Dover Township is one of the twenty-two townships

Civil township

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 of Tuscarawas County

Tuscarawas County, Ohio

Tuscarawas County is a county located in the eastern part of the state of Ohio. As of the 2010 census, the population was 92,582. Its county seat is New Philadelphia...

, Ohio

Ohio

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United States Census, 2000

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 found 4,726 people in the township, 4,485 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.

Geography

Located in the northern part of the county, it borders the following townships:

• Lawrence Township
  Lawrence Township, Tuscarawas County, Ohio
  Lawrence Township is one of the twenty-two townships of Tuscarawas County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 5,241 people in the township, 4,154 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.-Geography:...
  
   - north
• Fairfield Township
  Fairfield Township, Tuscarawas County, Ohio
  Fairfield Township is one of the twenty-two townships of Tuscarawas County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 1,487 people in the township.-Geography:Located in the northeastern part of the county, it borders the following townships:...
  
   - northeast
• Goshen Township
  Goshen Township, Tuscarawas County, Ohio
  Goshen Township is one of the twenty-two townships of Tuscarawas County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 5,285 people in the township, 4,225 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.-Geography:...
  
   - southeast
• York Township
  York Township, Tuscarawas County, Ohio
  York Township is one of the twenty-two townships of Tuscarawas County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 1,292 people in the township.-Geography:Located at the center of the county, it borders the following townships:*Dover Township - north...
  
   - south
• Auburn Township
  Auburn Township, Tuscarawas County, Ohio
  Auburn Township is one of the twenty-two townships of Tuscarawas County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 1,078 people in the township.-Geography:Located in the western part of the county, it borders the following townships:...
  
   - southwest
• Sugar Creek Township
  Sugar Creek Township, Tuscarawas County, Ohio
  Sugar Creek Township is one of the twenty-two townships of Tuscarawas County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 3,894 people in the township, 1,720 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.-Geography:...
  
   - west
• Franklin Township
  Franklin Township, Tuscarawas County, Ohio
  Franklin Township is one of the twenty-two townships of Tuscarawas County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 4,244 people in the township, 1,934 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.-Geography:...
  
   - northwest

Two municipalities are located in Dover Township: the city of Dover

Dover, Ohio

Dover is a city in Tuscarawas County, Ohio, United States. The population was 12,210 at the 2000 census.-History and features:Dover was originally part of a grant to Col. James Morrison of Kentucky, who had received it from the federal government for Revolutionary War services...

 occupies much of the center of the township, and the village of Parral

Parral, Ohio

Parral is a village in Tuscarawas County, Ohio, United States. The population was 241 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Parral is located at ....

 is located in the township's north.

Name and history

Statewide, other Dover Townships are located in Athens

Dover Township, Athens County, Ohio

Dover Township is one of the fourteen townships of Athens County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 3,797 people in the township, 2,730 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.-Geography:...

, Fulton

Dover Township, Fulton County, Ohio

Dover Township is one of the twelve townships of Fulton County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 1,468 people in the township.-Geography:Located in the central part of the county, it borders the following townships:*Chesterfield Township - north...

, and Union

Dover Township, Union County, Ohio

Dover Township is one of the fourteen townships of Union County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 2,331 people in the township.-Geography:Located in the eastern part of the county, it borders the following townships:*Leesburg Township - north...

Counties.

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. The current trustees are John Fondriest, John Miceli, and Terry Steel, and the fiscal officer is Drew Yosick.