Brownhelm Township, Lorain County, Ohio
Encyclopedia
Brownhelm Township is one of the eighteen townships
of Lorain County
, Ohio
, United States
. The 2000 census found 7,782 people in the township, 1,792 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township. Brownhelm was the first local government of any kind in the United States to elect a black man to public office; on April 2, 1855, John Mercer Langston
, a black man from Virginia
, became town clerk. He later became a United States Congressman.
, it borders the following townships and city:
Parts of the city of Vermilion
are located in northern Brownhelm Township.
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 Lorain County
Lorain County, Ohio
Lorain County is a county located in the U.S. state of Ohio, and is considered to be a part of what is locally referred to as Greater Cleveland. As of the 2010 census, its population was 301,356. an increase from 284,664 in 2000...
, Ohio
Ohio
Ohio is a Midwestern state in the United States. The 34th largest state by area in the U.S.,it is the 7th‑most populous with over 11.5 million residents, containing several major American cities and seven metropolitan areas with populations of 500,000 or more.The state's capital is Columbus...
, United States
United States
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. The 2000 census found 7,782 people in the township, 1,792 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township. Brownhelm was the first local government of any kind in the United States to elect a black man to public office; on April 2, 1855, John Mercer Langston
John Mercer Langston
John Mercer Langston was an American abolitionist, attorney, educator, and political activist. He was the first dean of the law school at Howard University and helped create the department. He was the first president of what is now Virginia State University. In 1888 he was the first African...
, a black man from Virginia
Virginia
The Commonwealth of Virginia , is a U.S. state on the Atlantic Coast of the Southern United States. Virginia is nicknamed the "Old Dominion" and sometimes the "Mother of Presidents" after the eight U.S. presidents born there...
, became town clerk. He later became a United States Congressman.
Geography
Located in northwestern Lorain County along the shores of Lake ErieLake Erie
Lake Erie is the fourth largest lake of the five Great Lakes in North America, and the tenth largest globally. It is the southernmost, shallowest, and smallest by volume of the Great Lakes and therefore also has the shortest average water residence time. It is bounded on the north by the...
, it borders the following townships and city:
- LorainLorain, OhioLorain is a city in Lorain County, Ohio, United States. The municipality is located in northeastern Ohio on Lake Erie, at the mouth of the Black River, about 30 miles west of Cleveland....
- northeast - Amherst TownshipAmherst Township, Lorain County, OhioAmherst Township is one of the eighteen townships of Lorain County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 7,598 people in the township, 6,174 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.-Geography:...
- east - New Russia TownshipNew Russia Township, Lorain County, OhioNew Russia Township is one of the eighteen townships of Lorain County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 2,357 people in the township, 1,918 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.-Geography:...
- southeast corner - Henrietta TownshipHenrietta Township, Lorain County, OhioHenrietta Township is one of the eighteen townships of Lorain County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 1,873 people in the township.-Geography:Located in western Lorain County, it borders the following townships:*Brownhelm Township - north...
- south - Florence Township, Erie CountyFlorence Township, Erie County, OhioFlorence Township is one of the nine townships of Erie County, Ohio, United States. It is part of the Sandusky, Ohio metropolitan statistical area...
- southwest corner - Vermilion Township, Erie CountyVermilion Township, Erie County, OhioVermilion Township is one of the nine townships of Erie County, Ohio, United States. It is part of the Sandusky, Ohio metropolitan statistical area...
- west
Parts of the city of Vermilion
Vermilion, Ohio
Vermilion is a city in Erie and Lorain counties in Ohio, on the North Coast of the U.S.A. The population was 10,927 at the 2000 census. The current mayor is Eileen Bulan...
are located in northern Brownhelm Township.