Who is the Hocking County County Auditor?

Christopher Donald Robers (Republican) is the County Auditor of Hocking County, Ohio. The seat was on the November 3, 2026 ballot; the count isn't certified yet.

Who is the Hocking County Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas?

Rhonda Lynn Wykle (Democratic) is the Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas of Hocking County, Ohio.

Who is the Hocking County County Coroner?

David L Cummin (Republican) is the County Coroner of Hocking County, Ohio.

Who is the Hocking County County Engineer?

William Ross Shaw (Democratic) is the County Engineer of Hocking County, Ohio.

Who is the Hocking County Prosecuting Attorney?

Jennifer Michelle Graham (Republican) is the Prosecuting Attorney of Hocking County, Ohio.

Who is the Hocking County County Recorder?

Teresa M Salizzoni (Republican) is the County Recorder of Hocking County, Ohio.

Who is the Hocking County County Sheriff?

Lanny North (Republican) is the County Sheriff of Hocking County, Ohio.

Who is the Hocking County County Treasurer?

Blaine K Davidson (Republican) is the County Treasurer of Hocking County, Ohio.

Who are the Hocking County commissioners?

Michael Linton (County Commissioner); Jason Anthony Donofrio (County Commissioner); Andrew G Davidson (County Commissioner).

Who is on the Hocking County School Board?

Steven W Wheeler (Governing Board Member); Kevin Dugan (Governing Board Member); John Garber (Board of Education Member); Dean Miller (Board of Education Member); Dustin L Wharton (Board of Education Member); Todd L Hintz (Board of Education Member); Amy N Oxley (Board of Education Member); Charlotte J Owens (Governing Board Member); Mary M Pierce (Governing Board Member); Anne D Cyphert (Governing Board Member); Elizabeth J Halaiko (Governing Board Member); Harold L Stemen Jr (Governing Board Member); Todd E Hoffman (Board of Education Member); Kevin K Kemmerer (Board of Education Member); Tina Lee Johns (Board of Education Member); Jeffrey L Schmelzer (Board of Education Member); Tami Conrad Zangmeister (Board of Education Member); Brandi Betts (Governing Board Member); Michael Agosta (Board of Education Member); Heidi D White (Board of Education Member); Kyle Austin Reichelderfer (Board of Education Member); Deborah A Shaw (Board of Education Member); Meghan N Yahn (Board of Education Member); Scott J Anzalone (Board of Education Member); Amy Lynn Black (Board of Education Member); Autum Marie Barry (Board of Education Member); Lance Otis Bell (Board of Education Member); Lisa D Martin (Board of Education Member); Edgar Alan Penrod (Governing Board Member); Albert Brooks (Board of Education Member); Lacey N Douglas (Board of Education Member); David A Kline (Board of Education Member); Micah J Covert (Board of Education Member); Michael S Elliott (Board of Education Member); Kevin D Archer (Governing Board Member); Joy L Hoover (Governing Board Member); James William McGowan (Governing Board Member); Sean Bartley (Board of Education Member); Albert Siemer (Board of Education Member); Jessica Dorsey (Board of Education Member); Jim Palmer (Board of Education Member); Mary Clariss Reynolds (Board of Education Member); Mary Ann Hale (Board of Education Member); Roger Leo Hauck (Board of Education Member); Amy E Isaac (Board of Education Member); Charlotte S McManus (Board of Education Member); Cindy L Strausbaugh (Board of Education Member).

What is the population of Hocking County?

About 27,799 people, with a median age of 43.4; the median household income is $62,960 and 16% live below the poverty line (Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates).

What is the unemployment rate in Hocking County?

3.9% in September 2026 (preliminary): 498 people unemployed in a labor force of 12,630, against 4.0% a year earlier (Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, not seasonally adjusted).

How many local governments are there in Hocking County?

20 in the Census Bureau's 2022 Census of Governments: 1 county, 3 municipal, 11 township, 1 school district and 4 special district governments.

What cities and towns are in Hocking County?

35: Benton Township, Benton Township, Buchtel Village, Buchtel Village, Falls Township, Falls Township, Good Hope, Good Hope, Green Township, Green Township, Laurel Township, Laurel Township, Laurelville Village, Laurelville Village, Logan City, Logan City, Logan City, Logan City, Logan City, Logan City, Marion Township, Marion Township, Murray City Village, Murray City Village, Murray City Village, Perry Township, Perry Township, Salt Creek Township, Salt Creek Township, Starr Township, Starr Township, Ward Township, Ward Township, Washington Township, Washington Township. Each has its own page with its mayor and council.

Hocking County, OH elected officials: county commissioners, sheriff, school board and cities

Who holds every elected county, school board, city and special-district office in Hocking County: 135 seats on 58 elected bodies. 2 seats were on the November 3, 2026 ballot; they update once the county certifies its results.

Board of County Commissioners

Hocking County Board of Commissioners

Every member is elected countywide.

Office	Who holds it now	Next term
County Commissioner	Michael Linton Republican source	On the Nov 3, 2026 ballot: count not certified yet
County Commissioner	Jason Anthony Donofrio Republican source
County Commissioner	Andrew G Davidson Republican source

Official website

County officers

Office	Who holds it now	Next term
County Auditor	Christopher Donald Robers Republican source	On the Nov 3, 2026 ballot: count not certified yet
Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas	Rhonda Lynn Wykle Democratic source
County Coroner	David L Cummin Republican source
County Engineer	William Ross Shaw Democratic source
Prosecuting Attorney	Jennifer Michelle Graham Republican source
County Recorder	Teresa M Salizzoni Republican source
County Sheriff	Lanny North Republican source
County Treasurer	Blaine K Davidson Republican source

School Board

Berne Union Local School District Board of Education

Every member is elected countywide.

Office	Who holds it now
Board of Education Member	John Garber source
Board of Education Member	Dean Miller source
Board of Education Member	Dustin L Wharton source
Board of Education Member	Todd L Hintz source
Board of Education Member	Amy N Oxley source

Fairfield County Educational Service Center

Every member is elected countywide.

Office	Who holds it now
Governing Board Member	Charlotte J Owens source
Governing Board Member	Mary M Pierce source
Governing Board Member	Anne D Cyphert source
Governing Board Member	Elizabeth J Halaiko source
Governing Board Member	Harold L Stemen Jr source

Fairfield Union Local School District Board of Education

Every member is elected countywide.

Office	Who holds it now
Board of Education Member	Todd E Hoffman source
Board of Education Member	Kevin K Kemmerer source
Board of Education Member	Tina Lee Johns source
Board of Education Member	Jeffrey L Schmelzer source
Board of Education Member	Tami Conrad Zangmeister source

Logan Elm Board of Education

Every member is elected countywide.

Office	Who holds it now
Board of Education Member	Michael Agosta source
Board of Education Member	Heidi D White source
Board of Education Member	Kyle Austin Reichelderfer source
Board of Education Member	Deborah A Shaw source
Board of Education Member	Meghan N Yahn source

Logan Hocking Board of Education

Every member is elected countywide.

Office	Who holds it now
Board of Education Member	Scott J Anzalone source
Board of Education Member	Amy Lynn Black source
Board of Education Member	Autum Marie Barry source
Board of Education Member	Lance Otis Bell source
Board of Education Member	Lisa D Martin source

Nelsonville York CSD Board of Education

Every member is elected countywide.

Office	Who holds it now
Board of Education Member	Albert Brooks source
Board of Education Member	Lacey N Douglas source
Board of Education Member	David A Kline source
Board of Education Member	Micah J Covert source
Board of Education Member	Michael S Elliott source

Pickaway Board of Education

Every member is elected countywide.

Office	Who holds it now
Governing Board Member	Vacant source
Governing Board Member	Vacant source
Governing Board Member	Kevin D Archer source
Governing Board Member	Joy L Hoover source
Governing Board Member	James William McGowan source

Southern Local Board of Education

Every member is elected countywide.

Office	Who holds it now
Board of Education Member	Sean Bartley source
Board of Education Member	Albert Siemer source
Board of Education Member	Jessica Dorsey source
Board of Education Member	Jim Palmer source
Board of Education Member	Mary Clariss Reynolds source

Vinton County Local School District Board of Education

Every member is elected countywide.

Office	Who holds it now
Board of Education Member	Mary Ann Hale source
Board of Education Member	Roger Leo Hauck source
Board of Education Member	Amy E Isaac source
Board of Education Member	Charlotte S McManus source
Board of Education Member	Cindy L Strausbaugh source

Also elected countywide

Office	Who holds it now
Governing Board Member	Steven W Wheeler source
Governing Board Member	Kevin Dugan source
Governing Board Member	Vacant source
Governing Board Member	Brandi Betts source
Governing Board Member	Edgar Alan Penrod source

Who lives in each of the 6 school districts (Census figures)

School district	People	Median household income	Below the poverty line	Without health insurance	Renters paying 30%+ of income on rent
Berne Union Local School District	4,923	$82,177	13.5%	5.4%	72.7%
Fairfield Union Local School District	10,652	$96,554	10.2%	4.2%	27%
Logan Elm Local School District	12,624	$74,364	7.6%	4%	53.2%
Logan-Hocking Local School District	23,557	$66,688	16.3%	7.3%	54%
Nelsonville-York City School District	8,013	$55,361	14.2%	8.2%	48.2%
Vinton County Local School District	12,589	$55,263	17.3%	7.6%	39.3%

Census Bureau, 2020–2024 5-year estimates for each school district's area, matched to its board by name. They're estimates with a , larger for small districts.

Cities and towns

Benton Township · 4 seats
Buchtel Village · Mayor Tom Taggart · 3 seats
Falls Township · 4 seats
Good Hope · 4 seats
Green Township · 4 seats
Laurel Township · 4 seats
Laurelville Village · 7 seats
Logan City · Mayor Gregory E Fraunfelter · 12 seats
Marion Township · 4 seats
Murray City Village · Mayor Michael R Dupler · 8 seats
Perry Township · 4 seats
Salt Creek Township · 4 seats
Starr Township · 4 seats
Ward Township · 4 seats
Washington Township · 4 seats

How many local governments Hocking County has

The Census Bureau's 2022 Census of Governments counts 20 local governments in Hocking County. This page lists the ones whose offices are elected.

Kind of government	Census count (2022)	Listed on this page
County government	1	1
Cities, towns, villages and townships (3 municipal, 11 township)	14	15
School districts (school boards)	1	8
Special districts (elected boards)	4	0

Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments: Government Units Listing (census.gov).

About these counts

The Census Bureau counts every independent local government once, in the county it assigns it to: the one it mostly serves or where it's based. A city or district that crosses county lines is counted in only one county, so it may be listed on this page but counted elsewhere, or the other way around. Many special districts, such as housing authorities, have appointed boards, and some places have more than one elected body, so the two columns measure different things. School systems run by a county, city or the state aren't counted as separate governments, though their boards may be listed here; in some states the Bureau counts community or state colleges as school districts. The counts are as of 2022.

Who lives in Hocking County

27,799people

43.4median ageU.S.: 38.9

$62,960 household incomeU.S.: $80,734

16%below the U.S.: 12.5%

13.5%of adults 25+ with a bachelor's degreeU.S.: 35.7%

$186,400median home valueU.S.: $332,700

5.4%unemployed (of the labor force)U.S.: 5.2%

0.9%born outside the U.S.U.S.: 14.1%

7.8%of adults are veteransU.S.: 6.2%

7.4%U.S.: 8.4%

52.4%of renting households pay of income on rentU.S.: 51.1%

22.3%of homeowners with a mortgage pay of income on housing costsU.S.: 28.1%

Race and Hispanic origin: Hispanic or Latino 1% · White 94.6% · Black 0.3% · Asian 0.5% · Other or more than one race 3.6% (Hispanic or Latino people can be of any race; the other groups are non-Hispanic.)

Census Bureau, 2020–2024 5-year estimates (data.census.gov).

About these figures

The American Community Survey asks about 3.5 million households a year about who lives there, their work, income, schooling and housing. The 5-year estimates pool 2020–2024 answers so that every county and district has enough of them. They're estimates with a (larger for smaller places), and they're different from the once-a-decade census count. "Median" means half are above and half below. Household income is before taxes and includes everyone in the household. The unemployment share here is the survey's five-year average, so it differs from the monthly rate in the BLS jobs report. Race and Hispanic origin are as people describe themselves.

Health insurance means any coverage, private or public (such as Medicaid or Medicare), when people answered; the share is of everyone except people on active military duty and people living in institutions such as prisons and nursing homes. The housing shares are of renting households, and of homeowners with a mortgage, for whom the Census Bureau can compute them (households with no income, or renters who pay no cash rent, are left out). Rent here is gross rent, rent plus utilities; owner costs include the mortgage, property taxes, insurance, utilities and fees.

Jobs in Hocking County

3.9%September 2026, preliminary. A year earlier: 4.0%. Ohio: 3.3%.

498people unemployedSeptember 2026, preliminary.

12,132people employedSeptember 2026, preliminary. Counted where they live, not where they work.

12,630in the September 2026, preliminary.

Yearly average unemployment rate, 2016–2025.

Every month, last two years

Month	Rate	Unemployed	Employed	Labor force
September 2026 (preliminary)	3.9%	498	12,132	12,630
August 2026	3.8%	488	12,201	12,689
July 2026	3.7%	475	12,253	12,728
June 2026	3.9%	493	12,248	12,741
May 2026	3.2%	407	12,235	12,642
April 2026	3.6%	453	12,242	12,695
March 2026	4.7%	606	12,237	12,843
February 2026	5.7%	728	12,130	12,858
January 2026	5.7%	721	12,014	12,735
December 2025	4.8%	619	12,214	12,833
November 2025	4.0%	517	12,274	12,791
October 2025	not collected (2025 federal shutdown)
September 2025	4.0%	505	12,257	12,762
August 2025	4.2%	533	12,256	12,789
July 2025	4.5%	575	12,304	12,879
June 2025	4.5%	577	12,253	12,830
May 2025	4.4%	561	12,211	12,772
April 2025	5.0%	642	12,202	12,844
March 2025	5.8%	754	12,182	12,936
February 2025	6.4%	824	12,091	12,915
January 2025	6.7%	871	12,075	12,946
December 2024	5.2%	667	12,181	12,848
November 2024	4.6%	594	12,255	12,849
October 2024	4.2%	542	12,273	12,815

Yearly averages

Year	Rate	Unemployed	Employed	Labor force
2025 (11 months)	4.9%	634	12,211	12,845
2024	4.8%	612	12,096	12,708
2023	4.0%	502	12,141	12,643
2022	4.2%	535	12,197	12,732
2021	5.0%	647	12,189	12,836
2020	7.5%	951	11,730	12,681
2019	4.7%	609	12,410	13,019
2018	5.1%	662	12,353	13,015
2017	5.4%	712	12,432	13,144
2016	5.6%	738	12,357	13,095

Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, : BLS publishes county figures only that way, so they rise and fall with the seasons; compare a month with the same month a year earlier rather than with the month before. Ohio's figure above is on the same basis; seasonally adjusted, as in BLS's monthly state release, it was 3.4% in September 2026. The latest month is preliminary and is revised the next month, and BLS revises earlier years each spring. People are counted where they live. October 2025 wasn't collected during the 2025 federal government shutdown, so 2025's yearly average covers 11 months.

Crime reported in Hocking County

195.9 per 100,0002024. Ohio: 301.0.

929.7 per 100,0002024. Ohio: 1,602.4.

0murders2024, 55 violent crimes in all.

2024 is the latest year with complete reporting here: at least one of the county's police agencies didn't send the FBI a full year of figures since, so later totals would be undercounts.

Earlier years

Year	Violent	Rate	Property	Rate
2024	55	195.9	261	929.7
2023	71	250.4	398	1,403.5
2022	78	272.3	506	1,766.6
2021	58	202.8	394	1,377.3
2020	46	160.9	657	2,298.6
2019	52	181.2	783	2,729.0
2018	55	194.0	896	3,160.7

By police agency (2)

Agency	Year	Violent	Property	People served
Hocking County Sheriff's Office	2025	50	158	20,130
Logan Police Department	2024	19	120	7,125

Crimes to the county's city and county police agencies (FBI Uniform Crime Reporting, Return A), per 100,000 people they serve. Years with incomplete reporting are left out. Crime in Ohio · the U.S.

Police staffing

2.10 per 1,000 residents2024, 2 agencies serving 27,580 people.

58sworn officers2024, full-time, as of October 31.

8civilian staff2024, full-time.

2024 is the latest year every agency here sent the FBI its staff count.

Agencies counted (2), 2024

Agency	Officers	Civilians	People served
Hocking County Sheriff's Office	40	3	20,455
Logan Police Department	18	5	7,125

Earlier years

Year	Officers	Per 1,000	Civilians	Agencies
2024	58	2.10	8	2
2023	59	2.12	8	2
2022	56	1.99	8	2
2021	59	2.10	9	2

Full-time employees of the county's city police departments and sheriff's office, as each reported them to the FBI (Uniform Crime Reporting, Law Enforcement Employees), per 1,000 people in the areas those agencies serve (the FBI's population figures). A year is shown only when every one of these agencies sent a count; a count under half or over double the agency's own counts in nearby years is treated as not sent. Towns policed under contract by another agency are counted through that agency. State police, campus and other agencies aren't included. Sheriffs' offices often also run the county jail and courthouse security, so their staff counts include those jobs.

Quick answers

Who is the Hocking County County Auditor?: Christopher Donald Robers (Republican) is the County Auditor of Hocking County, Ohio. The seat was on the November 3, 2026 ballot; the count isn't certified yet.
Who is the Hocking County Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas?: Rhonda Lynn Wykle (Democratic) is the Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas of Hocking County, Ohio.
Who is the Hocking County County Coroner?: David L Cummin (Republican) is the County Coroner of Hocking County, Ohio.
Who is the Hocking County County Engineer?: William Ross Shaw (Democratic) is the County Engineer of Hocking County, Ohio.
Who is the Hocking County Prosecuting Attorney?: Jennifer Michelle Graham (Republican) is the Prosecuting Attorney of Hocking County, Ohio.
Who is the Hocking County County Recorder?: Teresa M Salizzoni (Republican) is the County Recorder of Hocking County, Ohio.
Who is the Hocking County County Sheriff?: Lanny North (Republican) is the County Sheriff of Hocking County, Ohio.
Who is the Hocking County County Treasurer?: Blaine K Davidson (Republican) is the County Treasurer of Hocking County, Ohio.
Who are the Hocking County commissioners?: Michael Linton (County Commissioner); Jason Anthony Donofrio (County Commissioner); Andrew G Davidson (County Commissioner).
Who is on the Hocking County School Board?: Steven W Wheeler (Governing Board Member); Kevin Dugan (Governing Board Member); John Garber (Board of Education Member); Dean Miller (Board of Education Member); Dustin L Wharton (Board of Education Member); Todd L Hintz (Board of Education Member); Amy N Oxley (Board of Education Member); Charlotte J Owens (Governing Board Member); Mary M Pierce (Governing Board Member); Anne D Cyphert (Governing Board Member); Elizabeth J Halaiko (Governing Board Member); Harold L Stemen Jr (Governing Board Member); Todd E Hoffman (Board of Education Member); Kevin K Kemmerer (Board of Education Member); Tina Lee Johns (Board of Education Member); Jeffrey L Schmelzer (Board of Education Member); Tami Conrad Zangmeister (Board of Education Member); Brandi Betts (Governing Board Member); Michael Agosta (Board of Education Member); Heidi D White (Board of Education Member); Kyle Austin Reichelderfer (Board of Education Member); Deborah A Shaw (Board of Education Member); Meghan N Yahn (Board of Education Member); Scott J Anzalone (Board of Education Member); Amy Lynn Black (Board of Education Member); Autum Marie Barry (Board of Education Member); Lance Otis Bell (Board of Education Member); Lisa D Martin (Board of Education Member); Edgar Alan Penrod (Governing Board Member); Albert Brooks (Board of Education Member); Lacey N Douglas (Board of Education Member); David A Kline (Board of Education Member); Micah J Covert (Board of Education Member); Michael S Elliott (Board of Education Member); Kevin D Archer (Governing Board Member); Joy L Hoover (Governing Board Member); James William McGowan (Governing Board Member); Sean Bartley (Board of Education Member); Albert Siemer (Board of Education Member); Jessica Dorsey (Board of Education Member); Jim Palmer (Board of Education Member); Mary Clariss Reynolds (Board of Education Member); Mary Ann Hale (Board of Education Member); Roger Leo Hauck (Board of Education Member); Amy E Isaac (Board of Education Member); Charlotte S McManus (Board of Education Member); Cindy L Strausbaugh (Board of Education Member).
What is the population of Hocking County?: About 27,799 people, with a median age of 43.4; the median household income is $62,960 and 16% live below the poverty line (Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates).
What is the unemployment rate in Hocking County?: 3.9% in September 2026 (preliminary): 498 people unemployed in a labor force of 12,630, against 4.0% a year earlier (Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, not seasonally adjusted).
How many local governments are there in Hocking County?: 20 in the Census Bureau's 2022 Census of Governments: 1 county, 3 municipal, 11 township, 1 school district and 4 special district governments.
What cities and towns are in Hocking County?: 35: Benton Township, Benton Township, Buchtel Village, Buchtel Village, Falls Township, Falls Township, Good Hope, Good Hope, Green Township, Green Township, Laurel Township, Laurel Township, Laurelville Village, Laurelville Village, Logan City, Logan City, Logan City, Logan City, Logan City, Logan City, Marion Township, Marion Township, Murray City Village, Murray City Village, Murray City Village, Perry Township, Perry Township, Salt Creek Township, Salt Creek Township, Starr Township, Starr Township, Ward Township, Ward Township, Washington Township, Washington Township. Each has its own page with its mayor and council.

Officeholders as of November 7, 2026, from each county board of elections' elected-officials list (the boards' Elected Officials lookups, read November 7, 2026, and the other boards' own published lists) and Cuyahoga County's certified 2024 general election results. Counties whose board publishes no list we can read yet aren't listed; officials appointed since a list was updated may differ; each name links to its source. Officials change between elections (appointments, resignations), and the body's own website is the authority. Party is shown only for offices elected on a partisan ballot.

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