Country United States FIPS code 39-09498 Elevation 319 m Local time Saturday 3:00 PM | Time zone Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) GNIS feature ID 1086635 Area 78.2 km² Population 1,554 (2000) | |
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Brown Township is one of the twelve townships of Miami County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 1,554 people in the township, 1,044 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.
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Map of Brown Township, OH, USA
Geography
Located in the northeastern corner of the county, it borders the following townships:
The village of Fletcher is located in the southwestern part of Brown Township, and the unincorporated community of Conover lies in the township's east.
Name and history
Brown Township was organized in 1819. 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.