Country United States County Mercer FIPS code 39-36344 Elevation 259 m Local time Tuesday 11:26 AM | State Ohio Time zone Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) GNIS feature ID 1086627 Area 81 km² Population 1,066 (2000) | |
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Weather -6°C, Wind N at 24 km/h, 68% Humidity | ||
Hopewell Township is one of the fourteen townships of Mercer County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 1,066 people in the township.
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Map of Hopewell Township, OH, USA
Geography
Located in the north central part of the county, it borders the following townships:
No municipalities are located in Hopewell Township.
Name and history
Hopewell Township was organized in 1842. 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.