Brown Township, Carroll County, Ohio
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| Brown Township, Ohio | |
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| Country | United States |
| State | Ohio |
| County | Carroll |
| Area | |
| - Total | 42.9 sq mi (111.1 km²) |
| - Land | 42.1 sq mi (109.0 km²) |
| - Water | 0.8 sq mi (2.1 km²) |
| Elevation [1] | 1,004 ft (306 m) |
| Population (2000) | |
| - Total | 8,300 |
| - Density | 197.3/sq mi (76.2/km²) |
| Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
| - Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| FIPS code | 39-09400[2] |
| GNIS feature ID | 1085825[1] |
Brown Township is one of the fourteen townships of Carroll County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 8,300 people in the township, 5,184 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.[3]
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[edit] Geography
Located in the northwestern corner of the county, it borders the following townships:
- Paris Township, Stark County - north
- West Township, Columbiana County - northeast corner
- Augusta Township - east
- Washington Township - southeast corner
- Harrison Township - south
- Rose Township - southwest
- Sandy Township, Stark County - west
- Osnaburg Township, Stark County - northwest
Two incorporated villages are located in Brown Township: Malvern in the center, and part of Minerva in the northeast.
[edit] Name and history
It is one of eight Brown Townships statewide.
[edit] 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 clerk, 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 clerkship or on the board of trustees are filled by the remaining trustees.
[edit] References
- ^ a b US Board on Geographic Names. United States Geological Survey (2007-10-25). Retrieved on 2008-01-31.
- ^ American FactFinder. United States Census Bureau. Retrieved on 2008-01-31.
- ^ Carroll County, Ohio — Population by Places Estimates Ohio State University, 2007. Accessed 15 May 2007.
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