Union Township, Mercer County, Ohio

Township in Ohio, United States

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 / 40.67722; -84.52083
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

[1]

| 807 ft (246 m)
Population

(2020)[2]

• Total| 1,330
• Density| 37/sq mi (14/km2)
Time zone| UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)| UTC-4 (EDT)
FIPS code| 39-78442[3]
GNIS feature ID| 1086632[1]

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[edit]

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[edit]

Union Township was organized in 1828.[4] It is one of 27 Union Townships statewide.[5]

## Government[edit]

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[edit]

1. ^ a b "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.
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.

## External links[edit]

* County website

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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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