Country United States County Hocking FIPS code 39-42056 Elevation 341 m Local time Monday 11:27 AM | State Ohio Time zone Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) GNIS feature ID 1086320 Area 99.4 km² Population 1,190 (2000) | |
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Weather 2°C, Wind E at 10 km/h, 44% Humidity | ||
Laurel Township is one of the eleven townships of Hocking County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 1,190 people in the township.
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Map of Laurel Township, OH, USA
Geography
Located in the western part of the county, it borders the following townships:
No municipalities are located in Laurel Township.
Name and history
Laurel Township was named from the mountain-laurel native to the area.
It is the only Laurel Township 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.