Hanover Township, Ashland County, Ohio

Hanover Township is one of the fifteen townships of Ashland County, Ohio, United States. The population was 2,467 at the 2020 census.^[3]

Hanover Township, Ashland County, Ohio
Township
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Location of Hanover Township in Ashland County
Coordinates: 40°36′52″N 82°15′14″W
Country	United States
State	Ohio
County	Ashland
Area
• Total	32.6 sq mi (84.5 km2)
• Land	32.4 sq mi (83.8 km2)
• Water	0.3 sq mi (0.7 km2)
Elevation [1]	1,204 ft (367 m)
Population  (2020)
• Total	2,467
• Density	63/sq mi (24.5/km2)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
FIPS code	39-33236[2]
GNIS feature ID	1085705[1]

Geography

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

• Green Township - north
• Washington Township, Holmes County - northeast
• Knox Township, Holmes County - east
• Jefferson Township, Knox County - southeast
• Brown Township, Knox County - southwest
• Worthington Township, Richland County - west
• Monroe Township, Richland County - northwest corner

Part of the village of Loudonville is located in northeastern Hanover Township.

Name and history

Hanover Township began as a part of Richland County in 1806. Hanover Township was organized in 1818.^[4] It was separated to become a part of Ashland County upon its formation in 1846.

Statewide, other Hanover Townships are located in Butler, Columbiana, and Licking 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,^[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.