Union Township, Highland County, Ohio

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Union Township, Highland County, Ohio
Fisher Road sheep pasture.jpg
Sheep pasture on Fisher Road
Map of Highland County Ohio Highlighting Union Township.png
Location of Union Township in Highland County
Coordinates: 39°14′59″N83°43′15″W / 39.24972°N 83.72083°W / 39.24972; -83.72083
Country United States
State Ohio
County Highland
Area
  Total30.10 sq mi (77.95 km2)
  Land30.04 sq mi (77.80 km2)
  Water0.05 sq mi (0.14 km2)
Elevation
[1]
1,053 ft (321 m)
Population
 (2020) [2]
  Total1,969
  Density65/sq mi (25/km2)
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
  Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
FIPS code 39-78344 [3]
GNIS feature ID1086313 [1]

Union Township is one of the seventeen townships of Highland County, Ohio, United States. As of the 2020 census the population was 1,969.

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Geography

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

No municipalities are located in Union Township.

Name and history

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

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, [5] 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, Highland County, Ohio - Census Bureau Profile". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 11, 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. §503.24, §505.01, and §507.01 of the Ohio Revised Code. Accessed 4/30/2009.