Union Township, Union County, Ohio
Township
Elmwood Place farmhouse on State Route 161
Elmwood Place farmhouse on State Route 161
Location of Union Township in Union County
Location of Union Township in Union County
Coordinates: 40°9′13″N 83°27′11″W / 40.15361°N 83.45306°W / 40.15361; -83.45306
CountryUnited States
StateOhio
CountyUnion
Area
 • Total36.0 sq mi (93.3 km2)
 • Land36.0 sq mi (93.1 km2)
 • Water0.1 sq mi (0.2 km2)
Elevation
[1]
994 ft (303 m)
Population
 (2020)[2]
 • Total1,710
 • Density47.5/sq mi (18.4/km2)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
FIPS code39-78582[3]
GNIS feature ID1087084[1]

Union Township is one of the fourteen townships of Union County, Ohio, United States. The 2020 census found 1,710 people in the township, 807 of whom lived in the village of Milford Center.

Geography

Located in the southwestern corner of the county, it borders the following townships:

The village of Milford Center is located in northern Union Township, and the unincorporated community of Irwin lies in the township's southwest.

Name and history

Union Township was established in 1820.[4] It is one of twenty-seven Union Townships statewide.[5]

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,[6] 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.

References

  1. 1 2 "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  2. ↑ "Union township, Union County, Ohio - Census Bureau Profile". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved September 5, 2023.
  3. ↑ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  4. ↑ Durant, Pliny A. (1883). The History of Union County, Ohio, containing a history of the county; its townships, towns ... Chicago: Beers, W. H., & co. p. 158.
  5. ↑ "Detailed map of Ohio" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 2000. Retrieved February 16, 2007.
  6. ↑ §503.24, §505.01, and §507.01 of the Ohio Revised Code. Accessed 4/30/2009.
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