Union Township, Van Wert County, Ohio

Infobox Settlement
official_name = Union Township, Ohio
settlement_type = Township
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map_caption = Location of Union Township in Van Wert County


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subdivision_type = Country
subdivision_name = United States
subdivision_type1 = State
subdivision_name1 = Ohio
subdivision_type2 = County
subdivision_name2 = Van Wert

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area_total_km2 = 94.5
area_land_km2 = 94.5
area_water_km2 = 0.0
area_total_sq_mi = 36.5
area_land_sq_mi = 36.5
area_water_sq_mi = 0.0

population_as_of = 2000
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population_total = 1009
population_density_km2 = 10.7
population_density_sq_mi = 27.6

timezone = Eastern (EST)
utc_offset = -5
timezone_DST = EDT
utc_offset_DST = -4
elevation_footnotes = GR|3
elevation_m = 229
elevation_ft = 751
latd = 40 |latm = 57 |lats = 3 |latNS = N
longd = 84 |longm = 37 |longs = 13 |longEW = W

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Union Township is one of the twelve townships of Van Wert County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 1,009 people in the township, 805 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township. [ [http://www.osuedc.org/profiles/population/places.php?sid=41&fips=39161 Van Wert County, Ohio — Population by Places Estimates] Ohio State University, 2007. Accessed 15 May 2007.]

Geography

Located in the northern part of the county, it borders the following townships:
*Blue Creek Township, Paulding County - north
*Latty Township, Paulding County - northeast corner
*Hoaglin Township - east
*Ridge Township - southeast corner
*Pleasant Township - south
*Harrison Township - southwest corner
*Tully Township - west
*Benton Township, Paulding County - northwest corner

Part of the village of Scott is located in northwestern Union Township, along the border with Paulding County.

Name and history

It is one of twenty-seven Union Townships statewide.

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 clerk, 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 clerkship or on the board of trustees are filled by the remaining trustees.

References

External links

* [http://www.vanwertcounty.org County website]