Union Township, Miami County, Ohio

Township in Ohio, United States

39°58′7″N 84°20′51″W / 39.96861°N 84.34750°W / 39.96861; -84.34750CountryUnited StatesStateOhioCountyMiamiArea

• Total48.8 sq mi (126.3 km²) • Land48.5 sq mi (125.6 km²) • Water0.3 sq mi (0.7 km²)Elevation

^[1]

922 ft (281 m)Population

(2020)^[2]

• Total9,569 • Density200/sq mi (76/km²)Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)FIPS code39-78456^[3]GNIS feature ID1086644^[1]

Union Township is one of the twelve townships of Miami County, Ohio, United States. The 2020 census found 9,569 people in the township.

Geography

Located in the southwestern corner of the county, it borders the following townships:

Newton Township - north
Concord Township - northeast
Monroe Township - east
Clayton - southeast
Clay Township, Montgomery County - southwest
Monroe Township, Darke County - west
Franklin Township, Darke County - northwest corner

Several populated places are located in Union Township:

Laura, a village in the northwest
Ludlow Falls, a village in the north
Potsdam, a village in the west
Part of Union, a city in the southeast
West Milton, a village in the center

Name and history

It is one of twenty-seven Union Townships statewide.^[4]

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,^[5] 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.

Education

Milton-Union High School serves the township (which has a unified school district).

References

^ ^a ^b "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
^ "Union township, Miami County, Ohio - Census Bureau Profile". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 26, 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.
^ §503.24, §505.01, and §507.01 of the Ohio Revised Code. Accessed 4/30/2009.