Union Township is one of the twenty-two townships of Knox County, Ohio, United States. The 2020 census found 2,620 people in the township.
Union Township, Knox County, Ohio | |
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 Bridge of Dreams over the Mohican River near Gann | |
 Location of Union Township in Knox County. | |
| Coordinates: 40°26′34″N 82°14′33″W / 40.44278°N 82.24250°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Ohio |
| County | Knox |
| Area | |
| • Total | 30.3 sq mi (78.4 km2) |
| • Land | 30.2 sq mi (78.3 km2) |
| • Water | 0.0 sq mi (0.1 km2) |
| Elevation | 1,070 ft (326 m) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 2,620 |
| • Density | 86/sq mi (33/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| FIPS code | 39-78358[3] |
| GNIS feature ID | 1086413[1] |
Geography edit
Located in the eastern part of the county, it borders the following townships:
- Jefferson Township - north
- Richland Township, Holmes County - northeast
- Tiverton Township, Coshocton County - east
- Newcastle Township, Coshocton County - southeast corner
- Butler Township - south
- Harrison Township - southwest corner
- Howard Township - west
- Brown Township - northwest
Two incorporated villages are located in Union Township: Danville in the northwest, and Gann (Brinkhaven) in the northeast.
Name and history edit
Union Township was organized in 1808.[4]
It is one of twenty-seven Union Townships statewide.[5]
Government edit
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,[6] 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.
References edit
- ^ a b "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ "Union township, Knox County, Ohio - Census Bureau Profile". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 13, 2023.
- ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ Graham, Albert Adams (1881). History of Knox County, Ohio: Its Past and Present, Containing a Condensed, Comprehensive History of Ohio. A. A. Graham & Company. pp. 550.
- ^ "Detailed map of Ohio" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 2000. Retrieved February 16, 2007.
- ^ §503.24, §505.01, and §507.01 of the Ohio Revised Code. Accessed 4/30/2009.