Hopewell Township, Muskingum County, Ohio Explained

Official Name:Hopewell Township, Muskingum County, Ohio
Settlement Type:Township
Mapsize:250px
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Ohio
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Muskingum
Unit Pref:Imperial
Area Total Km2:100.5
Area Land Km2:99.3
Area Water Km2:1.2
Area Total Sq Mi:38.8
Area Land Sq Mi:38.3
Area Water Sq Mi:0.5
Population As Of:2020
Population Footnotes:[1]
Population Total:3193
Population Density Km2:auto
Population Density Sq Mi:auto
Timezone:Eastern (EST)
Utc Offset:-5
Timezone Dst:EDT
Utc Offset Dst:-4
Elevation Footnotes:[2]
Elevation M:295
Elevation Ft:968
Coordinates:39.9544°N -82.1825°W
Postal Code Type:ZIP code
Postal Code:43746
Area Code:740
Blank Name:FIPS code
Blank Info:39-36372[3]
Blank1 Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank1 Info:1086721

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:

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.[4]

Hopewell Township was described in 1833 as having four churches and three physicians.[5]

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,[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.

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Hopewell township, Muskingum County, Ohio - Census Bureau Profile . United States Census Bureau . 31 July 2023.
  2. Web site: US Board on Geographic Names. 2008-01-31. United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25.
  3. Web site: U.S. Census website. United States Census Bureau. 2008-01-31.
  4. Web site: Detailed map of Ohio. United States Census Bureau. 2000. PDF. 2007-02-16.
  5. Book: The Ohio Gazetteer, or, a Topographical Dictionary . Scott and Wright . 1833 . 12 December 2013 . Kilbourn, John . 242.
  6. http://codes.ohio.gov/orc/503.24 §503.24