History · Brimfield

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Brimfield Township is one of the eighteen townships in Portage County, Ohio, United States. The 2020 census found 11,352 people in the township.

Brimfield was established in 1816. Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population grew from 10,376 to 11,352 (+9%). Half of its homes were built before 1991.

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Intro from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Population and housing: U.S. Census Bureau.

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