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Brown Township, Paulding County, Ohio
Township in Ohio, US
Township in Ohio, US
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| official_name | Brown Township, Paulding County, Ohio |
| settlement_type | Township |
| image_skyline | Brown Township stubble fields.jpg |
| imagesize | 250px |
| image_caption | Farm fields west of Melrose |
| image_map | Brown Paulding.PNG |
| mapsize | 250px |
| map_caption | Location of Brown Township in Paulding County |
| subdivision_type | Country |
| subdivision_name | United States |
| subdivision_type1 | State |
| subdivision_name1 | Ohio |
| subdivision_type2 | County |
| subdivision_name2 | Paulding |
| unit_pref | Imperial |
| area_total_km2 | 97.7 |
| area_land_km2 | 96.3 |
| area_water_km2 | 1.4 |
| area_total_sq_mi | 37.7 |
| area_land_sq_mi | 37.2 |
| area_water_sq_mi | 0.5 |
| population_as_of | 2020 |
| population_footnotes | |
| population_total | 1924 |
| population_density_km2 | 20 |
| population_density_sq_mi | 51.7 |
| timezone | Eastern (EST) |
| utc_offset | -5 |
| timezone_DST | EDT |
| utc_offset_DST | -4 |
| elevation_footnotes | |
| elevation_m | 214 |
| elevation_ft | 702 |
| coordinates | |
| blank_name | FIPS code |
| blank_info | 39-09512 |
| blank1_name | GNIS feature ID |
| blank1_info | 1086769 |
Brown Township is one of the twelve townships of Paulding County, Ohio, United States. The 2020 census found 1,924 people in the township.
Geography
Located in the eastern part of the county, it borders the following townships:
- Auglaize Township - north
- Highland Township, Defiance County - northeast corner
- Monroe Township, Putnam County - east
- Perry Township, Putnam County - southeast
- Washington Township - south
- Latty Township - southwest corner
- Jackson Township - west
Two villages are located in Brown Township: Melrose in the southwestern part of the township, and Oakwood in the southeastern part of the township.
Name and history
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.
References
References
- "Brown township, Paulding 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]].
- (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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