Brown Township is one of the fourteen

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of Carroll County,

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, United States. As of the 2020 census the township had a population of 7,214.Ohio Department of Development
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Geography

Located in the northwestern corner of the county, it borders the following townships: * Paris Township, Stark County - north * West Township, Columbiana County - northeast corner * Augusta Township - east * Washington Township - southeast corner * Harrison Township - south * Rose Township - southwest * Sandy Township, Stark County - west * Osnaburg Township, Stark County - northwest Two incorporated villages are located in Brown Township:

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in the center, and part of

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in the northeast. The unincorporated community of Lake Mohawk, a

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, is in the southwest part of the township, and Pekin, another unincorporated community and census-designated place, is in the northeast part, next to Minerva.

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passes through the township, leading west then north from Malvern to the center of Canton and southeast to Carrollton, the

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leads northeast from OH 43 to Minerva. Malvern, Pekin, and Minerva are in the valley of Sandy Creek, a west-flowing tributary of the

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, part of the

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watershed.

Name and history

It is one of eight Brown Townships statewide. This township was named for John Brown, who then resided at Pekin, and who built the first mill in that part of Carroll County. Brown Township was made an independent township in 1815 while a part of Stark County. With the formation of Carroll County in 1833, two miles off the east side of Sandy Township were annexed to the west side of Brown Township, creating an eight mile wide township.

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.

Education

Students attend the Minerva Local School District in the eastern part and Brown Local School District in the center and west part.PUC Ohio map of School Districts

References

External links

Township websiteCounty website
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