Hocking Township, Fairfield County, Ohio

Hocking Township, Fairfield County, Ohio

Infobox Settlement
official_name = Hocking Township, Ohio
settlement_type = Township
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map_caption = Municipalities and townships of Fairfield County.


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subdivision_type = Country
subdivision_name = United States
subdivision_type1 = State
subdivision_name1 = Ohio
subdivision_type2 = County
subdivision_name2 = Fairfield

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area_total_km2 = 85.2
area_land_km2 = 85.1
area_water_km2 = 0.1
area_total_sq_mi = 32.9
area_land_sq_mi = 32.9
area_water_sq_mi = 0.0

population_as_of = 2000
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population_total = 4812
population_density_km2 = 56.5
population_density_sq_mi = 146.4

timezone = Eastern (EST)
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elevation_m = 295
elevation_ft = 968
latd = 39 |latm = 40 |lats = 56 |latNS = N
longd = 82 |longm = 40 |longs = 12 |longEW = W

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Hocking Township is one of the thirteen townships of Fairfield County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 4,812 people in the township. [ [http://www.osuedc.org/profiles/population/places.php?sid=41&fips=39045 Fairfield County, Ohio — Population by Places Estimates] Ohio State University, 2007. Accessed 15 May 2007.]

Geography

Located in the southern part of the county, it borders the following townships:
*Greenfield Township - north
*Pleasant Township - northeast corner
*Berne Township - east
*Madison Township - south
*Clearcreek Township - southwest corner
*Amanda Township - west
*Bloom Township - northwest corner

Much of northeastern Hocking Township is occupied by the city of Lancaster, the county seat of Fairfield County.

Name and history

It is the only Hocking Township statewide.

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 clerk, 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 clerkship or on the board of trustees are filled by the remaining trustees.

References

External links

* [http://www.co.fairfield.oh.us County website]


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