Union Township is one of fourteen townships in Miami County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2020 census, its population was 764 (down from 857 at 2010[3]) and it contained 349 housing units.
Union Township | |
|---|---|
 Location in Miami County | |
| Coordinates: 40°53′59″N 86°07′27″W / 40.89972°N 86.12417°W | |
| Country |  United States |
| State |  Indiana |
| County | Miami |
| Government | |
| • Type | Indiana township |
| Area | |
| • Total | 21.82 sq mi (56.5 km2) |
| • Land | 21.73 sq mi (56.3 km2) |
| • Water | 0.08 sq mi (0.2 km2) 0.37% |
| Elevation | 810 ft (247 m) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 764 |
| • Density | 35/sq mi (14/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| ZIP codes | 46921, 46926, 46951 |
| GNIS feature ID | 453925 |
History edit
Union Township was first settled in the spring of 1835.[4] Union Township was organized in 1837.[5]
Geography edit
According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 21.82 square miles (56.5 km2), of which 21.73 square miles (56.3 km2) (or 99.59%) is land and 0.08 square miles (0.21 km2) (or 0.37%) is water.[3]
Unincorporated towns edit
- Deedsville at 40°54′37″N 86°06′04″W / 40.91032°N 86.101106°W
- Perrysburg at 40°53′52″N 86°08′58″W / 40.89782°N 86.149440°W
Extinct towns edit
Cemeteries edit
The township contains these five cemeteries: Ebenezer, Independent Order of Odd Fellows, Mount Zion, Leedy and Weasaw.
Major highways edit
School districts edit
- North Miami Community Schools
Political districts edit
- Indiana's 5th congressional district
- State House District 23
- State Senate District 18
References edit
- "Union Township, Miami County, Indiana". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved September 29, 2009.
- United States Census Bureau 2008 TIGER/Line Shapefiles
- IndianaMap
- ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved May 9, 2017.
- ^ "Census Bureau profile: Union Township, Miami County, Indiana". United States Census Bureau. May 2023. Retrieved April 5, 2024.
- ^ a b "Population, Housing Units, Area, and Density: 2010 - County -- County Subdivision and Place -- 2010 Census Summary File 1". United States Census. Archived from the original on February 12, 2020. Retrieved May 10, 2013.
- ^ Bodurtha, Arthur Lawrence (1914). History of Miami County, Indiana: A Narrative Account of Its Historical Progress, Its People and Its Principal Interests. Lewis Pub. pp. 146.
- ^ History of Miami County, Indiana: From the Earliest Time to the Present. Brant & Fuller. 1887. pp. 276.