Country United States FIPS code 39-76194 Elevation 305 m Population 1,444 (2000) | Time zone Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) GNIS feature ID 1087083 Area 68.9 km² Local time Monday 12:54 PM | |
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Weather 16°C, Wind W at 10 km/h, 68% Humidity | ||
Taylor Township is one of the fourteen townships of Union County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 1,444 people in the township.
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Map of Taylor Township, OH, USA
Geography
Located in the center of the county, it borders the following townships:
No municipalities are located in Taylor Township, although the unincorporated community of Broadway lies in the township's west.
Name and history
It is the only Taylor Township statewide, although there is a Taylor Creek Township in Hardin County.
Taylor was the last township to be organized in Union County, on December 5, 1849.
Government
The township is administered 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 1st. Two are elected in the year after a presidential election and one is elected in the year before it. There is also a township Fiscal Officer, who is elected in November of the year before a presidential election and serves a four-year term beginning on April 1st of the year after the election. Trustee and Fiscal Officer vacancies are filled through appointment by the remaining trustees.
For 2016, the elected officials are: