Brownhelm Township, Ohio
Brownhelm Township is one of the eighteen townships of Lorain County, Ohio, United States. As of the 2020 census, the population was 7,877.
Brownhelm Township, Ohio | |
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The Mill Hollow House at the Vermilion River Reservation | |
Location of Brownhelm Township in Lorain County | |
| Coordinates: 41°24′12″N 82°19′1″W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Ohio |
| County | Lorain |
| Area | |
| • Total | 20.58 sq mi (53.31 km2) |
| • Land | 20.31 sq mi (52.60 km2) |
| • Water | 0.27 sq mi (0.71 km2) |
| Elevation | 653 ft (199 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
| • Total | 7,877 |
| • Density | 380/sq mi (150/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| ZIP code | 44001 |
| Area code | 440 |
| FIPS code | 39-09568 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1086503 |
| Website | brownhelm |
Brownhelm was the first local government of any kind in the United States to elect a black man to public office; on April 2, 1855, John Mercer Langston, a black man from Virginia, became town clerk. He later became a United States congressman.
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