Union Township, Logan County, Ohio

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Union Township, Logan County, Ohio
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Hills and farmland cover most of Union Township.
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Location of Union Township in Ohio
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Location of Union Township in Logan County
Coordinates: 40°18′6″N83°49′26″W / 40.30167°N 83.82389°W / 40.30167; -83.82389
Country United States
State Ohio
County Logan
Area
[1]
  Total22.98 sq mi (59.51 km2)
  Land22.89 sq mi (59.29 km2)
  Water0.08 sq mi (0.22 km2)
Elevation
[2]
1,040 ft (320 m)
Population
 (2020) [3]
  Total755
  Density33/sq mi (13/km2)
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
  Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
Area code(s) 937, 326
FIPS code 39-78414 [4]
GNIS feature ID1086495 [2]

Union Township is one of the seventeen townships of Logan County, Ohio, United States. As of the 2020 census, the population was 755.

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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.

Transportation

State Route 508 passes through Union Township.

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References

  1. "U.S. Gazetteer Files: 2019: County Subdivisions: Ohio". U.S. Census Bureau Geography Division. Retrieved July 23, 2020.
  2. 1 2 "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  3. "Union township, Logan County, Ohio - Census Bureau Profile". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 17, 2023.
  4. "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau . Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  5. Kilbourn, John (1833). The Ohio Gazetteer, or, a Topographical Dictionary. Scott and Wright. pp.  453 . Retrieved December 12, 2013.
  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.