Brighton Township, Lorain County, Ohio

Township in Ohio, United States

Brighton Township, Lorain County, Ohio

Township

Township hall at Brighton Center

Location of Brighton Township in Lorain County

Coordinates: 41°10′7″N 82°18′12″W﻿ / ﻿41.16861°N 82.30333°W﻿ / 41.16861; -82.30333Coordinates: 41°10′7″N 82°18′12″W﻿ / ﻿41.16861°N 82.30333°W﻿ / 41.16861; -82.30333
Country| United States
State| Ohio
County| Lorain
Area

[1]

• Total| 16.51 sq mi (42.77 km2)
• Land| 16.47 sq mi (42.65 km2)
• Water| 0.05 sq mi (0.12 km2)
Elevation

[2]

| 892 ft (272 m)
Population

(2010)[3]

• Total| 915
• Density| 56/sq mi (21.5/km2)
Time zone| UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)| UTC-4 (EDT)
FIPS code| 39-08770[4]
GNIS feature ID| 1086502[2]
Website| brightontownshipohio.com

Brighton Township is one of the eighteen townships of Lorain County, Ohio, United States. As of the 2010 census, the population was 915.[3]

## Contents

* 1 Geography
* 2 Name and history
* 3 Government
* 4 References
* 5 External links

## Geography[edit]

Located in southwestern Lorain County, it borders the following townships:

* Camden Township \- north
* Pittsfield Township \- northeast corner
* Wellington Township \- east
* Huntington Township \- southeast corner
* Rochester Township \- south
* New London Township, Huron County \- southwest corner
* Clarksfield Township, Huron County \- west

No municipalities are located in Brighton Township.

## Name and history[edit]

It is the only Brighton Township statewide, named after the city of Brighton in England.

## Government[edit]

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[edit]

1. ^ "U.S. Gazetteer Files: 2019: County Subdivisions: Ohio". U.S. Census Bureau Geography Division. Retrieved July 29, 2020.
2. ^ a b "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
3. ^ a b "Total Population: 2010 Census DEC Summary File 1 (P1), Brighton township, Lorain County, Ohio". data.census.gov. U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved July 29, 2020.
4. ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
5. ^ §503.24, §505.01, and §507.01 of the Ohio Revised Code. Accessed 4/30/2009.

## External links[edit]

* Official website
* County website

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Municipalities and communities of Lorain County, Ohio, United States

County seat: Elyria

Cities|

* Amherst
* Avon
* Avon Lake
* Elyria
* Lorain
* North Ridgeville
* Oberlin
* Sheffield Lake
* Vermilion‡

Villages|

* Grafton
* Kipton
* LaGrange
* Rochester
* Sheffield
* South Amherst
* Wellington

Townships|

* Amherst
* Brighton
* Brownhelm
* Camden
* Carlisle
* Columbia
* Eaton
* Elyria
* Grafton
* Henrietta
* Huntington
* LaGrange
* New Russia
* Penfield
* Pittsfield
* Rochester
* Sheffield
* Wellington

CDPs|

* Eaton Estates
* Pheasant Run

Unincorporated
communities|

* Belden
* Brentwood Lake
* Brighton
* Columbia Hills Corners
* North Eaton
* Whiskyville

Ghost town|

* Murraysville

Footnotes|

‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties

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