Union Township, Knox County, Ohio

Union Township is one of the twenty-two townships of Knox County, Ohio, United States. The 2010 census found 2,646 people in the township, 1,477 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.[3]

Union Township, Knox County, Ohio
Township
Location of Union Township in Knox County.
Coordinates: 40°26′34″N 82°14′33″W
CountryUnited States
StateOhio
CountyKnox
Area
 • Total30.3 sq mi (78.4 km2)
 • Land30.2 sq mi (78.3 km2)
 • Water0.0 sq mi (0.1 km2)
Elevation1,070 ft (326 m)
Population
 (2010)
 • Total2,646
 • Density87.3/sq mi (33.8/km2)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
FIPS code39-78358[2]
GNIS feature ID1086413[1]

Geography

Located in the eastern part of the county, it borders the following townships:

Two incorporated villages are located in Union Township: Danville in the northwest, and Gann (Brinkhaven) in the northeast.

Name and history

Union Township was organized in 1808.[4]

It is one of twenty-seven Union Townships statewide.[5]

Government

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.

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References
  1. "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  2. "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  3. "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 26 July 2018.
  4. Graham, Albert Adams (1881). History of Knox County, Ohio: Its Past and Present, Containing a Condensed, Comprehensive History of Ohio. A. A. Graham & Company. pp. 550.
  5. "Detailed map of Ohio" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 2000. Retrieved 2007-02-16.
  6. §503.24, §505.01, and §507.01 of the Ohio Revised Code. Accessed 4/30/2009.
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