Union Township, Clinton County, Ohio

Union Township, Clinton County, Ohio

Infobox Settlement
official_name = Union Township, Clinton County, Ohio
settlement_type = Township
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image_caption = Clinton Field, an airport in northwestern Union Township


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map_caption = Municipalities and townships of Clinton County.


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subdivision_type = Country
subdivision_name = United States
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subdivision_name1 = Ohio
subdivision_type2 = County
subdivision_name2 = Clinton

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area_total_km2 = 156.7
area_land_km2 = 156.4
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area_total_sq_mi = 60.5
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population_as_of = 2000
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population_total = 14929
population_density_km2 = 95.4
population_density_sq_mi = 247.2

timezone = Eastern (EST)
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Union Township is one of the thirteen townships of Clinton County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 14,929 people in the township, [ [http://www.osuedc.org/profiles/population/places.php?sid=41&fips=39027 Clinton County, Ohio — Population by Places Estimates] Ohio State University, 2007. Accessed 15 May 2007.] up from 13,379 in 1990; of this total, 3,008 lived in unincorporated portions of the township, up from 2,260 in 1990. It is the most populous township in the county.

Geography

Located at the center of the county, it borders the following townships:
*Liberty Township - north
*Wilson Township - northeast
*Richland Township - east
*Wayne Township - southeast corner
*Green Township - southeast
*Washington Township - south
*Vernon Township - southwest corner
*Adams Township - west
*Chester Township - northwest

The entire township lies in the Virginia Military District.

The city of Wilmington, the county seat of Clinton County, is located in central Union Township.

Name and history

It is one of twenty-seven Union Townships statewide.

Transportation

Major roads include the 3C Highway (State Route 3 and U.S. Route 22), U.S. Route 68, and State Routes 73 and 134.

Clinton County Air Force Base, a former Air Force Reserve base for a KC-97 refueling unit, an active duty F-101 fighter-interceptor and an active duty U.S. Army Nike missile battalion, was turned into the Wilmington Airport, a hub for Airborne Express, now DHL. It is now known as Airborne Airpark and is located just east of Wilmington in the township.

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

*Clinton County Historical Society. "Clinton County, Ohio, 1982". Wilmington, Ohio: The Society, 1982.
*"Ohio Atlas & Gazetteer". 6th ed. Yarmouth, Maine: DeLorme, 2001. ISBN 0-89933-281-1
*Ohio. Secretary of State. "The Ohio municipal and township roster, 2002-2003". Columbus, Ohio: The Secretary, 2003.

External links

* [http://co.clinton.oh.us County website]


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