Country United States FIPS code 39-22484 Elevation 302 m Population 2,331 (2000) | Time zone Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) GNIS feature ID 1087076 Area 59.3 km² Local time Friday 8:21 PM | |
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Weather -3°C, Wind NW at 29 km/h, 46% Humidity | ||
Dover Township is one of the fourteen townships of Union County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 2,331 people in the township.
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Map of Dover Township, OH 43040, USA
Geography
Located in the eastern part of the county, it borders the following townships:
A small part of the city of Marysville, the county seat of Union County, is located in southwestern Dover Township.
Name and history
Statewide, other Dover Townships are located in Athens, Fulton, and Tuscarawas counties.
The township was organized in 1839.
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.