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Byrd Township, Brown County, Ohio
Township
State Route 125 in Decatur
State Route 125 in Decatur
Location of Byrd Township in Brown County
Location of Byrd Township in Brown County
CountryUnited States
StateOhio
CountyBrown
Area
 • Total25.31 sq mi (65.56 km2)
 • Land25.31 sq mi (65.54 km2)
 • Water0.004 sq mi (0.01 km2)
Elevation
[1]
922 ft (281 m)
Population
 (2010)
 • Total739
 • Density29/sq mi (11.3/km2)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
45115
Area code937
FIPS code39-10758[2]
GNIS feature ID1085792[1]

Byrd Township is one of the sixteen townships of Brown County, Ohio, United States. The 2010 census found 739 people in the township.[3]

Geography

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

No municipalities are located in Byrd Township, although the unincorporated community of Decatur lies in the township's east.

Name and history

It is the only Byrd Township statewide.

Byrd Township was named for Charles Willing Byrd, the Secretary of Northwest Territory.[4]

Byrd Township had eighteen mills in 1833.[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. ^ "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on 2013-09-11. Retrieved 2008-01-31. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  3. ^ "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Byrd township, Brown County, Ohio". U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder. Retrieved February 19, 2014.
  4. ^ The History of Brown County, Ohio. Higginson Book Company. 1883. p. 693.
  5. ^ Kilbourn, John (1833). "The Ohio Gazetteer, or, a Topographical Dictionary". Scott and Wright. p. 112. Retrieved 12 December 2013.
  6. ^ §503.24, §505.01, and §507.01 of the Ohio Revised Code. Accessed 4/30/2009.
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