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Brown Township, Miami County, Ohio

Township in Ohio, US

Field	Value
official_name	Brown Township, Miami County, Ohio
settlement_type	Township
image_skyline	Snyder Road farmstead.jpg
imagesize	250px
image_caption	Farm northeast of Fletcher
image_map	Map of Miami County Ohio Highlighting Brown Township.png
mapsize	250px
map_caption	Location of Brown Township in Miami County
subdivision_type	Country
subdivision_name	United States
subdivision_type1	State
subdivision_name1	Ohio
subdivision_type2	County
subdivision_name2	Miami
unit_pref	Imperial
area_total_km2	78.3
area_land_km2	78.3
area_water_km2	0.0
area_total_sq_mi	30.2
area_land_sq_mi	30.2
area_water_sq_mi	0.0
population_as_of	2020
population_footnotes
population_total	1585
population_density_km2	auto
population_density_sq_mi	auto
timezone	Eastern (EST)
utc_offset	-5
timezone_DST	EDT
utc_offset_DST	-4
elevation_footnotes
elevation_m	319
elevation_ft	1047
coordinates
blank_name	FIPS code
blank_info	39-09498
blank1_name	GNIS feature ID
blank1_info	1086635

Brown Township is one of the twelve townships of Miami County, Ohio, United States. The 2020 census found 1,585 people in the township.

Geography

Located in the northeastern edge of the county, it borders the following townships:

Green Township, Shelby County - north
Johnson Township, Champaign County - northeast
Jackson Township, Champaign County - southeast
Lostcreek Township - south
Staunton Township - southwest corner
Springcreek Township - west
Orange Township, Shelby County - northwest

The village of Fletcher is located in the southwest quadrant of Brown Township, and the unincorporated community of Conover lies in the township's east.

Name and history

Brown Township was organized in 1819. It is one of eight Brown Townships statewide.

Government

The township is governed by a three-member board of trustees, who are elected in November of odd-numbered years to a four-year term beginning on the following January 1. Two are elected in the year after the presidential election and one is elected in the year before it. There is also an elected township fiscal officer, who serves a four-year term beginning on April 1 of the year after the election, which is held in November of the year before the presidential election. Vacancies in the fiscal officership or on the board of trustees are filled by the remaining trustees.

Meetings are typically held on the second and fourth Mondays of the month at 7PM local time. In the case of holidays, the trustees will decide a later date. They are held at 7735 Alcony-Conover Rd, Fletcher, OH 45326

References

"Brown township, Miami County, Ohio - Census Bureau Profile". United States Census Bureau.
(2007-10-25). "US Board on Geographic Names". [[United States Geological Survey]].
"U.S. Census website". [[United States Census Bureau]].
Harbaugh, T. C.. (1909). "Centennial history. Troy, Piqua and Miami county, Ohio". Richmond-Arnold Publishing Co..
(2000). "Detailed map of Ohio". [[United States Census Bureau]].
[http://codes.ohio.gov/orc/503.24 §503.24], [http://codes.ohio.gov/orc/505.01 §505.01], and [http://codes.ohio.gov/orc/507.01 §507.01] of the [[Ohio Revised Code]]. Accessed 4/30/2009.

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