Union Township is one of the sixteen townships of Scioto County, Ohio, United States. The 2020 census counted 2,057 people in the township.
Union Township, Scioto County, Ohio | |
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 Location of Union Township in Scioto County | |
| Coordinates: 38°50′3″N 83°7′44″W / 38.83417°N 83.12889°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Ohio |
| County | Scioto |
| Area | |
| • Total | 50.1 sq mi (129.8 km2) |
| • Land | 50.1 sq mi (129.8 km2) |
| • Water | 0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2) |
| Elevation | 764 ft (233 m) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 2,057 |
| • Density | 41/sq mi (16/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| FIPS code | 39-78554[3] |
| GNIS feature ID | 1086936[1] |
Geography
editLocated in the western part of the county, it borders the following townships:
- Morgan Township - north
- Rush Township - northeast
- Washington Township - southeast
- Nile Township - south
- Brush Creek Township - west
No municipalities are located in Union Township.
Name and history
editIt is one of twenty-seven Union Townships statewide.[4]
Union Township was organized on August 9, 1803.[5] It was named for the federal union.[6]
In 1833, Union Township contained one forge and finery for making iron, three gristmills and four saw mills, one store, and one tannery.[7]
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,[8] 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.
References
edit- ^ a b "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ "Union township, Scioto County, Ohio - Census Bureau Profile". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved August 19, 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.
- ^ "Portsmouth Area Resource Guide, 2007-2008". The Community Common. July 29, 2007. p. 6.
- ^ Bannon, Henry Towne (1927). Stories Old and Often Told, Being Chronicles of Scioto County, Ohio. Baltimore: Waverly Press. p. 275.
- ^ Kilbourn, John (1833). The Ohio Gazetteer, or, a Topographical Dictionary. Scott and Wright. pp. 454. Retrieved December 12, 2013.
- ^ §503.24, §505.01, and §507.01 of the Ohio Revised Code. Accessed 4/30/2009.