Country United States County Mercer FIPS code 39-78442 Elevation 246 m Local time Friday 2:06 PM | Time zone Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) GNIS feature ID 1086632 Area 94.3 km² Population 1,490 (2000) | |
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Weather 9°C, Wind NW at 14 km/h, 96% Humidity | ||
Union Township is one of the fourteen townships of Mercer County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 1,490 people in the township, 793 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.
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Map of Union Township, OH, USA
Geography
Located in the northeastern corner of the county, it borders the following townships:
The village of Mendon is located in central Union Township.
Name and history
Union Township was organized in 1828. 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.