Byrd Township is one of the sixteen 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 Brown County

Brown County, Ohio

As of the census of 2000, there were 42,285 people, 15,555 households, and 11,790 families residing in the county. The population density was 86 people per square mile . There were 17,193 housing units at an average density of 35 per square mile...

, 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 740 people in the township.

Geography

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

• Jackson Township
  Jackson Township, Brown County, Ohio
  Jackson Township is one of the sixteen townships of Brown County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 1,221 people in the township.-Geography:Located in the eastern part of the county, it borders the following townships:*Eagle Township - north...
  
   - north
• Wayne Township, Adams County
  Wayne Township, Adams County, Ohio
  Wayne Township is one of the fifteen townships of Adams County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 1,273 people in the township, 1,146 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.-Geography:...
  
   - northeast
• Liberty Township, Adams County
  Liberty Township, Adams County, Ohio
  Liberty Township is one of the fifteen townships of Adams County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 1,816 people in the township, 1,776 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.-Geography:...
  
   - east
• Hunnorthtington Township
  Huntington Township, Brown County, Ohio
  Huntington Township is one of the sixteen townships of Brown County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 2,968 people in the township, 1,365 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.-Geography:...
  
   - south
• Union Township
  Union Township, Brown County, Ohio
  Union Township is one of the sixteen townships of Brown County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 3,015 people in the township, 1,270 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.-Geography:...
  
   - southwest
• Jefferson Township
  Jefferson Township, Brown County, Ohio
  Jefferson Township is one of the sixteen townships of Brown County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 1,355 people in the township, 902 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.-Geography:...
  
   - west

No municipalities are located in Byrd Township, although the unincorporated community

Unincorporated area

In law, an unincorporated area is a region of land that is not a part of any municipality.To "incorporate" in this context means to form a municipal corporation, a city, town, or village with its own government. An unincorporated community is usually not subject to or taxed by a municipal government...

 of Decatur

Decatur, Ohio

Decatur is an unincorporated community in eastern Byrd Township, Brown County, Ohio, United States. Although it is unincorporated, it has a post office, with the ZIP code of 45115. It is located along State Route 125, an east-west highway.-References:...

lies in the township's east.

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

• County website
• Population Data