Brown Township is one of the eighteen townships

Civil township

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 of Delaware County

Delaware County, Ohio

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, Ohio

Ohio

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, United States

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. The 2000 census

United States Census, 2000

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 found 1,297 people in the township, 1,290 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.

Geography

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

• Oxford Township
  Oxford Township, Delaware County, Ohio
  Oxford Township is one of the eighteen townships of Delaware County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 854 people in the township.-Geography:Located in the northern part of the county, it borders the following townships:...
  
   - north
• Peru Township, Morrow County
  Peru Township, Morrow County, Ohio
  Peru Township is one of the sixteen townships of Morrow County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 1,260 people in the township.-Geography:Located in the southwestern part of the county, it borders the following townships:*Lincoln Township - north...
  
   - northeast corner
• Kingston Township
  Kingston Township, Delaware County, Ohio
  Kingston Township is one of the eighteen townships of Delaware County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 1,603 people in the township.-Geography:Located in the northeastern part of the county, it borders the following townships:...
  
   - east
• Berkshire Township
  Berkshire Township, Delaware County, Ohio
  Berkshire Township is one of the eighteen townships of Delaware County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 2,251 people in the township, 1,946 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.-Geography:...
  
   - southeast corner
• Berlin Township
  Berlin Township, Delaware County, Ohio
  Berlin Township is one of the eighteen townships of Delaware County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 3,315 people in the township, 3,313 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.-Geography:...
  
   - south
• Delaware Township
  Delaware Township, Delaware County, Ohio
  Delaware Township is one of the eighteen townships of Delaware County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 26,149 people in the township, 1,559 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.-Geography:...
  
   - southwest
• Troy Township
  Troy Township, Delaware County, Ohio
  Troy Township is one of the eighteen townships of Delaware County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 2,665 people in the township.-Geography:Located in the northwestern part of the county, it borders the following townships:...
  
   - northwest

A small part of the city of Delaware

Delaware, Ohio

The City of Delaware is a city in and the county seat of Delaware County in the United States state of Ohio. Delaware was founded in 1808 and was incorporated in 1816. It is located near the center of Ohio, is about north of Columbus, and is part of the Columbus, Ohio Metropolitan Area...

, the county seat

County seat

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 of Delaware County, is located in southwestern Brown Township, and the unincorporated community

Unincorporated area

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 of Kilbourne

Kilbourne, Ohio

Kilbourne is a census-designated place in eastern Brown Township, Delaware County, Ohio, United States. Although it is unincorporated, it has a post office, with the ZIP code of 43032. It lies along State Route 521.-References:...

lies in the township's east.

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.

Public services

Emergency medical services in Brown Township are provided by the Delaware County EMS.