| Huntington Township, Ohio | |
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| — Township — | |
| Municipalities and townships of Brown County. | |
| Coordinates: | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Ohio |
| County | Brown |
| Area | |
| • Total | 34.2 sq mi (88.6 km2) |
| • Land | 33.6 sq mi (87.0 km2) |
| • Water | 0.6 sq mi (1.6 km2) |
| Elevation[1] | 781 ft (238 m) |
| Population (2000) | |
| • Total | 2,968 |
| • Density | 88.4/sq mi (34.1/km2) |
| Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| FIPS code | 39-36834[2] |
| GNIS feature ID | 1085797[1] |
Huntington Township is one of the sixteen townships of Brown County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 2,968 people in the township, 1,365 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.[3]
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Located in the southeastern corner of the county along the Ohio River, it borders the following townships:
Mason County, Kentucky lies across the Ohio River to the southwest.
It is the most southerly township in Brown County.
The village of Aberdeen is located in southwestern Huntington Township, along the Ohio River.
Statewide, other Huntington Townships are located in Gallia, Lorain, and Ross Counties.
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,[4] 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.
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