Brunswick Hills Township, Medina County, Ohio

Brunswick Hills Township is one of the seventeen townships of Medina County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 5,469 people in the township.[3]

Brunswick Hills Township, Medina County, Ohio
Township
Location of Brunswick Hills Township in Medina County
Coordinates: 41°14′15″N 81°49′31″W
CountryUnited States
StateOhio
CountyMedina
Founded1818
Area
 • Total12.5 sq mi (32.3 km2)
 • Land12.5 sq mi (32.3 km2)
 • Water0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2)
Elevation1,063 ft (324 m)
Population
 (2000)
 • Total5,469
 • Density438.9/sq mi (169.4/km2)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
FIPS code39-09708[2]
GNIS feature ID1086590[1]

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 refounded as 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. "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  2. "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  3. Medina County, Ohio — Population by Places Estimates Archived 2016-10-30 at the Wayback Machine Ohio State University, 2007. Accessed 15 May 2007.
  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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