Florida Franklin Township is a township in Polk County, Iowa, United States.[1] History Franklin Township was organized in 1856.[2] References ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Franklin Township, Polk County, Iowa ^ The History of Polk County, Iowa: Containing a History of the County, Its Cities, Towns, &c. Union Historical Company. 1880. pp. 656. Municipalities and communities of Polk County, Iowa, United StatesCounty seat: Des MoinesCities Alleman Altoona Ankeny Bondurant Carlisle‡ Clive‡ Des Moines‡ Elkhart Granger‡ Grimes‡ Johnston Mitchellville‡ Norwalk‡ Pleasant Hill Polk City Runnells Sheldahl‡ Urbandale‡ West Des Moines‡ Windsor Heights Map of Iowa highlighting Polk CountyTownships Allen Beaver Bloomfield Camp Clay Crocker Delaware Des Moines Douglas Elkhart Four Mile Franklin Jefferson Lee Lincoln Madison Saylor Union Walnut Washington Webster CDP Saylorville Othercommunities Adelphi Avon Berwick Crocker Enterprise Farrar Herrold Ivy Oralabor Saylor Ghost town Dudley Zook Spur Footnotes‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties Iowa portal United States portal 41°43′59″N 93°24′22″W / 41.733°N 93.406°W / 41.733; -93.406