Country United States FIPS code 39-78456 Elevation 281 m Population 10,222 (2000) | Time zone Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) GNIS feature ID 1086644 Local time Friday 2:06 PM | |
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Weather 12°C, Wind W at 24 km/h, 91% Humidity Area 126.4 km² (125.6 km² Land / 78 ha Water) | ||
Union Township is one of the twelve townships of Miami County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 10,222 people in the township, 4,673 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.
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Map of Union Township, OH, USA
Geography
Located in the southwestern corner of the county, it borders the following townships:
Several populated places 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.
Education
Milton-Union High School serves the township (which has a unified school district).