Union Township, Logan County, Ohio

Union Township is one of the seventeen townships of Logan County, Ohio, United States. As of the 2010 census, the population was 819.[3]

Union Township, Logan County, Ohio
Township
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
CountryUnited States
StateOhio
CountyLogan
Area
 • Total22.98 sq mi (59.51 km2)
 • Land22.89 sq mi (59.29 km2)
 • Water0.08 sq mi (0.22 km2)
Elevation1,040 ft (320 m)
Population
 • Total819
 • Density36/sq mi (13.8/km2)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
Area code(s)937, 326
FIPS code39-78414[4]
GNIS feature ID1086495[2]

Geography

Located in the southwestern part of the county, it borders the following townships:

No municipalities are located in Union Township.

Name and history

Union Township was formed in 1820.[5] It is one of twenty-seven Union Townships statewide.[6]

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,[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.

In the elections of November 2007, Steve Yoder[8] and Sonya King[9] were elected without opposition to the positions of township trustee and township fiscal officer respectively.

Transportation

State Route 508 passes through Union Township.

References
  1. "U.S. Gazetteer Files: 2019: County Subdivisions: Ohio". U.S. Census Bureau Geography Division. Retrieved July 23, 2020.
  2. "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  3. "Total Population: 2010 Census DEC Summary File 1 (P1), Union township, Logan County, Ohio". data.census.gov. U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved July 23, 2020.
  4. "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  5. Kilbourn, John (1833). The Ohio Gazetteer, or, a Topographical Dictionary. Scott and Wright. pp. 453. Retrieved 12 December 2013.
  6. "Detailed map of Ohio" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 2000. Retrieved 2007-02-16.
  7. §503.24, §505.01, and §507.01 of the Ohio Revised Code. Accessed 4/30/2009.
  8. Examiner Staff, The. "Township Trustees: Township trustee results", Bellefontaine Examiner, 2007-11-07, p. 2.
  9. Examiner Staff, The. "Township Trustees: Township fiscal officer", Bellefontaine Examiner, 2007-11-07, p. 2.
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