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Brown Township, Miami County, Ohio

Township in Ohio, United States

40°9′4″N 84°5′36″W / 40.15111°N 84.09333°W / 40.15111; -84.09333CountryUnited StatesStateOhioCountyMiamiArea

• Total30.2 sq mi (78.3 km²) • Land30.2 sq mi (78.3 km²) • Water0.0 sq mi (0.0 km²)Elevation

^[1]

1,047 ft (319 m)Population

(2020)^[2]

• Total1,585 • Density52/sq mi (20/km²)Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)FIPS code39-09498^[3]GNIS feature ID1086635^[1]

Brown Township is one of the twelve townships of Miami County, Ohio, United States. The 2020 census found 1,585 people in the township.

Geography

Located in the northeastern edge of the county, it borders the following townships:

Green Township, Shelby County - north
Johnson Township, Champaign County - northeast
Jackson Township, Champaign County - southeast
Lostcreek Township - south
Staunton Township - southwest corner
Springcreek Township - west
Orange Township, Shelby County - northwest

The village of Fletcher is located in the southwest quadrant of Brown Township, and the unincorporated community of Conover lies in the township's east.

Name and history

Brown Township was organized in 1819.^[4] It is one of eight Brown Townships statewide.^[5]

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,^[6] 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.

Meetings are typically held on the second and fourth Mondays of the month at 7PM local time. In the case of holidays, the trustees will decide a later date. They are held at 7735 Alcony-Conover Rd, Fletcher, OH 45326

References

^ ^a ^b "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
^ "Brown township, Miami County, Ohio - Census Bureau Profile". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 26, 2023.
^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
^ Harbaugh, T. C. (1909). Centennial history. Troy, Piqua and Miami county, Ohio. Chicago: Richmond-Arnold Publishing Co. p. 99.
^ "Detailed map of Ohio" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 2000. Retrieved February 16, 2007.
^ §503.24, §505.01, and §507.01 of the Ohio Revised Code. Accessed 4/30/2009.