Hopewell Township, Muskingum County, Ohio

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Hopewell Township, Muskingum County, Ohio
Township
Interstate 70 southeast of Hopewell
Interstate 70 southeast of Hopewell
Location of Hopewell Township in Muskingum County
Location of Hopewell Township in Muskingum County
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Country United States
State Ohio
County Muskingum
Area
 • Total 38.8 sq mi (100.5 km2)
 • Land 38.3 sq mi (99.3 km2)
 • Water 0.5 sq mi (1.2 km2)
Elevation[1] 968 ft (295 m)
Population (2000)
 • Total 3,038
 • Density 79.2/sq mi (30.6/km2)
Time zone Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
 • Summer (DST) EDT (UTC-4)
ZIP code 43746
Area code(s) 740
FIPS code 39-36372[2]
GNIS feature ID 1086721[1]

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.[3]

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.[4]

Hopewell Township was described in 1833 as having four churches and three physicians.[5]

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,[6] 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.

References

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  3. ↑ Muskingum County, Ohio — Population by Places Estimates Ohio State University, 2007. Accessed 15 May 2007.
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  6. ↑ §503.24, §505.01, and §507.01 of the Ohio Revised Code. Accessed 4/30/2009.

External links

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