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Hopewell Township, Muskingum County, Ohio

Township in Ohio, US

Hopewell Township, Muskingum County, Ohio

Township in Ohio, US

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official_nameHopewell Township, Muskingum County, Ohio
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image_skylineHopewell Township east of Ridge Road overpass.jpg
imagesize250px
image_captionInterstate 70 southeast of Hopewell
image_mapMap of Muskingum County Ohio Highlighting Hopewell Township.png
mapsize250px
map_captionLocation of Hopewell Township in Muskingum County
subdivision_typeCountry
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subdivision_name1Ohio
subdivision_type2County
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area_total_km2100.5
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area_water_km21.2
area_total_sq_mi38.8
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area_water_sq_mi0.5
population_as_of2020
population_footnotes
population_total3193
population_density_km2auto
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timezoneEastern (EST)
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elevation_footnotes
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postal_code_typeZIP code
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Hopewell Township is one of the twenty-five townships of Muskingum County, Ohio, United States. The 2020 census found 3,193 people in the township.

Geography

Located on the western edge of the county, it borders the following townships:

  • Licking Township - north
  • Falls Township - east, north of Springfield Township
  • Springfield Township - east, south of Falls Township
  • Newton Township - southeast
  • Madison Township, Perry County - south
  • Hopewell Township, Perry County - southwest corner
  • Bowling Green Township, Licking County - west, south of Hopewell Township
  • Hopewell Township, Licking County - west, north of Bowling Green Township
  • Hanover Township, Licking County - northwest corner

Part of the village of Gratiot is located in western Hopewell Township, and the unincorporated community of Hopewell lies at the center of the township.

Name and history

It is one of five Hopewell Townships statewide.

Hopewell Township was described in 1833 as having four churches and three physicians.

Government

Mount Sterling

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, 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

References

  1. "Hopewell township, Muskingum County, Ohio - Census Bureau Profile". United States Census Bureau.
  2. (2007-10-25). "US Board on Geographic Names". [[United States Geological Survey]].
  3. "U.S. Census website". [[United States Census Bureau]].
  4. (2000). "Detailed map of Ohio". [[United States Census Bureau]].
  5. Kilbourn, John. (1833). "The Ohio Gazetteer, or, a Topographical Dictionary". Scott and Wright.
  6. [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.
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