Union Township is one of the twenty-five
townships of
Muskingum County,
Ohio
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, United States. The
2020 census found 4,265 people in the township.
Geography
Located on the eastern edge of the county, it borders the following townships:
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Highland Township - north
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Adams Township, Guernsey County - northeast corner
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Westland Township, Guernsey County - east
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Rich Hill Township - south
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Salt Creek Township - southwest
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Perry Township - west
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Salem Township - northwest corner
Two incorporated villages are located in Union Township:
New Concord in the northeast, and
Norwich
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in the northwest.
Name and history
It is one of twenty-seven
Union Townships statewide.
In 1833, Union Township contained two post offices, four churches, one saw mill, and two physicians.
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,
§503.24§505.01
an
§507.01
of the Ohio Revised Code
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. Accessed 4/30/2009. 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
External links
County website
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Townships in Muskingum County, Ohio
Townships in Ohio