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Union Township, Morgan County, Ohio

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Country
  
United States

County
  
Morgan

FIPS code
  
39-78484

Elevation
  
275 m

Population
  
607 (2000)

State
  
Ohio

Time zone
  
Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)

GNIS feature ID
  
1086694

Local time
  
Friday 2:06 PM

Union Township, Morgan County, Ohio

Weather
  
14°C, Wind W at 11 km/h, 92% Humidity

Area
  
95.05 km² (94.53 km² Land / 52 ha Water)

Union Township is one of the fourteen townships of Morgan County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 607 people in the township.

Contents

Map of Union Township, OH, USA

Geography

Located in the western part of the county, it borders the following townships:

  • Deerfield Township - north
  • Malta Township - northeast
  • Penn Township - east
  • Marion Township - southeast
  • Homer Township - south
  • Monroe Township, Perry County - west
  • Bearfield Township, Perry County - northwest
  • No 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.

    As of 2009, the trustees are Steve Campbell, Christopher Nichols, and Timothy Thompson, and the clerk is Marilyn Homer.

    References

    Union Township, Morgan County, Ohio Wikipedia


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