Brunswick Hills Township is one of the seventeen

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of Medina County, Ohio, United States. The population was 11,196 at the 2020 census.

History

Brunswick Hills Township was originally called Brunswick Township, and under the latter name was established in 1818. It was renamed Brunswick Hills Township in 1960. It is the only Brunswick Hills Township statewide.

Geography

Brunswick is located at (41.2151763, -81.8549783), According to the

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, the township has a total area of , all land. Located in the northern part of the county, it borders the following townships and cities: The city of Brunswick occupies the center and northeast of the township.

Demographics

The top five reported ancestries (people were allowed to report up to two ancestries, thus the figures will generally add to more than 100%) were English (92.2%), Spanish (0.5%), Indo-European (5.4%), Asian and Pacific Islander (1.5%), and Other (0.4%). The median age in the city was 42.9 years.

2020 census

As of the 2020 census, there were 11,196 people, 4,375 households, and _ families residing in the township. The

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was _. There were 4,375 housing units at an average density of _. The racial makeup of the township was 90.5%

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, 0.8%

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, 0.1% Native American, 2.1% Asian, 0.0%

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, 0.9% from some other races and 5.6% from two or more races.

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people of any race were 3.3% of the population.

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,§503.24§505.01
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. Accessed April 30, 2009. 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

External links

Township of Brunswick Hills – official website

Medina County – official website
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