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39°5′56″N 84°16′29″W / 39.09889°N 84.27472°W / 39.09889; -84.27472
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Union Township, Clermont County, Ohio
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Location of Union Township in Clermont County
Location of Union Township in Clermont County
Coordinates: 39°5′56″N 84°16′29″W / 39.09889°N 84.27472°W / 39.09889; -84.27472
Country United States
State Ohio
County Clermont
Area
 • Total29.2 sq mi (75.6 km2)
 • Land29.0 sq mi (75.1 km2)
 • Water0.2 sq mi (0.5 km2)
Elevation879 ft (268 m)
Population
 ( 2020)
 • Total49,639
 • Density1,601/sq mi (618.2/km2)
Time zone UTC-5 ( Eastern (EST))
 • Summer ( DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
FIPS code39-78288 [2]
GNIS feature ID1085872 [1]
Website www.union-township.oh.us

Union Township is one of the fourteen townships of Clermont County, Ohio, United States. The population was 49,639 at the 2020 census. [3]

Geography

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

No municipalities are located in Union Township, although three census-designated places are located in the township:

The township also contains the unincorporated area of Glen Este.

The hamlet of Nine Mile had its own post office (under consecutive postmasters William D. Gaskins, William Holderfield, Charles A. John and George W. Irvin) from 19 April 1880 until September 1905, when mail was directed to New Richmond. [4] One legacy of the former hamlet of Nine Mile is Nine Mile Cemetery. [5]

Name and history

Established in 1811, [6] it is one of 27 Union Townships statewide. [7]

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, [8] 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.

Union Township has a public library, a branch of the Clermont County Public Library. [9]

References

  1. ^ a b "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  2. ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  3. ^ "Union Township, Clermont County, Ohio - Census Bureau Profile". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 3 April 2023.
  4. ^ Ancestry.com: All U.S., Appointments of U. S. Postmasters, 1832-1971 results for Nine Mile Ohio, accessed March 2017. (Subscription may be required to access data).
  5. ^ Rootsweb: Nine Mile Cemetery
  6. ^ "Union Township". www.union-township.oh.us. Retrieved 2023-04-07.
  7. ^ "Detailed map of Ohio" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 2000. Retrieved 2007-02-16.
  8. ^ §503.24, §505.01, and §507.01 of the Ohio Revised Code. Accessed 4/30/2009.
  9. ^ "Locations". Clermont County Public Library. Retrieved 25 February 2018.

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