Union Township is one of the thirteen townships of Clinton County, Ohio, United States. The 2020 United States Census reported 3,140 people living in the township.
Union Township, Clinton County, Ohio | |
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 Clinton Field, an airport in northwestern Union Township | |
 Location of Union Township in Clinton County | |
| Coordinates: 39°27′0″N 83°49′38″W / 39.45000°N 83.82722°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Ohio |
| County | Clinton |
| Area | |
• Total | 49.5 sq mi (128.3 km2) |
| • Land | 49.2 sq mi (127.3 km2) |
| • Water | 0.4 sq mi (1.1 km2) |
| Elevation | 1,024 ft (312 m) |
| Population | |
• Total | 3,140 |
| • Density | 63/sq mi (24/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| FIPS code | 39-78302[3] |
| GNIS feature ID | 1085884[1] |
Geography
editLocated 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
editUnion Township was established in 1813. It was so named because it was formed from a "union" of land given by Chester, Richland, and Vernon townships.[4]
It is one of twenty-seven Union Townships statewide.[5]
Transportation
editMajor 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
editThe 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- 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.
- ^ a b "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ "Union township, Clinton County, Ohio - Census Bureau Profile". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved June 3, 2023.
- ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ Brown, Albert J. (1915). History of Clinton County, Ohio: Its People, Industries, and Institutions. B.F. Bowen. pp. 257.
- ^ "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.