Union Township is one of the sixteen townships of Belmont County, Ohio, United States. The 2020 census found 2,275 people in the township.[3]
Union Township, Union County, Ohio | |
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 Union Local High School, just east of Morristown | |
 Location of Union Township in Belmont County | |
| Coordinates: 40°4′28″N 81°2′17″W / 40.07444°N 81.03806°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Ohio |
| County | Belmont |
| Area | |
• Total | 35.5 sq mi (91.9 km2) |
| • Land | 34.7 sq mi (89.9 km2) |
| • Water | 0.8 sq mi (2.0 km2) |
| Elevation | 1,270 ft (387 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 2,275 |
| • Density | 64/sq mi (25/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| FIPS code | 39-78218[2] |
| GNIS feature ID | 1085786[1] |
Geography
editLocated in the central part of the county, it borders the following townships:
- Flushing Township - northwest
- Goshen Township - south
- Kirkwood Township - west
- Richland Township - east
- Wheeling Township - northeast
The village of Morristown is located in central Union Township, and the unincorporated community of Lafferty lies in the township's northeast.
Name and history
editUnion Township was established in 1804.[4]
It is one of twenty-seven Union Townships statewide.[5]
In 1833, Union Township contained several flouring mills, saw mills, fulling mills, and carding machines.[6]
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,[7] 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.
- ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ "Union township, Belmont County, Ohio - Census Bureau Profile". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved May 24, 2023.
- ^ McKelvey, A. T. (1903). Centennial History of Belmont County, Ohio, and Representative Citizens. Biographical Publishing Company. pp. 262.
- ^ "Detailed map of Ohio" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 2000. Retrieved February 16, 2007.
- ^ Kilbourn, John (1833). The Ohio Gazetteer, or, a Topographical Dictionary. Scott and Wright. pp. 451. Retrieved December 12, 2013.
- ^ §503.24, §505.01, and §507.01 of the Ohio Revised Code. Accessed 4/30/2009.