Hanover Township is one of the fifteen
townships
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of
Ashland County,
Ohio
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, United States. The population was 2,467 at the
2020 census.
Geography
Located in the far southern part of the county, it borders the following townships:
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Green Township - north
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Washington Township, Holmes County - northeast
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Knox Township, Holmes County - east
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Jefferson Township, Knox County - southeast
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Brown Township, Knox County - southwest
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Worthington Township, Richland County - west
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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. 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
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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,
§503.24§505.01
an
§507.01
of the Ohio Revised Code
The ''Ohio Revised Code'' contains all current statutes of the Ohio General Assembly of a permanent and general nature, consolidated into provisions, titles, chapters and sections. However, the only official publication of the enactments of the Ge ...
. Accessed 4/30/2009. 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
{{Authority control
Townships in Ashland County, Ohio
1818 establishments in Ohio
Populated places established in 1818
Townships in Ohio