Hanover Township, Licking County, Ohio
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Hanover Township is one of the twenty-five townships
Civil township
A civil township is a widely used unit of local government in the United States, subordinate to, and geographic divisions of, a county. Specific responsibilities and the degree of autonomy vary based on each state. Civil townships are distinct from survey townships, but in states that have both,...

 of Licking County
Licking County, Ohio
Licking County is a county located in the state of Ohio, United States. As of the 2010 census, the population was 166,492. Its county seat is Newark and is named for the salt licks that were in the area....

, Ohio
Ohio
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, United States
United States
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. The 2000 census
United States Census, 2000
The Twenty-second United States Census, known as Census 2000 and conducted by the Census Bureau, determined the resident population of the United States on April 1, 2000, to be 281,421,906, an increase of 13.2% over the 248,709,873 persons enumerated during the 1990 Census...

 found 2,731 people in the township, 1,846 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.

Geography

Located on the eastern edge of the county, it borders the following townships:
  • Perry Township
    Perry Township, Licking County, Ohio
    Perry Township is one of the twenty-five townships of Licking County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 1,492 people in the township.-Geography:Located on the eastern edge of the county, it borders the following townships:...

     - north
  • Jackson Township, Muskingum County
    Jackson Township, Muskingum County, Ohio
    Jackson Township is one of the twenty-five townships of Muskingum County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 2,221 people in the township, 1,020 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.-Geography:...

     - northeast corner
  • Licking Township, Muskingum County
    Licking Township, Muskingum County, Ohio
    Licking Township is one of the twenty-five townships of Muskingum County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 2,248 people in the township.-Geography:Located on the western edge of the county, it borders the following townships:...

     - east
  • Hopewell Township, Muskingum County
    Hopewell Township, Muskingum County, Ohio
    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.-Geography:...

     - southeast corner
  • Hopewell Township
    Hopewell Township, Licking County, Ohio
    Hopewell Township is one of the twenty-five townships of Licking County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 1,200 people in the township, 1,104 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.-Geography:...

     - south
  • Franklin Township
    Franklin Township, Licking County, Ohio
    Franklin Township is one of the twenty-five townships of Licking County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 1,782 people in the township.-Geography:Located in the southeastern part of the county, it borders the following townships and city:...

     - southwest corner
  • Madison Township
    Madison Township, Licking County, Ohio
    Madison Township is one of the twenty-five townships of Licking County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 3,061 people in the township.-Geography:Located in the eastern part of the county, it borders the following townships and city:...

     - west


The village of Hanover
Hanover, Ohio
Hanover is a village in Licking County, Ohio, United States. The population was 885 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Hanover is located at .According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of , all of it land....

 is located in northwestern Hanover Township.

Name and history

Statewide, other Hanover Townships are located in Butler
Hanover Township, Butler County, Ohio
Hanover Township, one of thirteen townships in the county, is located in west-central Butler County, Ohio, United States, midway between Hamilton and Oxford. It had a population of 7,878 in 2000, up from 7,653 in 1990. Rapidly growing, the Census Bureau in 2004 estimated the population was 8,751...

, Ashland
Hanover Township, Ashland County, Ohio
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.-Geography:...

, and Columbiana
Hanover Township, Columbiana County, Ohio
Hanover Township is one of the eighteen townships of Columbiana County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 3,749 people in the township, 3,362 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.-Geography:...

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.
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