Brown Township, Darke County, Ohio

Brown Township, Darke County, Ohio
Township
Along State Route 47 west of Ansonia
Along State Route 47 west of Ansonia
Location in Darke County and the state of Ohio
Location in Darke County and the state of Ohio
Coordinates: 40°13′13″N 84°38′58″W / 40.22028°N 84.64944°W / 40.22028; -84.64944
CountryUnited States
StateOhio
CountyDarke
Area
 • Total
29.7 sq mi (76.8 km2)
 • Land29.6 sq mi (76.7 km2)
 • Water0.04 sq mi (0.1 km2)
Elevation
[1]
1,004 ft (306 m)
Population
 (2020)[2]
 • Total
2,056
 • Density69/sq mi (27/km2)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
FIPS code39-09414[3]
GNIS feature ID1086011[1]

Brown Township is one of the twenty townships of Darke County, Ohio, United States. The 2020 census found 2,056 people in the township.

Geography

Located in the northern part of the county, it borders the following townships:

The village of Ansonia is located in eastern Brown Township.

Name and history

It is one of eight Brown Townships statewide.[4]

One of the flattest townships in Darke County, it was very swampy; the land was only drained in the 1870s, well after the completion of a similar process in the county's other townships.[5]>: 566  Despite the wetness of the terrain, the first settler in the township, John Woodington, arrived prior to 1817, and the township's first church (a Church of Christ) and school were established in 1827.[5]: 567  The township was founded in December 1833; up to this point, it had been a part of Washington Township.[5]: 566 

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.

References

  1. ^ a b "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  2. ^ "Brown township, Darke County, Ohio - Census Bureau Profile". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved June 15, 2023.
  3. ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  4. ^ "Detailed map of Ohio" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 2000. Retrieved February 16, 2007.
  5. ^ a b c Wilson, Frazer Ells (1914). History of Darke County, Ohio, from its earliest settlement to the present time, Vol. 1. Milford, Ohio: Hobart Publishing Company. p. 565.
  6. ^ §503.24, §505.01, and §507.01 of the Ohio Revised Code. Accessed 4/30/2009.