Hartford Township is one of the twenty-five townships

Civil township

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 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....

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United States Census, 2000

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 found 1,290 people in the township, 878 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.

Geography

Located in the northwestern corner of the county, it borders the following townships:

• Hilliar Township, Knox County
  Hilliar Township, Knox County, Ohio
  Hilliar Township is one of the twenty-two townships of Knox County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 3,080 people in the township, 1,648 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.-Geography:...
  
   - north
• Milford Township, Knox County
  Milford Township, Knox County, Ohio
  Milford Township is one of the twenty-two townships of Knox County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 1,422 people in the township.-Geography:Located in the southwestern part of the county, it borders the following townships:...
  
   - northeast corner
• Bennington Township
  Bennington Township, Licking County, Ohio
  Bennington Township is one of the twenty-five townships of Licking County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 1,265 people in the township.-Geography:Located on the northern edge of the county, it borders the following townships:...
  
   - east
• Liberty Township
  Liberty Township, Licking County, Ohio
  Liberty Township is one of the twenty-five townships of Licking County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 1,797 people in the township.-Geography:Located in the northwestern part of the county, it borders the following townships:...
  
   - southeast corner
• Monroe Township
  Monroe Township, Licking County, Ohio
  Monroe Township is one of the twenty-five townships of Licking County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 5,523 people in the township, 2,083 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.-Geography:...
  
   - south
• Harlem Township, Delaware County
  Harlem Township, Delaware County, Ohio
  Harlem Township is one of the eighteen townships of Delaware County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 3,762 people in the township.-Geography:Located in the southeastern corner of the county, it borders the following townships:...
  
   - southwest corner
• Trenton Township, Delaware County
  Trenton Township, Delaware County, Ohio
  Trenton Township is one of the eighteen townships of Delaware County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 2,137 people in the township.-Geography:Located in the eastern part of the county, it borders the following townships:*Porter Township - north...
  
   - west
• Porter Township, Delaware County
  Porter Township, Delaware County, Ohio
  Porter Township is one of the eighteen townships of Delaware County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 1,696 people in the township.-Geography:Located in the northeastern corner of the county, it borders the following townships:...
  
   - northwest corner

The village of Hartford

Hartford, Ohio

Hartford is a village in Licking County, Ohio, United States. The population at the 2000 census was 405.-Geography:Hartford is located at ....

 is located in the center of the township.

Name and history

Statewide, the only other Hartford Township is located in Trumbull County

Hartford Township, Trumbull County, Ohio

Hartford Township is one of the twenty-four townships of Trumbull County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 2,104 people in the township.-Geography:Located in the eastern part of the county, it borders the following townships:...

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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.