Hopewell Township is one of the fourteen townships of Perry County, Ohio, United States. The 2020 census found 2,583 people in the township.
Hopewell Township, Perry County, Ohio | |
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 Countryside in Hopewell Township | |
 Location of Hopewell Township in Perry County | |
| Coordinates: 39°52′37″N 82°17′38″W / 39.87694°N 82.29389°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Ohio |
| County | Perry |
| Area | |
• Total | 37.7 sq mi (97.6 km2) |
| • Land | 37.7 sq mi (97.5 km2) |
| • Water | 0.0 sq mi (0.1 km2) |
| Elevation | 965 ft (294 m) |
| Population | |
• Total | 2,583 |
| • Density | 68.5/sq mi (26.5/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| FIPS code | 39-36386[3] |
| GNIS feature ID | 1086782[1] |
Geography
editLocated in the northern part of the county, it borders the following townships:
- Bowling Green Township, Licking County - north
- Hopewell Township, Muskingum County - northeast corner
- Madison Township - east
- Clayton Township - southeast corner
- Reading Township - south
- Thorn Township - west
The village of Glenford is located in northwestern Hopewell Township.
Name and history
editHopewell Township was organized around 1810.[4] It is one of five Hopewell Townships statewide.[5]
Government
editThe 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,[6] 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
edit- ^ a b "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ "Hopewell township, Perry County, Ohio - Census Bureau Profile". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved August 4, 2023.
- ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ Colborn, Ephraim S. (1883). History of Fairfield and Perry Counties, Ohio. Brookhaven Press. p. 195.
- ^ "Detailed map of Ohio" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 2000. Retrieved February 16, 2007.
- ^ §503.24, §505.01, and §507.01 of the Ohio Revised Code. Accessed 4/30/2009.