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Eagle Township, Brown County, Ohio

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Country
  
United States

County
  
Brown

FIPS code
  
39-23072

Area
  
66.2 km²

Local time
  
Thursday 3:25 PM

State
  
Ohio

Time zone
  
Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)

GNIS feature ID
  
1085794

Elevation
  
302 m

Population
  
1,344 (2010)

Eagle Township, Brown County, Ohio

Weather
  
20°C, Wind SW at 26 km/h, 27% Humidity

Eagle Township is one of the sixteen townships of Brown County, Ohio, United States. The 2010 census found 1,344 people in the township.

Contents

Map of Eagle Township, OH, USA

Geography

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

  • Concord Township, Highland County - northeast
  • Winchester Township, Adams County - east
  • Jackson Township - south
  • Franklin Township - southwest corner
  • Washington Township - west
  • Whiteoak Township, Highland County - northwest
  • No municipalities are located in Eagle Township.

    Name and history

    Statewide, other Eagle Townships are located in Hancock and Vinton counties.

    Eagle Township was established in 1817.

    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.

    References

    Eagle Township, Brown County, Ohio Wikipedia