Brown Township is one of the 17
townships
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Although the term is occasionally associated with an urban area, that tends to be an exception to the rule. In Australia, C ...
of
Franklin County,
Ohio
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, United States. The
2020 census lists 3,886 people.
Geography
Located in the western part of the county, Brown borders the following townships:
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Washington Township - northeast
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Norwich Township - east
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Prairie Township - south
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Jefferson Township, Madison County - southwest
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Canaan Township, Madison County - northwest
A small part of the city of
Hilliard is located in northeastern Brown Township, and part of the
census-designated place
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of
Lake Darby lies in the township's southwest.
Name and history
It is one of eight
Brown Townships statewide.
Government
The township is governed by a board of trustees whose three members are elected in November of odd-numbered years to a four-year term beginning on the following January 1. Two board members are elected in the year after the presidential election, and one is elected in the year before the election. There is also a fiscal officer elected
§503.24§505.01
an
§507.01
of the Ohio Revised Code
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. Accessed 4/30/2009. 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.
Education
All areas of Brown Township are situated within the boundaries of the Hilliard City School District.[Facts & Figures]
Archive
. Hilliard City School District. Retrieved on June 14, 2014.
References
External links
Township websiteCounty website
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Townships in Franklin County, Ohio
1830 establishments in Ohio
Populated places established in 1830
Townships in Ohio