Union Township, Pike County, Ohio

Coordinates: 39°0′15″N 82°54′33″W / 39.00417°N 82.90917°W

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Union Township, Pike County, Ohio
Township
Rail bridge over Brigner Road
Location of Union Township in Pike County
Coordinates: 39°0′15″N 82°54′33″W / 39.00417°N 82.90917°W / 39.00417; -82.90917
Country	United States
State	Ohio
County	Pike
Area
• Total	23.6 sq mi (61.0 km²)
• Land	23.6 sq mi (61.0 km²)
• Water	0.0 sq mi (0.0 km²)
Elevation ^[1]	725 ft (221 m)
Population (2020)^[2]
• Total	1,227
• Density	52/sq mi (20/km²)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
FIPS code	39-78512^[3]
GNIS feature ID	1086820^[1]

Union Township is one of the fourteen townships of Pike County, Ohio, United States. The 2020 census found 1,227 people in the township.

Geography

Located in the southeastern part of the county, it borders the following townships:

Beaver Township - northeast
Marion Township - east
Madison Township, Scioto County - southeast
Jefferson Township, Scioto County - south
Valley Township, Scioto County - southwest corner
Scioto Township - west
Seal Township - northwest

No municipalities are located in Union Township.

Name and history

It is one of twenty-seven Union Townships statewide.^[4]

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,^[5] 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, Pike County, Ohio - Census Bureau Profile". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved August 7, 2023.
^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
^ "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

Pike County visitors bureau website

v t e Municipalities and communities of Pike County, Ohio, United States
County seat: Waverly
Villages	Beaver Piketon Waverly	Map of Ohio highlighting Pike County
Townships	Beaver Benton Camp Creek Jackson Marion Mifflin Newton Pebble Pee Pee Perry Scioto Seal Sunfish Union
CDPs	Cynthiana Stockdale
Unincorporated communities	Buchanan Camp Daleyville Idaho Jasper Latham Morgantown Sargents Wakefield
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