Brown Township is one of the twelve townships

Civil township

A civil township is a widely used unit of local government in the United States, subordinate to, and geographic divisions of, a county. Specific responsibilities and the degree of autonomy vary based on each state. Civil townships are distinct from survey townships, but in states that have both,...

 of Miami County

Miami County, Ohio

As of the census of 2000, there were 98,868 people, 38,437 households, and 27,943 families residing in the county. The population density was 243 people per square mile . There were 40,554 housing units at an average density of 100 per square mile...

, Ohio

Ohio

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, United States

United States

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. The 2000 census

United States Census, 2000

The Twenty-second United States Census, known as Census 2000 and conducted by the Census Bureau, determined the resident population of the United States on April 1, 2000, to be 281,421,906, an increase of 13.2% over the 248,709,873 persons enumerated during the 1990 Census...

 found 1,554 people in the township, 1,044 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.

Geography

Located in the northeastern corner of the county, it borders the following townships:

• Green Township, Shelby County
  Green Township, Shelby County, Ohio
  Green Township is one of the fourteen townships of Shelby County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 927 people in the township.-Geography:Located in the southeastern corner of the county, it borders the following townships:...
  
   - north
• Johnson Township, Champaign County
  Johnson Township, Champaign County, Ohio
  Johnson Township is one of the twelve townships of Champaign County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 3,357 people in the township, 1,578 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.-Geography:...
  
   - northeast
• Jackson Township, Champaign County
  Jackson Township, Champaign County, Ohio
  Jackson Township is one of the twelve townships of Champaign County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 2,535 people in the township, 1,763 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.-Geography:...
  
   - southeast
• Lost Creek Township
  Lost Creek Township, Miami County, Ohio
  Lost Creek Township is one of the twelve townships of Miami County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 1,633 people in the township, 1,311 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.-Geography:...
  
   - south
• Staunton Township
  Staunton Township, Miami County, Ohio
  Staunton Township is one of the twelve townships of Miami County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 1,992 people in the township.-Geography:Located in the central part of the county, it borders the following townships:...
  
   - southwest corner
• Spring Creek Township
  Spring Creek Township, Miami County, Ohio
  Spring Creek Township is one of the twelve townships of Miami County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 1,826 people in the township.-Geography:Located in the northern part of the county, it borders the following townships:...
  
   - west
• Orange Township, Shelby County
  Orange Township, Shelby County, Ohio
  Orange Township is one of the fourteen townships of Shelby County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 1,419 people in the township.-Geography:Located in the southern part of the county, it borders the following townships:*Clinton Township - north...
  
   - northwest

The village of Fletcher

Fletcher, Ohio

Fletcher is a village in Miami County, Ohio, United States. The population was 510 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Dayton Metropolitan Statistical Area.-Geography:Fletcher is located at ....

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

Unincorporated area

In law, an unincorporated area is a region of land that is not a part of any municipality.To "incorporate" in this context means to form a municipal corporation, a city, town, or village with its own government. An unincorporated community is usually not subject to or taxed by a municipal government...

 of Conover

Conover, Ohio

Conover is an unincorporated community in eastern Brown Township, Miami County, Ohio, United States. Although it is unincorporated, it has a post office, with the ZIP code of 45317.The community is part of the Dayton Metropolitan Statistical Area.A.B...

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.