Brownhelm Township, Ohio
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Brownhelm Township is one of the eighteen townships of Lorain County, Ohio, United States. As of the 2020 census, the population was 7,877.
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Brownhelm Township, Ohio | |
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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 | |
• 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[4] |
GNIS feature ID | 1086503[2] |
Website | brownhelm |
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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.[5]