Union Township, Hancock County, Ohio
Union Township, Hancock County, Ohio | |
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 Ottawa Creek south of Rawson | |
 Location of Union Township in Hancock County | |
| Coordinates: 40°56′52″N 83°48′47″W / 40.94778°N 83.81306°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Ohio |
| County | Hancock |
| Area | |
| • Total | 35.6 sq mi (92.3 km2) |
| • Land | 35.6 sq mi (92.2 km2) |
| • Water | 0.04 sq mi (0.1 km2) |
| Elevation | 820 ft (250 m) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 1,881 |
| • Density | 53/sq mi (20/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| FIPS code | 39-78330[3] |
| GNIS feature ID | 1086253[1] |
Union Township is one of the seventeen townships of Hancock County, Ohio, United States. As of the 2020 census, the population was 1,881.
Geography
[edit]Located in the western part of the county, it borders the following townships:
- Blanchard Township - north
- Liberty Township - northeast corner
- Eagle Township - east
- Van Buren Township - southeast corner
- Orange Township - south
- Richland Township, Allen County - southwest
- Riley Township, Putnam County - west
- Blanchard Township, Putnam County - northwest corner
Two villages are located in Union Township: Mount Cory in the south, and Rawson in the east.
Name and history
[edit]It is one of twenty-seven Union Townships statewide.[4]
Union Township was organized in 1832.[5]
Government
[edit]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,[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.
- ^ "Union township, Hancock County, Ohio - Census Bureau Profile". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 8, 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.
- ^ History of Hancock County, Ohio. Warner, Beers. 1886. p. 485.
- ^ §503.24, §505.01, and §507.01 of the Ohio Revised Code. Accessed 4/30/2009.
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[edit]Municipalities and communities of Hancock County, Ohio, United States | ||
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| Footnotes | ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties | |