Country United States Time zone Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) GNIS feature ID 1086479 Local time Friday 2:04 PM | County Licking FIPS code 39-78400 Elevation 274 m Population 8,339 (2000) | |
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Weather 14°C, Wind W at 13 km/h, 88% Humidity Area 110.6 km² (109.3 km² Land / 129 ha Water) Points of interest Cranberry Bog State Nature Pr, Buckeye Lake Museum, Infirmary Mound Park, Buckeye Lake | ||
Union Township is one of the twenty-five townships of Licking County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 8,339 people in the township, 3,259 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.
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Map of Union Township, OH, USA
Geography
Located on the southern edge of the county, it borders the following townships and city:
Several municipalities are located in Union Township:
Name and history
It is one of twenty-seven Union Townships statewide.
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, 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.