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Brown Township, Paulding County, Ohio

Township in Ohio, US


Summary

Township in Ohio, US

FieldValue
official_nameBrown Township, Paulding County, Ohio
settlement_typeTownship
image_skylineBrown Township stubble fields.jpg
imagesize250px
image_captionFarm fields west of Melrose
image_mapBrown Paulding.PNG
mapsize250px
map_captionLocation of Brown Township in Paulding County
subdivision_typeCountry
subdivision_nameUnited States
subdivision_type1State
subdivision_name1Ohio
subdivision_type2County
subdivision_name2Paulding
unit_prefImperial
area_total_km297.7
area_land_km296.3
area_water_km21.4
area_total_sq_mi37.7
area_land_sq_mi37.2
area_water_sq_mi0.5
population_as_of2020
population_footnotes
population_total1924
population_density_km220
population_density_sq_mi51.7
timezoneEastern (EST)
utc_offset-5
timezone_DSTEDT
utc_offset_DST-4
elevation_footnotes
elevation_m214
elevation_ft702
coordinates
blank_nameFIPS code
blank_info39-09512
blank1_nameGNIS feature ID
blank1_info1086769

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

  1. "Brown township, Paulding County, Ohio - Census Bureau Profile". United States Census Bureau.
  2. (2007-10-25). "US Board on Geographic Names". [[United States Geological Survey]].
  3. "U.S. Census website". [[United States Census Bureau]].
  4. (2000). "Detailed map of Ohio". [[United States Census Bureau]].
  5. [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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