East Union Township is one of the sixteen townships of Wayne County, Ohio, United States. The 2020 census found 6,946 people in the township.
East Union Township, Wayne County, Ohio | |
|---|---|
 This farm north of Apple Creek is part of the OARDC | |
 Location of East Union Township in Wayne County | |
| Coordinates: 40°45′44″N 81°49′13″W / 40.76222°N 81.82028°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Ohio |
| County | Wayne |
| Area | |
• Total | 35.6 sq mi (92.2 km2) |
| • Land | 35.6 sq mi (92.2 km2) |
| • Water | 0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2) |
| Elevation | 1,158 ft (353 m) |
| Population | |
• Total | 6,946 |
| • Density | 200/sq mi (75/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| FIPS code | 39-24136[3] |
| GNIS feature ID | 1087154[1] |
| Website | https://www.oheut.com/ |
Geography
editLocated in the central part of the county, it borders the following townships:
- Green Township - north
- Baughman Township - northeast corner
- Sugar Creek Township - east
- Paint Township - southeast corner
- Salt Creek Township - south
- Franklin Township - southwest
- Wooster Township - west
- Wayne Township - northwest corner
The village of Apple Creek is located in southern East Union Township.
Name and history
editEast Union Township was established in 1814, and named after Union, Maine, the native home of a first settler.[4] It is the only East Union Township statewide.[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, 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.
- ^ "East Union township, Wayne County, Ohio - Census Bureau Profile". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved September 10, 2023.
- ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ History of Wayne County, Ohio. B.F. Bowen. 1910. p. 375.
- ^ "Detailed map of Ohio" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 2000. Retrieved February 16, 2007.