Union Township is one of the seventeen townships of Logan County, Ohio, United States. As of the 2020 census, the population was 755.
Union Township, Logan County, Ohio | |
|---|---|
 Hills and farmland cover most of Union Township. | |
 Location of Union Township in Ohio | |
 Location of Union Township in Logan County | |
| Coordinates: 40°18′6″N 83°49′26″W / 40.30167°N 83.82389°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Ohio |
| County | Logan |
| Area | |
| • Total | 22.98 sq mi (59.51 km2) |
| • Land | 22.89 sq mi (59.29 km2) |
| • Water | 0.08 sq mi (0.22 km2) |
| Elevation | 1,040 ft (320 m) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 755 |
| • Density | 33/sq mi (13/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| Area code(s) | 937, 326 |
| FIPS code | 39-78414[4] |
| GNIS feature ID | 1086495[2] |
Geography edit
Located in the southwestern part of the county, it borders the following townships:
- Harrison Township - north
- Liberty Township - east
- Harrison Township, Champaign County - south
- Miami Township - southwest
- Pleasant Township - northwest
No municipalities are located in Union Township.
Name and history edit
Union Township was formed in 1820.[5] It is one of twenty-seven Union Townships statewide.[6]
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,[7] 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.
Transportation edit
State Route 508 passes through Union Township.
References edit
- ^ "U.S. Gazetteer Files: 2019: County Subdivisions: Ohio". U.S. Census Bureau Geography Division. Retrieved July 23, 2020.
- ^ a b "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ "Union township, Logan County, Ohio - Census Bureau Profile". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 17, 2023.
- ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ Kilbourn, John (1833). The Ohio Gazetteer, or, a Topographical Dictionary. Scott and Wright. pp. 453. Retrieved December 12, 2013.
- ^ "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.