Union Township, Clermont County, Ohio

Union Township, Clermont County, Ohio
Township


Location of Union Township in Clermont County
Coordinates: 39°5′56″N 84°16′29″W / 39.09889°N 84.27472°W / 39.09889; -84.27472Coordinates: 39°5′56″N 84°16′29″W / 39.09889°N 84.27472°W / 39.09889; -84.27472
Country United States
State Ohio
County Clermont
Area
  Total 29.2 sq mi (75.6 km2)
  Land 29.0 sq mi (75.1 km2)
  Water 0.2 sq mi (0.5 km2)
Elevation[1] 879 ft (268 m)
Population (2010)
  Total 46,416
  Density 1,601/sq mi (618.2/km2)
Time zone Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
  Summer (DST) EDT (UTC-4)
FIPS code 39-78288[2]
GNIS feature ID 1085872[1]
Website www.union-township.oh.us

Union Township is one of the fourteen townships of Clermont County, Ohio, United States. The township population was 46,416 at the 2010 census.[3]

Geography

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

No municipalities are located in Union Township, although three census-designated places are located in the township:

The township also contains the unincorporated area of Glen Este.

Name and history

Established in 1811,[4] it is one of 27 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.

References

  1. 1 2 "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  2. "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on September 11, 2013. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  3. "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Union township, Clermont County, Ohio". U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder. Retrieved January 16, 2015.
  4. Accessed 12 April 2011.
  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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