Bronson Township is one of the nineteen
townships
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of
Huron County, Ohio
Huron County is a county located in the U.S. state of Ohio. As of the 2020 census, the population was 58,565. Its county seat is Norwalk. The county was created in 1809 and later organized in 1815.
Huron County is included in the Norwalk, OH ...
, United States. As of the
2020 census the population of the township was 1,927.
Geography
Located in the center of the county, it borders the following townships:
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Norwalk Township – north
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Hartland Township – northeast corner
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Fitchville Township – east
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Greenwich Township – southeast corner
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Ripley Township – south
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New Haven Township – southwest corner
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Greenfield Township – west
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Peru Township – northwest corner
No municipalities are located in Bronson Township.
Name and history
Bronson Township was named for Isaac Bronson, one of the first landowners there.
It is the only Bronson Township statewide.
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 fiscal officer,
§503.24§505.01
an
§507.01
of the Ohio Revised Code
The ''Ohio Revised Code'' contains all current statutes of the Ohio General Assembly of a permanent and general nature, consolidated into provisions, titles, chapters and sections. However, the only official publication of the enactments of the Ge ...
. Accessed April 30, 2009. 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.
References
External links
County website
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Townships in Huron County, Ohio
Townships in Ohio