York Township is one of the fourteen townships of Union County, Ohio, United States. The 2020 census found 1,341 people in the township.
York Township, Union County, Ohio | |
|---|---|
 School at York Center | |
 Location of York Township in Union County | |
| Coordinates: 40°24′41″N 83°27′31″W / 40.41139°N 83.45861°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Ohio |
| County | Union |
| Area | |
• Total | 37.5 sq mi (97.1 km2) |
| • Land | 37.5 sq mi (97.1 km2) |
| • Water | 0.0 sq mi (0.1 km2) |
| Elevation | 1,007 ft (307 m) |
| Population | |
• Total | 1,341 |
| • Density | 36/sq mi (14/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| FIPS code | 39-87122[3] |
| GNIS feature ID | 1087086[1] |
Geography
editLocated in the northwestern part of the county, it borders the following townships:
- Washington Township - north
- Jackson Township - northeast
- Claibourne Township - east
- Taylor Township - southeast
- Liberty Township - south
- Perry Township, Logan County - southwest
- Bokes Creek Township, Logan County - northwest
No municipalities are located in York Township, although it has the unincorporated communities of Somersville and York Center.
Name and history
editIt is one of ten York Townships statewide.[4] The township was organized in 1834.[5]
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,[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.
References
edit- ^ a b "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ "York township, Union County, Ohio - Census Bureau Profile". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved September 5, 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.
- ^ A.S. Mowry, C.E., Atlas of Union County, Ohio, Harris, Sutton & Hare, Philadelphia, 1877, Pg. 20.
- ^ §503.24, §505.01, and §507.01 of the Ohio Revised Code. Accessed 4/30/2009.