Lewis Township, Brown County, Ohio

Lewis Township, Brown County, Ohio
Township

State Route 505 in Feesburg

Location of Lewis Township in Brown County
Coordinates: 38°49′55″N 83°59′29″W / 38.83194°N 83.99139°W / 38.83194; -83.99139Coordinates: 38°49′55″N 83°59′29″W / 38.83194°N 83.99139°W / 38.83194; -83.99139
Country United States
State Ohio
County Brown
Area
 • Total 43.2 sq mi (111.9 km2)
 • Land 42.6 sq mi (110.3 km2)
 • Water 0.6 sq mi (1.6 km2)
Elevation[1] 860 ft (262 m)
Population (2010)
 • Total 2,697
 • Density 63/sq mi (24.4/km2)
Time zone Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
 • Summer (DST) EDT (UTC-4)
FIPS code 39-42910[2]
GNIS feature ID 1085800[1]

Lewis Township is one of the sixteen townships of Brown County, Ohio, United States. The 2010 census found 2,697 people in the township, 2,446 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.[3]

Geography

Located in the southwestern corner of the county along the Ohio River, it borders the following townships:

Bracken County, Kentucky lies across the Ohio River to the south.

The village of Higginsport is located in southeastern Lewis Township, along the Ohio River, and the unincorporated community of Feesburg lies in the township's north.

Name and history

It is the only Lewis Township statewide.[4]

Lewis Township was organized in 1807. Lewis is probably the name of a pioneer settler.[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

  1. 1 2 "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  2. ↑ "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  3. ↑ "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Lewis township, Brown County, Ohio". U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder. Retrieved February 20, 2014.
  4. ↑ "Detailed map of Ohio" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 2000. Retrieved 2007-02-16.
  5. ↑ The History of Brown County, Ohio. Higginson Book Company. 1883. p. 455.
  6. ↑ §503.24, §505.01, and §507.01 of the Ohio Revised Code. Accessed 4/30/2009.
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