Green Township, Brown County, Ohio

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Green Township, Brown County, Ohio
Township
Union Plains United Baptist Church at Greenbush
Union Plains United Baptist Church at Greenbush
Location of Green Township in Brown County
Location of Green Township in Brown County
Coordinates: 39°3′36″N 83°55′3″W / 39.06000°N 83.91750°W / 39.06000; -83.91750Coordinates: 39°3′36″N 83°55′3″W / 39.06000°N 83.91750°W / 39.06000; -83.91750
CountryUnited States
StateOhio
CountyBrown
Area
 • Total25.8 sq mi (66.9 km2)
 • Land25.8 sq mi (66.9 km2)
 • Water0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2)
Elevation
[1]
942 ft (287 m)
Population
 (2010)
 • Total3,652
 • Density141/sq mi (54.6/km2)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
FIPS code39-31696[2]
GNIS feature ID1085796[1]

Green Township is one of the sixteen townships of Brown County, Ohio, United States. The 2010 census found 3,652 people in the township.[3]

Geography[]

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

Part of the village of Mount Orab is located in southwestern Green Township.

Name and history[]

Green Township was established in 1834. It is named from a thicket of green bushes near the home of a pioneer settler.[4]

It is one of sixteen Green Townships statewide.[5]

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. 2007-10-25. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  2. ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  3. ^ "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Green township, Brown County, Ohio". U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder. Archived from the original on February 12, 2020. Retrieved February 20, 2014.
  4. ^ The History of Brown County, Ohio. Higginson Book Company. 1883. pp. 643.
  5. ^ "Detailed map of Ohio" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 2000. Retrieved 2007-02-16.
  6. ^ §503.24, §505.01, and §507.01 of the Ohio Revised Code. Accessed 4/30/2009.

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