Brady Township, Ohio
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Brady Township is one of the twelve
townships A township is a form of human settlement or administrative subdivision. Its exact definition varies among countries. Although the term is occasionally associated with an urban area, this tends to be an exception to the rule. In Australia, Canad ...
of Williams County,
Ohio Ohio ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the Midwestern United States, Midwestern region of the United States. It borders Lake Erie to the north, Pennsylvania to the east, West Virginia to the southeast, Kentucky to the southwest, Indiana to the ...
, United States. The 2020 census found 2,621 people in the township.


Geography

Located in the eastern part of the county, it borders the following townships: * Mill Creek Township - north * Franklin Township, Fulton County - northeast * German Township, Fulton County - east * Springfield Township - south * Pulaski Township - southwest corner * Jefferson Township - west The village of West Unity is located in central Brady Township.


Name and history

Brady Township bears the name of one Captain Brady, a pioneer settler. It is the only Brady Township statewide. The first settlement at Brady Township was made in 1834.


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 clerk, 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 clerkship or on the board of trustees are filled by the remaining trustees.


References


External links


County website
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