Hopewell Township, Perry County, Ohio

Township in Ohio, United States

Hopewell Township, Perry County, Ohio

Township

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 / 39.87694; -82.29389
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

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| 965 ft (294 m)
Population

(2020)[2]

• 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]

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

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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

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Hopewell Township was organized around 1810.[4] It is one of five Hopewell Townships statewide.[5]

## Government

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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,[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

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1. ^ a b "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
2. ^ "Hopewell township, Perry County, Ohio - Census Bureau Profile". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved August 4, 2023.
3. ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
4. ^ Colborn, Ephraim S. (1883). History of Fairfield and Perry Counties, Ohio. Brookhaven Press. p. 195.
5. ^ "Detailed map of Ohio" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 2000. Retrieved February 16, 2007.
6. ^ §503.24, §505.01, and §507.01 of the Ohio Revised Code. Accessed 4/30/2009.

## External links

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* County website

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Municipalities and communities of Perry County, Ohio, United States

County seat: New Lexington

Villages|

* Corning
* Crooksville
* Glenford
* Hemlock
* Junction City
* New Lexington
* New Straitsville
* Rendville
* Roseville‡
* Shawnee
* Somerset
* Thornville

Map of Ohio highlighting Perry County

Townships|

* Bearfield
* Clayton
* Coal
* Harrison
* Hopewell
* Jackson
* Madison
* Monday Creek
* Monroe
* Pike
* Pleasant
* Reading
* Salt Lick
* Thorn

CDPs|

* Rose Farm‡
* Thornport

Unincorporated
communities|

* Bristol
* Buckingham
* Chalfants
* Chapel Hill
* Clarksville
* Crossenville
* Ludington
* Maxville
* McCuneville
* McLuney
* Millertown
* Milligan
* Mount Perry
* Moxahala
* New Reading
* Oakfield
* Portersville
* Rehoboth
* Saltillo
* Sego
* Sulphur Springs

Ghost towns|

* Dicksonton
* San Toy

Footnotes|

‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties

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