Union Township, Licking County, Ohio

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Union Township, Licking County, Ohio
Township
Mill Dam from Cristland Hill, Union Township.jpg
Autumn colors on Mill Dam Road
Licking County, Ohio highlighting Union Township.svg
Location in Licking County
Coordinates: 39°57′45″N82°30′13″W / 39.96250°N 82.50361°W / 39.96250; -82.50361
Country United States
State Ohio
County Licking
Area
[1]
 • Total42.3 sq mi (109.5 km2)
 • Land41.7 sq mi (107.9 km2)
 • Water0.6 sq mi (1.6 km2)
Elevation
[2]
899 ft (274 m)
Population
 (2020) [3]
 • Total9,130
 • Density220/sq mi (83/km2)
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
FIPS code 39-78400 [4]
GNIS feature ID1086479 [2]
Website www.uniontownship-licking.com

Union Township is one of the 25 townships of Licking County, Ohio, United States. As of the 2020 census the population was 9,130.

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Geography

Located on the southern edge of the county, it borders the following townships and city:

Several municipalities are located in Union Township:

Name and history

It is one of 27 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.

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References

  1. ↑ "U.S. Gazetteer Files: 2019: County Subdivisions: Ohio". U.S. Census Bureau Geography Division. Retrieved July 16, 2020.
  2. 1 2 "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  3. ↑ "Union township, Licking County, Ohio - Census Bureau Profile". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 16, 2023.
  4. ↑ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau . Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  5. ↑ Williams, Joe (August 28, 2013). "New 'paper' township limits fire levy voting". The Advocate . Newark, Ohio: Gannett Company. Archived from the original on September 16, 2013. Retrieved September 16, 2013. That vote creates a new township that matches the boundaries of Buckeye Lake village and makes village residents who once were residents of Union Township now part of Buckeye Lake Township.
  6. ↑ "Detailed map of Ohio" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 2000. Retrieved February 16, 2007.
  7. ↑ §503.24, §505.01, and §507.01 of the Ohio Revised Code. Accessed 4/30/2009.
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