Dover Township, Tuscarawas County, Ohio

Dover Township, Tuscarawas County, Ohio
Township

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Location of Dover Township in Tuscarawas County
Coordinates: 40°31′35″N 81°30′5″W / 40.52639°N 81.50139°W / 40.52639; -81.50139Coordinates: 40°31′35″N 81°30′5″W / 40.52639°N 81.50139°W / 40.52639; -81.50139
Country United States
State Ohio
County Tuscarawas
Area
  Total 36.7 sq mi (94.9 km2)
  Land 36.3 sq mi (94.1 km2)
  Water 0.3 sq mi (0.8 km2)
Elevation[1] 902 ft (275 m)
Population (2000)
  Total 4,726
  Density 130.1/sq mi (50.2/km2)
Time zone Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
  Summer (DST) EDT (UTC-4)
ZIP code 44622
Area code(s) 330
FIPS code 39-22470[2]
GNIS feature ID 1087053[1]

Dover Township is one of the twenty-two townships of Tuscarawas County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 4,726 people in the township, 4,485 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.[3]

Geography

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

Two municipalities are located in Dover Township: the city of Dover occupies much of the center of the township, and the village of Parral is located in the township's north.

Name and history

Statewide, other Dover Townships are located in Athens, Fulton, and Union 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.[4]

References

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