Country United States Time zone Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) | Elevation 994 ft (303 m) FIPS code 39-78582 | |
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Union Township is one of the fourteen townships of Union County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 1,565 people in the township, 939 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.
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Map of Union County, OH, USA
Geography
Located in the southwestern corner of the county, it borders the following townships:
The village of Milford Center is located in northern Union Township, and the unincorporated community of Irwin lies in the township's southwest.
Name and history
Union Township was established in 1820. 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.