Hopewell Township is one of the fifteen townships of Seneca County, Ohio, United States. The 2010 census found 2,774 people in the township.[3]

Hopewell Township, Seneca County, Ohio
Township
Street scene in Bascom
Location of Hopewell Township (red) in Seneca County, adjacent to the city of Tiffin (yellow).
Coordinates: 41°7′3″N 83°14′24″W
Country	United States
State	Ohio
County	Seneca
Area
• Total	34.5 sq mi (89.4 km2)
• Land	34.4 sq mi (89.0 km2)
• Water	0.1 sq mi (0.4 km2)
Elevation [1]	761 ft (232 m)
Population  (2010)
• Total	2,774
• Density	80.4/sq mi (31.0/km2)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
FIPS code	39-36400[2]
GNIS feature ID	1086947[1]

Geography

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

• Liberty Township - north
• Pleasant Township - northeast corner
• Clinton Township - east
• Eden Township - southeast corner
• Seneca Township - south
• Big Spring Township - southwest corner
• Loudon Township - west
• Jackson Township - northwest corner

Part of the city of Tiffin, the county seat of Seneca County, is located in eastern Hopewell Township, and the unincorporated community of Bascom lies in the western part of the township.

Name and history

Hopewell Township was organized in 1824.[4]

It is one of five Hopewell Townships statewide.[5]

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,[6] 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.

References

External links

• County website