• Source: Hopewell Township, Perry County, Ohio

      • Hopewell Township is one of the fourteen townships of Perry County, Ohio, United States. The 2020 census found 2,583 people in the township.


      Geography


      Located 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


      Hopewell Township was organized around 1810. It is one of five Hopewell Townships 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, 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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