Brown Township is one of the seventeen townships

Civil township

A civil township is a widely used unit of local government in the United States, subordinate to, and geographic divisions of, a county. Specific responsibilities and the degree of autonomy vary based on each state. Civil townships are distinct from survey townships, but in states that have both,...

 of Franklin County

Franklin County, Ohio

Franklin County is a county located in the state of Ohio, United States. In 2010 the population was 1,163,414, making it the second largest county in Ohio and the 34th largest county in population in the United States. Franklin County is also the largest in the eight-county Columbus, Ohio...

, Ohio

Ohio

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, United States

United States

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. The 2000 census

United States Census, 2000

The Twenty-second United States Census, known as Census 2000 and conducted by the Census Bureau, determined the resident population of the United States on April 1, 2000, to be 281,421,906, an increase of 13.2% over the 248,709,873 persons enumerated during the 1990 Census...

 found 2,031 people in the township.

Geography

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

• Washington Township
  Washington Township, Franklin County, Ohio
  Washington Township is one of the seventeen townships of Franklin County, Ohio, United States. Although it is located only in Franklin County, it is connected with areas in Delaware and Union counties...
  
   - northeast
• Norwich Township
  Norwich Township, Franklin County, Ohio
  Norwich Township is one of the seventeen townships of Franklin County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 27,488 people in the township, 3,635 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.-Geography:...
  
   - east
• Prairie Township
  Prairie Township, Franklin County, Ohio
  Prairie Township is one of the seventeen townships of Franklin County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 17,118 people in the township, 17,058 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township, and 60 of whom lived in the now-defunct village of New Rome.-Geography:Located in...
  
   - south
• Jefferson Township, Madison County
  Jefferson Township, Madison County, Ohio
  Jefferson Township is one of the fourteen townships of Madison County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 6,935 people in the township, 2,604 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.-Geography:...
  
   - southwest
• Canaan Township, Madison County
  Canaan Township, Madison County, Ohio
  Canaan Township is one of the fourteen townships of Madison County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 2,496 people in the township.-Geography:Located in the northeastern part of the county, it borders the following townships:...
  
   - northwest

A small part of the city of Hilliard

Hilliard, Ohio

Hilliard is a city in Franklin County, Ohio, United States. The population was 28,435 at the 2010 census.-Geography:Hilliard is located at . It is bordered on the east by Upper Arlington, on the north by Dublin, on the south by Galloway and Columbus, and to the west lies open farmland...

 is located in northeastern Brown Township, and part of the census-designated place

Census-designated place

A census-designated place is a concentration of population identified by the United States Census Bureau for statistical purposes. CDPs are delineated for each decennial census as the statistical counterparts of incorporated places such as cities, towns and villages...

 of Lake Darby

Lake Darby, Ohio

Lake Darby is a census-designated place in Franklin County, Ohio, United States: located partly in Brown Township and partly in Prairie Township. It is more commonly known among locals as Darby Estates, which is also the name of the older housing development there, with the newer development called...

 lies in the township's southwest.

Name and history

It is one of eight Brown Townships statewide

Brown Township, Ohio

Brown Township, Ohio may refer to:*Brown Township, Carroll County, Ohio*Brown Township, Darke County, Ohio*Brown Township, Delaware County, Ohio*Brown Township, Franklin County, Ohio*Brown Township, Knox County, Ohio*Brown Township, Miami County, Ohio...

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The township was organized in 1830.

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.

External links

• Township website
• County website