Brown Township, Darke County, Ohio

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Brown Township, Ohio
Municipalities and townships of Darke County.
Municipalities and townships of Darke County.
Coordinates: 40°13′13″N 84°38′58″W / 40.22028, -84.64944
Country United States
State Ohio
County Darke
Area
 - Total 29.7 sq mi (76.9 km²)
 - Land 29.7 sq mi (76.9 km²)
 - Water 0.0 sq mi (0.1 km²)
Elevation [1] 1,004 ft (306 m)
Population (2000)
 - Total 2,046
 - Density 68.9/sq mi (26.6/km²)
Time zone Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
 - Summer (DST) EDT (UTC-4)
FIPS code 39-09414[2]
GNIS feature ID 1086011[1]

Brown Township is one of the twenty townships of Darke County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 2,046 people in the township, 901 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.[3]

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[edit] Geography

Located in the northern part of the county, it borders the following townships:

The village of Ansonia is located in eastern Brown Township.

[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. The current trustees are Ed Huff, Jr., Gregory Knick, and Kent Kimmel, and the clerk is Linda Wood.[4]

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