklin was the Democratic-Republican U.S. senator from the U.S. state of North Carolina between 1799 and 1805 and between 1807 and 1813. He later served as the 20th Governor of North Carolina from 1820 to 1821....

, a former governor of North Carolina and resident of the area.

Geographically, Franklin Township occupies 42.7 square miles (110.6 km²) in northwestern Surry County, with its northern border shared with the state of Virginia

Virginia

The Commonwealth of Virginia , is a U.S. state on the Atlantic Coast of the Southern United States. Virginia is nicknamed the "Old Dominion" and sometimes the "Mother of Presidents" after the eight U.S. presidents born there...

. There are no incorporated municipalities within Franklin Township, however there are several smaller, unincorporated communities located here, including, Ladonia

Ladonia, North Carolina

Ladonia is an unincorporated community located in the Franklin Township of northwest Surry County, North Carolina. The community generally lies on the Fisher River and is centered around the intersection of Blevins Store Road and Ladonia Church Road . Area landmarks include Ladonia Baptist Church...

 and Lowgap

Lowgap, North Carolina

Lowgap is an unincorporated community in the Franklin Township of Surry County, North Carolina. Lowgap is named for the "low gap" the community is settled in among the Blue Ridge Mountains. The community has an elevation of 1,457 feet...

. Most of Franklin Township is mountainous and features several of Surry County's most prominent peaks.