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Brunswick Hills Township, Ohio

Coordinates: 41°14′15″N 81°49′31″W / 41.23750°N 81.82528°W / 41.23750; -81.82528
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Brunswick Hills Township, Ohio
Township
Location of Brunswick Hills Township in Medina County
Location of Brunswick Hills Township in Medina County
Coordinates: 41°14′15″N 81°49′31″W / 41.23750°N 81.82528°W / 41.23750; -81.82528
CountryUnited States
StateOhio
CountyMedina
Founded1818
Area
 • Total
12.5 sq mi (32.3 km2)
 • Land12.5 sq mi (32.3 km2)
 • Water0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2)
Elevation
[1]
1,063 ft (324 m)
Population
 (2020)[2]
 • Total
11,196
 • Density900/sq mi (350/km2)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
FIPS code39-09708[3]
GNIS feature ID1086590[1]

Brunswick Hills Township is one of the seventeen townships of Medina County, Ohio, United States. The 2020 census found 11,196 people in the township.

Geography

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.

Name and history

Brunswick Hills Township was originally called Brunswick Township, and under the latter name was established in 1818.[4] It was renamed Brunswick Hills Township in 1960. It is the only Brunswick Hills Township statewide.

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,[5] 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. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  2. ^ "Brunswick Hills township, Medina County, Ohio - Census Bureau Profile". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 23, 2023.
  3. ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  4. ^ Overman, William Daniel (1958). Ohio Town Names. Akron, OH: Atlantic Press. p. 20.
  5. ^ §503.24, §505.01, and §507.01 of the Ohio Revised Code. Accessed 4/30/2009.
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