Hamer Township, Highland County, Ohio

Hamer Township, Highland County, Ohio
Township

Road scene in East Danville

Municipalities and townships of Highland County.
Coordinates: 39°8′44″N 83°44′5″W / 39.14556°N 83.73472°WCoordinates: 39°8′44″N 83°44′5″W / 39.14556°N 83.73472°W
Country United States
State Ohio
County Highland
Area
  Total 22.6 sq mi (58.6 km2)
  Land 22.6 sq mi (58.4 km2)
  Water 0.1 sq mi (0.2 km2)
Elevation[1] 1,070 ft (326 m)
Population (2000)
  Total 699
  Density 31.0/sq mi (12.0/km2)
Time zone Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
  Summer (DST) EDT (UTC-4)
FIPS code 39-32970[2]
GNIS feature ID 1086304[1]

Hamer Township is one of the seventeen townships of Highland County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 699 people in the township.[3]

Geography

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

No municipalities are located in Hamer Township, although the unincorporated community of East Danville lies in the township's southeast.

Name and history

It is the only Hamer Township statewide.[4]

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,[5] 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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