Country United States County Ross FIPS code 39-78540 Elevation 263 m Population 11,750 (2000) | State Ohio Time zone Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) GNIS feature ID 1086906 Local time Friday 2:08 PM | |
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Weather 12°C, Wind W at 23 km/h, 91% Humidity Area 173 km² (172 km² Land / 129 ha Water) | ||
Union Township is one of the sixteen townships of Ross County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 11,750 people in the township.
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Map of Union Township, OH, USA
Geography
Located in the northern part of the county, it borders the following townships:
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.