Country United States County Seneca FIPS code 39-36400 Elevation 232 m Population 2,874 (2000) | State Ohio Time zone Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) GNIS feature ID 1086947 Local time Tuesday 11:26 AM | |
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Weather -6°C, Wind N at 31 km/h, 63% Humidity Area 89.35 km² (89.1 km² Land / 26 ha Water) | ||
Hopewell Township is one of the fifteen townships of Seneca County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 2,874 people in the township.
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Map of Hopewell Township, OH, USA
Geography
Located in the west central part of the county, it borders the following townships:
Part of the city of Tiffin, the county seat of Seneca County, is located in eastern Hopewell Township, and the unincorporated community of Bascom lies in the western part of the township.
Name and history
Hopewell Township was organized in 1824.
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.