Union Township is one of the sixteen townships of Ross County, Ohio, United States. The 2020 census found 12,530 people in the township.
Union Township, Ross County, Ohio | |
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 Reconstructed mounds at Hopewell Culture National Historical Park | |
 Location of Union Township in Ross County | |
| Coordinates: 39°24′20″N 83°2′14″W / 39.40556°N 83.03722°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Ohio |
| County | Ross |
| Area | |
• Total | 66.8 sq mi (173.1 km2) |
| • Land | 66.4 sq mi (171.9 km2) |
| • Water | 0.5 sq mi (1.2 km2) |
| Elevation | 863 ft (263 m) |
| Population | |
• Total | 12,530 |
| • Density | 188.7/sq mi (72.9/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| FIPS code | 39-78540[3] |
| GNIS feature ID | 1086906[1] |
Geography
editLocated in the northern part of the county, it borders the following townships:
- Wayne Township, Pickaway County - north
- Pickaway Township, Pickaway County - northeast
- Green Township - east
- Springfield Township - southeast
- Scioto Township - south
- Twin Township - southwest
- Concord Township - west
- Deerfield Township - northwest
No municipalities are located in Union Township.
Name and history
editIt is one of twenty-seven Union Townships statewide.[4]
Government
editThe 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.
Ross Correctional Institution is in the township.[6]
References
edit- ^ a b "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ "Union township, Ross County, Ohio - Census Bureau Profile". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved August 15, 2023.
- ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ "Detailed map of Ohio" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 2000. Retrieved February 16, 2007.
- ^ §503.24, §505.01, and §507.01 of the Ohio Revised Code. Accessed 4/30/2009.
- ^ "2020 CENSUS - CENSUS BLOCK MAP: Union township, OH" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau. p. 4 (PDF p. 5/5). Retrieved August 1, 2022.
Ross Correctional Instn