en Brown Township, Franklin County, Ohio

Brown Township, Franklin County, Ohio
Brown Township, Franklin County, Ohio
Township
	Township hall
	Location of Brown Township in Franklin County.
	Coordinates: 40°0′11″N 83°13′40″W / 40.00306°N 83.22778°W
Country	United States
State	Ohio
County	Franklin
Area
• Total	21.7 sq mi (56 km2)
• Land	21.4 sq mi (55 km2)
• Water	0.2 sq mi (0.5 km2)
Elevation	942 ft (287 m)
Population (2020)
• Total	3,886
• Density	180/sq mi (69/km2)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
FIPS code	39-09442
GNIS feature ID	1086099
Website	www.browntwp.org

Brown Township is one of the 17 townships of Franklin County, Ohio, United States. The 2020 census lists 3,886 people.^[4]

Geography

Located in the western part of the county, Brown borders the following townships:

Washington Township - northeast
Norwich Township - east
Prairie Township - south
Jefferson Township, Madison County - southwest
Canaan Township, Madison County - northwest

A small part of the city of Hilliard is located in northeastern Brown Township, and part of the census-designated place of Lake Darby lies in the township's southwest.

Name and history

It is one of eight Brown Townships statewide.^[5]

Government

The township is governed by a board of trustees whose three members are elected in November of odd-numbered years to a four-year term beginning on the following January 1. Two board members are elected in the year after the presidential election, and one is elected in the year before the election. There is also a fiscal officer elected^[6] 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.

Education

All areas of Brown Township are situated within the boundaries of the Hilliard City School District.^[7]

References

^ "2010 Census U.S. Gazetteer Files for County Subdivisions". U.S. Census Bureau, Geography Division. February 2, 2011. Archived from the original on January 29, 2012. Retrieved February 18, 2012.
^ ^a ^b "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
^ "2020 Census Data". data.census.gov.
^ "Detailed map of Ohio" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 2000. Retrieved February 16, 2007.
^ §503.24, §505.01, and §507.01 of the Ohio Revised Code. Accessed 4/30/2009.
^ "Facts & Figures" (Archive). Hilliard City School District. Retrieved on June 14, 2014.

External links

[CensusGazetteer-1] "2010 Census U.S. Gazetteer Files for County Subdivisions". U.S. Census Bureau, Geography Division. February 2, 2011. Archived from the original on January 29, 2012. Retrieved February 18, 2012.

[GR3-2] "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.

[GR2-3] "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.

[4] "2020 Census Data". data.census.gov.

[5] "Detailed map of Ohio" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 2000. Retrieved February 16, 2007.

[6] §503.24, §505.01, and §507.01 of the Ohio Revised Code. Accessed 4/30/2009.

[FactFig-7] "Facts & Figures" (Archive). Hilliard City School District. Retrieved on June 14, 2014.

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