Hanover Township, Columbiana County, Ohio

Hanover Township is one of the eighteen townships of Columbiana County, Ohio, United States. The 2020 census reported 3,459 people living in the township.

Hanover Township, Columbiana County, Ohio
Township
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Location of Hanover Township in Columbiana County
Coordinates: 40°45′51″N 80°54′42″W
Country	United States
State	Ohio
County	Columbiana
Area
• Total	36.4 sq mi (94.2 km2)
• Land	35.8 sq mi (92.7 km2)
• Water	0.5 sq mi (1.4 km2)
Elevation [1]	1,230 ft (375 m)
Population  (2020)[2]
• Total	3,459
• Density	95/sq mi (37/km2)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
FIPS code	39-33264[3]
GNIS feature ID	1085895[1]

Countryside of Hanover Township

Hanover Township is home to the United Local School District campus.

Geography

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

• Butler Township - north
• Salem Township - northeast corner
• Center Township - east
• Franklin Township - southeast
• East Township, Carroll County - southwest
• West Township - west
• Knox Township - northwest corner

One village and two unincorporated communities are located in Hanover Township:

• The village of Hanoverton, in the south
• The unincorporated community of Kensington, in the southwest
• The unincorporated community of Guilford, in the northeast

Name and history

Historical population

Census	Pop.	Note	%±
1980	3,288		—
1990	3,467		5.4%
2000	3,749		8.1%
2010	3,704		−1.2%
2020	3,459		−6.6%

Statewide, other Hanover townships are located in Butler, Ashland, and Licking counties. The township was organized in 1806.^[4][5]

Government

Town hall

The township, 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.

Township Trustees

• Jason T. Raymond, Chairman^[7]
• John S. Zehentbauer, Vice Chairman^[7]
• Robert L. Manfull^[7]

Fiscal Officer

• Debra J. Blazer^[7]

Infrastructure

The township has many notable and famous pieces of infrastructure across it. Three main highways include Ohio State Route 9, Ohio State Route 172, and U.S. Route 30. The Hanoverton Canal Town District, a part of the Sandy and Beaver Canal, is part of the National Register of Historic Places. Another piece of notable infrastructure includes the Tennessee Gas Pipeline, which runs from south to north through the township.