Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Laurel Township is one of the eleven townships of Hocking County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 1,190 people in the township. It is the only Laurel Township statewide. 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.