Union Township, Fayette County, Ohio

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Union Township, Fayette County, Ohio
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The Mark Road Bridge over Sugar Creek
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Location of Union Township in Fayette County
Coordinates: 39°32′50″N83°26′21″W / 39.54722°N 83.43917°W / 39.54722; -83.43917
Country United States
State Ohio
County Fayette
Area
  Total49.0 sq mi (126.8 km2)
  Land48.9 sq mi (126.7 km2)
  Water0.04 sq mi (0.1 km2)
Elevation
[1]
978 ft (298 m)
Population
 (2020) [2]
  Total3,598
  Density73/sq mi (28/km2)
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
  Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
FIPS code 39-78316 [3]
GNIS feature ID1086094 [1]
Website www.utfay.com

Union Township is one of the ten townships of Fayette County, Ohio, United States. At the 2020 census the population was 3,598.

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Geography

Located at the center of the county, it borders the following townships:

Union Township is the only township in the county that does not border another county.

Central Union Township is occupied by the county seat of Washington Court House, the only city in Fayette County. A small corner of the village of Bloomingburg also sits in the northeastern part of the township.

Name and history

It is one of twenty-seven Union Townships statewide. [4]

In 1833, Union Township contained two gristmills and two saw mills, a fulling mill, and a carding machine. [5]

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, [6] 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. 1 2 "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  2. "Union township, Fayette County, Ohio - Census Bureau Profile". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved June 30, 2023.
  3. "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau . Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  4. "Detailed map of Ohio" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 2000. Retrieved February 16, 2007.
  5. Kilbourn, John (1833). The Ohio Gazetteer, or, a Topographical Dictionary. Scott and Wright. pp.  453 . Retrieved December 12, 2013.
  6. §503.24, §505.01, and §507.01 of the Ohio Revised Code. Accessed 4/30/2009.