Country United States FIPS code 39-36372 Elevation 295 m Population 3,038 (2000) Area code 740 | Time zone Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) GNIS feature ID 1086721 Zip code 43746 Local time Tuesday 11:26 AM | |
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Weather -4°C, Wind N at 26 km/h, 68% Humidity Area 100.5 km² (99.2 km² Land / 129 ha Water) | ||
Hopewell Township is one of the twenty-five townships of Muskingum County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 3,038 people in the township, 2,947 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.
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Map of Hopewell Township, OH, USA
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.
Hopewell Township was described in 1833 as having four churches and three physicians.
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.