Country United States FIPS code 39-78344 Elevation 321 m Local time Friday 2:02 PM | Time zone Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) GNIS feature ID 1086313 Area 77.1 km² Population 1,710 (2000) | |
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Weather 11°C, Wind SW at 24 km/h, 93% Humidity | ||
Union Township is one of the seventeen townships of Highland County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 1,710 people in the township.
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Map of Union Township, OH, USA
Geography
Located in the northwestern 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.