Country United States FIPS code 39-33264 Elevation 375 m Local time Wednesday 9:33 PM | Time zone Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) GNIS feature ID 1085895 Population 3,704 (2010) | |
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Weather -6°C, Wind W at 14 km/h, 55% Humidity Area 94.28 km² (92.72 km² Land / 129 ha Water) | ||
Hanover Township is one of the eighteen townships of Columbiana County, Ohio, United States. The 2010 census reported 3,704 people living in the township, 3,296 of whom were in the unincorporated portions of the township.
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Map of Hanover Township, OH, USA
Geography
Located in the western part of the county, it borders the following townships:
One village and two unincorporated communities are located in Hanover Township:
Name and history
Statewide, other Hanover townships are located in Butler, Ashland, and Licking counties. The township was organized in 1806.
Government
The township, 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.
Infrastructure
The township has many notable and famous pieces of infrastructure across it. Three main highways include Ohio State Route 9, Ohio State Route 172, and U.S. Route 30. The Hanoverton Canal Town District, a part of the Sandy and Beaver Canal, is part of the National Register of Historic Places. Another piece of notable infrastructure includes the Tennessee Gas Pipeline, which runs from south to north through the township.