Hopewell Township, Mercer County, Ohio

Hopewell Township, Ohio
Township
Coordinates: 40°36′26″N 84°37′0″W / 40.60722°N 84.61667°WCoordinates: 40°36′26″N 84°37′0″W / 40.60722°N 84.61667°W
Country United States
State Ohio
County Mercer
Area
  Total 31.3 sq mi (81.0 km2)
  Land 31.3 sq mi (81.0 km2)
  Water 0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2)
Elevation[1] 850 ft (259 m)
Population (2000)
  Total 1,066
  Density 34.1/sq mi (13.2/km2)
Time zone Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
  Summer (DST) EDT (UTC-4)
FIPS code 39-36344[2]
GNIS feature ID 1086627[1]
Location of Hopewell Township (red) in Mercer County, relative to the county seat of Celina (orange) and Grand Lake St. Marys in (blue).

Hopewell Township is one of the fourteen townships of Mercer County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 1,066 people in the township.[3]

Geography

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

No municipalities are located in Hopewell Township.

Name and history

It is one of five Hopewell Townships 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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