Union Township, Carroll County, Ohio

Union Township, Carroll County, Ohio
Township
Algonquin Mill Barn in Petersburg, Union Township
Location of Union Township in Carroll County
Coordinates: 40°30′50″N81°6′28″W / 40.51389°N 81.10778°W / 40.51389; -81.10778
Country	United States
State	Ohio
County	Carroll
Area
• Total	22.6 sq mi (58.6 km2)
• Land	22.5 sq mi (58.3 km2)
• Water	0.2 sq mi (0.4 km2)
Elevation [1]	1,161 ft (354 m)
Population  (2020)
• Total	868
• Density	39/sq mi (14.9/km2)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
FIPS code	39-78260 [2]
GNIS feature ID	1085836 [1]

Union Township is one of the fourteen townships of Carroll County, Ohio, United States. As of the 2020 census, the population was 868. ^[3]

Geography

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

• Center Township - northeast
• Lee Township - east
• Perry Township - south
• Orange Township - southwest corner
• Monroe Township - west
• Harrison Township - northwest

No municipalities are located in Union Township.

Name and history

It is one of twenty-seven Union Townships statewide. ^[4] It was named Union because it was formed as a union from more than one previous townships. ^[5]

Government

Historical population

Census	Pop.	Note	%±
1840	889		—
1850	804		−9.6%
1860	664		−17.4%
1870	609		−8.3%
1880	684		12.3%
1890	653		−4.5%
1900	578		−11.5%
1910	513		−11.2%
1920	513		0.0%
1930	432		−15.8%
1940	497		15.0%
1950	515		3.6%
1960	460		−10.7%
1970	482		4.8%
1980	830		72.2%
1990	900		8.4%
2000	1,059		17.7%
2010	977		−7.7%
2020	868		−11.2%
[6]

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.

Education

Students attend the Carrollton Exempted Village School District. ^[8]

References

1. "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
2. "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau . Retrieved January 31, 2008.
3. Ohio Department of Development
4. "Detailed map of Ohio" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 2000. Retrieved February 16, 2007.
5. Eckley, H.J.; Perry, W.T. (1921). History of Carroll and Harrison Counties. The Lewis Publishing Co. p. 204.
6. census data: 1840, 1880 : Howe, Henry (1907). Historical Collections of Ohio, The Ohio Centennial Edition. The State of Ohio. p.  359., 1850 : 1850 page 14, 1860 : 1860 page 13, 1870 : 1870 page 24, 1890, 1900 : Hunt, William C. (1901). Population of the United States by states and territories, counties, and minor Civil Divisions, as returned at the Twelfth Census: 1900. United States Census Printing Office. p. 306., 1900, 1910, 1920 : Austin, William Lane; Teele, Ray Palmer (1921). Fourteenth census of the United States, Volume 1. Government Printing Office. p.  561., 1930 : 1930 page 40, 1940 : 1940 page 83, 1950 : 1950 page 14, 1960 : 1960 page 16, 1970 : 1970 page 124, 1980 : 1980 & 1990 Census Information, at reference desk, Carroll County District Library, 1990 : 1990, 2000 : 2000, 2010 : 2010, 2020 : 2020
7. §503.24, §505.01, and §507.01 of the Ohio Revised Code. Accessed 4/30/2009.
8. PUC Ohio map of School Districts Archived February 20, 2009, at the Wayback Machine