Bratton Township, Ohio
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|subdivision_name2 = Adams
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|area_total_km2 = 83.23
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|population_total = 1380
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|timezone = Eastern (EST)
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Bratton Township is one of the fifteen townships of Adams County, Ohio, United States. The population was 1,380 at the 2020 census.{{cite web |title=Bratton township, Adams County, Ohio - Census Bureau Profile |url=https://data.census.gov/profile/Bratton_township,_Adams_County,_Ohio?g=060XX00US3900108350 |publisher=United States Census Bureau |access-date=28 April 2023}}
The Great Serpent Mound, a serpent-shaped effigy mound of the Fort Ancient culture, is located within Bratton Township, along with much of the Serpent Mound crater.
Geography
Located in the northern part of the county, it borders the following townships:
- Brushcreek Township, Highland County - north
- Mifflin Township, Pike County - northeast corner
- Franklin Township - east
- Meigs Township - south
- Scott Township - west
- Jackson Township, Highland County - northwest
No municipalities are located in Bratton Township.
History
Bratton Township was organized in 1877. It is named for John Bratton, an early and prominent settler.{{cite book | url=https://archive.org/details/ahistoryadamsco01stivgoog | title=A History of Adams County, Ohio: From Its Earliest Settlement to the Present Time | publisher=E B. Stivers | author=Evans, Nelson Wiley | year=1900 | pages=[https://archive.org/details/ahistoryadamsco01stivgoog/page/n477 413]}}
It is the only Bratton Township statewide.
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,[http://codes.ohio.gov/orc/503.24 §503.24], [http://codes.ohio.gov/orc/505.01 §505.01], and [http://codes.ohio.gov/orc/507.01 §507.01] of the Ohio Revised Code. Accessed 4/30/2009. 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
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External links
{{Adams County, Ohio}}
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Category:Townships in Adams County, Ohio
Category:1877 establishments in Ohio