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词条 Brown Township, Knox County, Ohio
释义

  1. Geography

  2. Name and history

  3. Government

  4. References

  5. External links

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|official_name = Brown Township, Knox County Ohio
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|subdivision_type = Country
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|subdivision_name2 = Knox
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|area_total_km2 = 77.7
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|population_as_of = 2010
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|population_total = 1862
|population_density_km2 = 24.0
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|timezone = Eastern (EST)
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|elevation_m = 321
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}}Brown Township is one of twenty-two townships of Knox County, Ohio, United States. The 2010 census found 1,862 people in the township.[3]

Geography

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

  • Hanover Township, Ashland County - north
  • Jefferson Township - east
  • Union Township - southeast
  • Howard Township - south
  • Monroe Township - southwest corner
  • Pike Township - west
  • Worthington Township, Richland County - northwest

No municipalities are located in Brown Township.

Name and history

Brown Township was established in 1826. It is named for Major General Jacob Brown, of War of 1812 fame.[4][5]

It is one of eight Brown Townships statewide.[6]

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,[7] 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. ^{{cite web|url=http://geonames.usgs.gov|accessdate=2008-01-31|title=US Board on Geographic Names|publisher=United States Geological Survey|date=2007-10-25}}
2. ^{{cite web |url=http://factfinder2.census.gov |publisher=United States Census Bureau |accessdate=2008-01-31 |title=American FactFinder |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130911234518/http://factfinder2.census.gov/ |archivedate=2013-09-11 |df= }}
3. ^{{cite web | url=https://factfinder.census.gov/faces/nav/jsf/pages/index.xhtml | title=American FactFinder | publisher=United States Census Bureau | accessdate=26 July 2018}}
4. ^{{cite book | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=DBAtAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA427#v=onepage&q&f=false | title=History of Knox County, Ohio: Its Past and Present, Containing a Condensed, Comprehensive History of Ohio | publisher=A. A. Graham & Company | author=Graham, Albert Adams | year=1881 | pages=427}}
5. ^{{cite book | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=xk_WAAAAMAAJ&pg=PA310#v=onepage&q&f=false | title=A History of Knox County, Ohio, from 1779 to 1862 Inclusive: Comprising Biographical Sketches, Anecdotes and Incidents of Men Connected with the County from Its First Settlement | publisher=R. Nevins, printer | author=Norton, Anthony Banning | year=1862 | pages=310}}
6. ^{{Cite web| title = Detailed map of Ohio| work = | publisher = United States Census Bureau| year = 2000| url = http://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/general_ref/cousub_outline/cen2k_pgsz/oh_cosub.pdf| format = PDF| accessdate =2007-02-16}}
7. ^§503.24, §505.01, and §507.01 of the Ohio Revised Code. Accessed 4/30/2009.

External links

  • County website
{{Knox County, Ohio}}

2 : Townships in Knox County, Ohio|Townships in Ohio

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