Union Township, Mercer County, Ohio

Union Township, Mercer County, Ohio
Union Township, Mercer County, Ohio
Township
	Along the township's northern border
	Location in Mercer County and the state of Ohio.
	Coordinates: 40°40′38″N 84°31′15″W / 40.67722°N 84.52083°W
Country	United States
State	Ohio
County	Mercer
Area
• Total	36.4 sq mi (94.4 km2)
• Land	36.4 sq mi (94.4 km2)
• Water	0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2)
Elevation	807 ft (246 m)
Population (2020)
• Total	1,330
• Density	37/sq mi (14/km2)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
FIPS code	39-78442
GNIS feature ID	1086632

Union Township is one of the 14 townships of Mercer County, Ohio, United States. The 2020 census found 1,330 people in the township.

Geography

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

York Township, Van Wert County - north
Jennings Township, Van Wert County - northeast
Salem Township, Auglaize County - southeast
Center Township - south
Hopewell Township - southwest
Dublin Township - west
Liberty Township, Van Wert County - northwest

The village of Mendon is located in central Union Township.

Name and history

Union Township was organized in 1828.^[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

^ ^a ^b "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
^ "Union township, Mercer 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.
^ Scranton, S. S. (1907). History of Mercer County, Ohio, and Representative Citizens. Biographical Publishing Company. p. 132.
^ "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.

External links

County website

[GR3-1] "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.

[2] "Union township, Mercer County, Ohio - Census Bureau Profile". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 26, 2023.

[GR2-3] "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.

[4] Scranton, S. S. (1907). History of Mercer County, Ohio, and Representative Citizens. Biographical Publishing Company. p. 132.

[5] "Detailed map of Ohio" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 2000. Retrieved February 16, 2007.

[6] §503.24, §505.01, and §507.01 of the Ohio Revised Code. Accessed 4/30/2009.

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v t e Municipalities and communities of Mercer County, Ohio, United States
County seat: Celina
City	Celina	Map of Ohio highlighting Mercer County
Villages	Burkettsville‡ Chickasaw Coldwater Ft. Recovery Mendon Montezuma Rockford St. Henry
Townships	Black Creek Butler Center Dublin Franklin Gibson Granville Hopewell Jefferson Liberty Marion Recovery Union Washington
CDP	Maria Stein
Other communities	Carthagena Cassella Chattanooga Cranberry Prairie Erastus Macedon Mercer Monterey Neptune Padua Philothea Saint Joseph St. Rose Sebastian Sharpsburg Wabash Wendelin
Footnotes	‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties
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