Hanover Township is home to the United Local School District campus.

Located in the western part of the county, it borders the following townships: One village and two unincorporated communities are located in Hanover Township: Statewide, other Hanover townships are located in Butler, Ashland, and Licking counties.

[4][5] The township, 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.

The Hanoverton Canal Town District, a part of the Sandy and Beaver Canal, is part of the National Register of Historic Places.

Another piece of notable infrastructure includes the Tennessee Gas Pipeline, which runs from south to north through the township.