Dover Township, Tuscarawas County, Ohio

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Dover Township, Tuscarawas County, Ohio
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Location of Dover Township in Tuscarawas County
Coordinates: 40°31′35″N81°30′5″W / 40.52639°N 81.50139°W / 40.52639; -81.50139
Country United States
State Ohio
County Tuscarawas
Area
  Total36.7 sq mi (94.9 km2)
  Land36.3 sq mi (94.1 km2)
  Water0.3 sq mi (0.8 km2)
Elevation
[1]
902 ft (275 m)
Population
 (2020) [2]
  Total4,515
  Density124.4/sq mi (48.0/km2)
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
  Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
44622
Area code 330
FIPS code 39-22470 [3]
GNIS feature ID1087053 [1]

Dover Township is one of the twenty-two townships of Tuscarawas County, Ohio, United States. The 2020 census found 4,515 people in the township

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Geography

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

Two municipalities are located in Dover Township: the city of Dover occupies much of the center of the township, and the village of Parral is located in the township's north.

Name and history

Statewide, other Dover Townships are located in Athens, Fulton, and Union 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, 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. The current trustees are John Fondriest, John Miceli, and Terry Steel, and the fiscal officer is Drew Yosick. [4]

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References

  1. 1 2 "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  2. "Dover township, Tuscarawas County, Ohio - Census Bureau Profile". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved September 1, 2023.
  3. "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau . Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  4. Tuscarawas County, Ohio — Engineer: Joseph S. Bachman Archived 2007-05-28 at the Wayback Machine . Tuscarawas County. Accessed 2007-06-01.