Hopewell Township, Licking County, Ohio
Township
One of numerous prehistoric mining sites at the Flint Ridge State Memorial
Location of Hopewell Township in Licking County
Coordinates: 39°58′48″N 82°14′37″W / 39.98000°N 82.24361°W / 39.98000; -82.24361
Country	United States
State	Ohio
County	Licking
Area [1]
• Total	25.20 sq mi (65.27 km2)
• Land	25.15 sq mi (65.14 km2)
• Water	0.05 sq mi (0.13 km2)
Elevation [2]	1,132 ft (345 m)
Population  (2020)[3]
• Total	1,395
• Density	55/sq mi (21/km2)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
FIPS code	39-36316[4]
GNIS feature ID	1086464[2]

Hopewell Township is one of the 25 townships of Licking County, Ohio, United States. As of the 2020 census the population was 1,395.

Geography

Located on the eastern edge of the county, it borders the following townships:

• Hanover Township - north
• Licking Township, Muskingum County - northeast corner
• Hopewell Township, Muskingum County - east
• Bowling Green Township - south
• Franklin Township - west
• Madison Township - northwest corner

Part of the village of Gratiot is located in southeastern Hopewell Township.

Name and history

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.