• Source: Hopewell Township, Muskingum County, Ohio

    • 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



    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




    External links


    County website

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