Hanover Township, Ashland County, Ohio
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| Hanover Township, Ohio | |
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| Country | United States |
| State | Ohio |
| County | Ashland |
| Area | |
| - Total | 32.6 sq mi (84.5 km²) |
| - Land | 32.4 sq mi (84.0 km²) |
| - Water | 0.2 sq mi (0.5 km²) |
| Elevation [1] | 1,204 ft (367 m) |
| Population (2000) | |
| - Total | 2,520 |
| - Density | 77.7/sq mi (30.0/km²) |
| Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
| - Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| FIPS code | 39-33236[2] |
| GNIS feature ID | 1085705[1] |
Hanover Township is one of the fifteen townships of Ashland County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 2,520 people in the township, 1,081 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.[3]
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[edit] Geography
Located in the far southern part of the county, it borders the following townships:
- Green Township - north
- Washington Township, Holmes County - northeast
- Knox Township, Holmes County - east
- Jefferson Township, Knox County - southeast
- Brown Township, Knox County - southwest
- Worthington Township, Richland County - west
- Monroe Township, Richland County - northwest corner
Part of the village of Loudonville is located in northeastern Hanover Township.
[edit] Name and history
Statewide, other Hanover Townships are located in Butler, Columbiana, and Licking Counties.
[edit] 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 clerk, 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 clerkship or on the board of trustees are filled by the remaining trustees.
[edit] References
- ^ a b US Board on Geographic Names. United States Geological Survey (2007-10-25). Retrieved on 2008-01-31.
- ^ American FactFinder. United States Census Bureau. Retrieved on 2008-01-31.
- ^ Ashland County, Ohio — Population by Places Estimates Ohio State University, 2007. Accessed 15 May 2007.
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