Brunswick Hills Township, Ohio

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Brunswick Hills Township, Ohio
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Brunswick Hills Township Fire Department and Town Hall 1918 Pearl Rd. Brunswick,OH 44212
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Location of Brunswick Hills Township, Ohio
Coordinates: 41°12′54.63″N81°51′17.92″W / 41.2151750°N 81.8549778°W / 41.2151750; -81.8549778
CountryUnited States
State Ohio
County Medina
City Brunswick
Established1818 (Brunswick Township)
Established1960 (Brunswick Hills Township)
Government
[1]
  Township Fiscal OfficerLinda Kuenzer
   Township trustee Christina Kusnerak
Trica Murphy
Ryan Nixon
Area
  Total
12.00 sq mi (31.08 km2)
  Land12.00 sq mi (31.08 km2)
  Water0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation
[2]
1,001 ft (305 m)
Population
 (2020) [3]
  Total
11,196
  Estimate 
(2023) [4]
11,392
  Density949.5/sq mi (366.6/km2)
Time zone UTC−5 (Eastern (EST))
  Summer (DST) UTC−4 (CDT)
ZIP Code
44212
Area code(s) 330 and 234
FIPS code 39-09708
GNIS feature ID1086590 [2]
Website brunswickhillstwp.org

Brunswick Hills Township is one of the seventeen townships of Medina County, Ohio, United States. The population was 11,196 at the 2020 census. [3]

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History

Brunswick Hills Township was originally called Brunswick Township, and under the latter name was established in 1818. [5] It was renamed Brunswick Hills Township in 1960. It is the only Brunswick Hills Township statewide.

Geography

Brunswick is located at 41°12′54.63″N81°51′17.92″W / 41.2151750°N 81.8549778°W / 41.2151750; -81.8549778 (41.2151763, -81.8549783), [2]

According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 12.00 square miles (31.08 km2), all land.

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.

Demographics

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1818 167    
1840 1,116+568.3%
1850 1,417+27.0%
1860 1,269−10.4%
1870 980−22.8%
1880 943−3.8%
1960 1,085+15.1%
1970 2,293+111.3%
1980 3,324+45.0%
1990 4,328+30.2%
2000 5,469+26.4%
2010 9,898+81.0%
2020 11,196+13.1%
2023 (est.) 11,392 [4] +1.8%
U.S. Decennial Census [6]
2020 Census [3]

The top five reported ancestries (people were allowed to report up to two ancestries, thus the figures will generally add to more than 100%) were English (92.2%), Spanish (0.5%), Indo-European (5.4%), Asian and Pacific Islander (1.5%), and Other (0.4%).

The median age in the city was 42.9 years.

2020 census

Brunswick Hills Township, Ohio – racial and ethnic composition
Note: the US Census treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category. Hispanics/Latinos may be of any race.
Race / ethnicity (NH = non-Hispanic)Pop. 2020 % 2020
White alone (NH)10,02589.5%
Black or African American alone (NH) %
Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH) %
Asian alone (NH) %
Pacific Islander alone (NH)00.0%
Other race alone (NH) %
Mixed race or multiracial (NH) %
Hispanic or Latino (any race)3653.3%
Total11,196100.0%

As of the 2020 census, there were 11,196 people, 4,375 households, and _ families residing in the township. The population density was _. There were 4,375 housing units at an average density of _. The racial makeup of the township was 90.5% White, 0.8% African American, 0.1% Native American, 2.1% Asian, 0.0% Pacific Islander, 0.9% from some other races and 5.6% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino people of any race were 3.3% of the population. [7]

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, [8] 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. "Elected Officials". Township of Brunswick Hills, Ohio. Retrieved February 7, 2025.
  2. 1 2 3 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Brunswick Hills Township, Ohio
  3. 1 2 3 "Explore Census Data". United States Census Bureau . Retrieved February 7, 2025.
  4. 1 2 "City and Town Population Totals: 2020-2023". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved February 7, 2025.
  5. Overman, William Daniel (1958). Ohio Town Names. Akron, OH: Atlantic Press. p. 20.
  6. "Decennial Census of Population and Housing". www.census.gov. United States Census Bureau. Retrieved June 4, 2015.
  7. "How many people live in Brunswick Hills township, Medina County, Ohio". USA Today . Retrieved February 7, 2025.
  8. §503.24, §505.01, and §507.01 of the Ohio Revised Code. Accessed April 30, 2009.