Place:Franklin, Sauk, Wisconsin, United States

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Franklin is a township in Sauk County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 696 at the 2000 census.

Franklin Township was established in November 1854 from part of Honey Creek Township. In September 1858, Bear Creek Township was formed from the western part of Franklin Township. Townships to the north are Westfield and Washington, on the south is Spring Green, on the east are Honey Creek and Troy, and on the west is Bear Creek. In 1899, a town hall building was built by Rob and Albert Nachreiner and was located at 915 Wachter Avenue in Plain, Wisconsin. The building replaced a wagon maker shop owned by Moses Tunstall. The upper floor of the new township building was used for township activities while the basement housed a small jail room and fire station for Village of Plain use. On the top of the town hall was an alarm bell which was later moved to the front of the new fire station about 1980. After the original town hall building was no longer being used, the Old Franklin Township Historical Society (OFTHS) was organized in 2004, and shortly thereafter, used the building to store Plain and Franklin Township area memorabilia, genealogy, and artifacts in their museum.

Franklin Township may have been named by early settlers named Cramer who lived previously in Franklin County, Pennsylvania. One source suggested it was named after Benjamin Franklin.

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