Country United States County Knox FIPS code 39-09470 Elevation 321 m Local time Saturday 3:00 PM | State Ohio Time zone Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) GNIS feature ID 1086392 Area 77.7 km² Population 1,425 (2000) | |
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Weather 2°C, Wind E at 6 km/h, 41% Humidity | ||
Brown Township is one of twenty-two townships of Knox County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 1,425 people in the township.
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Map of Brown Township, OH, USA
Geography
Located in the northern part of the county, it borders the following townships:
No municipalities are located in Brown Township.
Name and history
Brown Township was established in 1826. It is named for Major General Jacob Brown, of War of 1812 fame.
It is one of eight Brown Townships 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, 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.