Brown Township is one of the eighteen townships of Delaware County, Ohio, United States. As of the 2020 census the population was 1,402.
Brown Township, Delaware County, Ohio | |
|---|---|
 Fields along Veley Road | |
 Location of Brown Township in Delaware County | |
| Coordinates: 40°19′41″N 82°59′20″W / 40.32806°N 82.98889°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Ohio |
| County | Delaware |
| Area | |
• Total | 25.7 sq mi (66.5 km2) |
| • Land | 25.1 sq mi (65.1 km2) |
| • Water | 0.5 sq mi (1.4 km2) |
| Elevation | 942 ft (287 m) |
| Population | |
• Total | 1,402 |
| • Density | 55/sq mi (21/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| FIPS code | 39-09428[3] |
| GNIS feature ID | 1086044[1] |
Geography
editLocated in the northern part of the county, it borders the following townships:
- Oxford Township - north
- Peru Township, Morrow County - northeast corner
- Kingston Township - east
- Berkshire Township - southeast corner
- Berlin Township - south
- Delaware Township - southwest
- Troy Township - northwest
A small, uninhabited part of the city of Delaware, the county seat of Delaware County, is located in southwestern Brown Township, and the unincorporated community of Kilbourne lies in the township's east.
Name and history
editBrown Township was created about 1826.[4]
It is one of eight Brown Townships statewide.[5]
Government
editThe 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,[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.
Public services
editEmergency medical services in Brown Township are provided by the Delaware County EMS.[7]
References
edit- ^ a b "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ "Brown township, Delaware County, Ohio - Census Bureau Profile". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved June 22, 2023.
- ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ History of Delaware County and Ohio. O. L. Baskin & Company. 1880. pp. 551.
- ^ "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.
- ^ Delaware County EMS