Green Township, Brown County, Ohio

Township in Ohio, United States

39°3′36″N 83°55′3″W / 39.06000°N 83.91750°W / 39.06000; -83.91750CountryUnited StatesStateOhioCountyBrownArea

• Total25.8 sq mi (66.9 km²) • Land25.8 sq mi (66.9 km²) • Water0.0 sq mi (0.0 km²)Elevation

^[1]

942 ft (287 m)Population

(2020)

• Total3,632 • Density140/sq mi (54/km²)Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)FIPS code39-31696^[2]GNIS feature ID1085796^[1]

Green Township is one of the sixteen townships of Brown County, Ohio, United States. The 2020 census found 3,632 people in the township.^[3]

Geography

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

Perry Township - north
Salem Township, Highland County - northeast
Clay Township, Highland County - east
Washington Township - southeast corner
Pike Township - south
Sterling Township - west

Part of the village of Mount Orab is located in southwestern Green Township.

Name and history

Green Township was established in 1834. It is named from a thicket of green bushes near the home of a pioneer settler.^[4]

It is one of sixteen Green Townships statewide.^[5]

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,^[6] 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

^ ^a ^b "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
^ "Green township, Brown County, Ohio - Census Bureau Profile". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved May 26, 2023.
^ The History of Brown County, Ohio. Higginson Book Company. 1883. pp. 643.
^ "Detailed map of Ohio" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 2000. Retrieved February 16, 2007.
^ §503.24, §505.01, and §507.01 of the Ohio Revised Code. Accessed 4/30/2009.