Union Township is one of seventeen

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in Adair County,

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. At the 2010 census, its population was 177.

History

Union Township was first settled in 1853.

Geography

Union Township covers an area of and contains no incorporated settlements. According to the

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, it contains three cemeteries: Hill of Zion,

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and Wilson.

References

External links

US-Counties.com

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