Brunswick Hills Township, Medina County, Ohio

Township in Ohio, United States

Brunswick Hills Township, Medina County, Ohio

Township

Location of Brunswick Hills Township in Medina County

Coordinates: 41°14′15″N 81°49′31″W﻿ / ﻿41.23750°N 81.82528°W﻿ / 41.23750; -81.82528
Country| United States
State| Ohio
County| Medina
Founded| 1818
Area

• Total| 12.5 sq mi (32.3 km2)
• Land| 12.5 sq mi (32.3 km2)
• Water| 0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2)
Elevation

[1]

| 1,063 ft (324 m)
Population

(2020)

• Total| 11,055
• Density| 880/sq mi (340/km2)
Time zone| UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)| UTC-4 (EDT)
FIPS code| 39-09708[2]
GNIS feature ID| 1086590[1]

Brunswick Hills Township is one of the seventeen townships of Medina County, Ohio, United States. The 2020 census found 11,055 people in the township.[3]

## Geography[edit]

Located in the northern part of the county, it borders the following townships and cities:

* Strongsville \- north
* North Royalton \- northeast corner
* Hinckley Township \- east
* Granger Township \- southeast corner
* Medina Township \- south
* York Township \- southwest corner
* Liverpool Township \- west
* Columbia Township, Lorain County \- northwest corner

The city of Brunswick occupies the center and northeast of the township.

## Name and history[edit]

Brunswick Hills Township was originally called Brunswick Township, and under the latter name was established in 1818.[4] It was renamed Brunswick Hills Township in 1960. It is the only Brunswick Hills Township statewide.

## 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. ^ a b "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. ^ Census Reporter Brunswick Hills Township Accessed 02 June 2023.
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.

## External links[edit]

* Township website
* County website

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Municipalities and communities of Medina County, Ohio, United States

County seat: Medina

Cities|

* Brunswick
* Medina
* Rittman‡
* Wadsworth

Villages|

* Chippewa Lake
* Creston‡
* Gloria Glens Park
* Lodi
* Seville
* Spencer
* Westfield Center

Townships|

* Brunswick Hills
* Chatham
* Granger
* Guilford
* Harrisville
* Hinckley
* Homer
* Lafayette
* Litchfield
* Liverpool
* Medina
* Montville
* Sharon
* Spencer
* Wadsworth
* Westfield
* York

CDPs|

* Sharon Center
* Valley City

Other
communities|

* Abbeyville
* Beebetown
* Bennetts Corners
* Chatham
* Coddingville
* Crawford Corners
* Erhart
* Friendsville
* Granger
* Hinckley
* Homerville
* Litchfield
* Mallet Creek
* Pawnee
* Remsen Corners
* River Styx
* Western Star‡
* Weymouth

Footnotes|

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

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